Premium beauty giant Sephora is ramping up its store opening activity in the UK market with its arrival in Newcastle this autumn.

Puig Brands SA is betting on the Fragrance Index for its multibillion-euro initial public offering. 

​Warpaint London, the stock exchange-listed beauty specialist, delivered a short update on Tuesday and said that strong trading had continued in Q1.

The luxury goods group Kering has appointed Thibault Tétrel, formerly at L'Oréal, as sales director of Kering Beauty.

The Body Shop’s insolvency practitioners are planning a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to help it survive as the full extent of its money problems has become clearer.

Dexter King has been promoted to senior vice president, global general manager of the cosmetics brand Tom Ford Beauty, owned by the American group Estée Lauder.

​Is Space NK about to be put up for sale? Possibly, according to a news report this week that said owner Manzanita Capital is targeting a £300 million to £400 million value for the upscale beauty chain.

The Body Shop France, which operates 66 stores and has 260 employees, was placed in receivership on Thursday April 4 by the Paris trade court, with a monitoring period of six months.

Natura & Co.-managed venture capital fund Fable Investments announced on Wednesday it has acquired a stake in Eadem, a company specialising in beauty products for individuals of colour. 

The Good Glamm Group has signed a joint venture partnership with tennis great Serena Williams to launch a makeup brand ‘Wyn Beauty’.

Italian beauty brand Kiko Milano is to open a new store at Angel Central, the fast-growing retail and leisure destination situated in the heart of Islington, north London. 

In what continues to be a burning issue, health & beauty retailer Superdrug is to invest £1 million to ensure sun protection is affordable and high on the list of its customers’ summer essentials.

​​Monogram Capital Partners announced on Tuesday it ha acquired a majority stake in Tru Fragrance & Beauty, the beauty brand builder whose portfolio includes owned, licensed, and exclusive fragrance and beauty brands. 

Two years after acquiring a stake in Grown Alchemist, L'Occitane Group is divesting its majority stake in the Australian cosmetics brand to private investors, including the former CEO of L'Occitane Group.

​While Walgreens Boots Alliance was loss-making in Q2, there were positives in its results report, including its UK Boots operation continuing to outperform.

Sol de Janeiro has entered the sun care category with the launched of its Rio Radiance SPF 50 Sunscreen Collection, with a new campaign starring media personality and model Sofia Richie Grainge.