The Retailers Association of India has asked the Delhi state government to reassess its definition of essential retail to include all non-food items for home delivery as it seeks to mitigate lockdown disruption.

Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd witnessed a rise in its net profit at Rs 55 crore ($7.4 million) for the fourth quarter ended March 31, as against Rs 23 crore in the corresponding period last year. 

​Hugo Boss has named a new marketing and comms chief with the appointment of Miah Sullivan. She joins on May 1 after having previously worked at Luxottica, Furla and St John Knits. 

Shares in French cosmetics group L'Oreal fell on Friday, as some analysts expressed disappointment at figures from the company's consumer products division,, despite overall strong group results.

​St Botanica, one of India's leading premium skin and personal care brands, has launched digital campaigns featuring Indian actress Vaani Kapoor and Tara Sutaria.

Hindustan Unilever expects the Indian e-commerce industry to continue to grow after the pandemic and sees small-format brick-and-mortar stores recovering at the expense of hypermarkets.

Lancome maker L'Oreal on Thursday posted a further pickup in sales in the first quarter, helped by strong growth in China and online demand for beauty products.

As Maharashtra’s government continues to impose restrictions in the state, e-commerce businesses including Nykaa and Reliance JioMart have announced that they are only delivering essential items once again.

​Bombay Shaving Company (BSC), a personal care brand for men and women, has named Gaurav Anand as its senior vice president for marketing and sales. He joins BSC from Zomato.

Multi-brand beauty retailer Nykaa has opened its first retail point in Ranchi in Jharkhand with a dedicated kiosk in the city’s Nucleus Mall in Lalpur. Nykaa has also opened a new kiosk in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 

​Personal care brand Wow Skin Science India Limited has sold a minority stake for $50 million to private equity firm Chryscapital.

Amazon India created 300,000 jobs in India since January 2020, and over one million since it entered the country around a decade ago, as the business continues its growth, boosted by the pandemic.

Multi-brand online beauty retailer Recode Studios has launched a shopping app featuring its full product selection to enable customers to place and track orders and get launch notifications on their mobile. 

​Coimbatore-based personal care brand Juicy Chemistry is planning to strengthen its retail presence in key metros across the country on the back of its latest fund raise.

Fast-moving consumer goods business Marico expects to achieve low double-digit bottomline growth in the fourth quarter of the 2021 financial year, but expects to see its operating margin decrease. 

Godrej Consumer Products plans to increase its distribution footprint from 1.2 million to 1.5 million direct coverage outlets and expand indirect coverage from 6 million to 7 million in the coming two to three years.