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E.L.F. teams up with celebrity hairstylist and entrepreneur Jen Atkin for beauty collab
The Oakland, California-based cosmetics brand has joined forces with the founder of Ouai Haircare and Mane Addicts to create the E.L.F. xx Jen Atkin collaborative beauty collection.
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Actor Jackson Yee named as the latest Armani Beauty global makeup and skincare ambassador
The Armani Beauty brand has named the Chinese actor and singer Jackson Yee as its new global ambassador for makeup and skincare.
Beauty
Oxford Street renaissance: work starts on Soho Photography Quarter
When rows of stores just aren’t enough. Retail areas are increasingly having to incentivise consumers to visit with bolt-on experiences and attractions.
Fashion
Next is bouncing back, stays profitable despite pandemic
Next delivered a profits plunge and lower sales in its latest year. But given the Covid crisis during the period, its results on Thursday still showed it to be one of the more successful businesses in British fashion.
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MAV Beauty Brands sees 2020 revenue boost, names interim CFO
Vaughan, Ontario-based personal care group MAV Beauty Brands Inc. announced on Wednesday a full year 2020 revenue increase of 7.4 percent.
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Henkel sees first-quarter organic sales up 7%, above market view
Henkel, the German chemicals and consumer goods group, said on Wednesday it expected first-quarter sales to significantly exceed market expectations with organic growth of around 7%.
Beauty
H&M swings to loss, issues statement to dampen China furore
H&M reported its Q1 results on Wednesday and swung to a loss, but it said sales are recovering in March. Yet perhaps even more newsworthy was its ongoing effort to overcome its problems in China and “regain trust” there.
Fashion
Itzy is the new face of Maybelline
Maybelline New York unveiled on Tuesday its newest global spokesmodels, and its K-pop band, Itzy.
Beauty
Thomas H Lee Partners takes majority stake in Bazaarvoice
Bazaarvoice — the product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions specialist — has a new majority shareholder following a year of strong growth.
Fashion
Key fashion and beauty items add to shopper happiness - survey
Fashion and beauty items are among the products that make consumers feel happiest when they buy them online, a new study shows, with sneakers and eyeshadow palettes both on the happiness list.
Fashion
UK footfall is up again as consumers are impatient to get back to stores
Springboard on Monday said that in the week to March 27, footfall across UK retail destinations increased 6.6% compared to the previous week. This followed a succession of increases.
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Hugo Boss faces wrath of Chinese netizens and celebs
At least three Chinese celebrities on Saturday dropped German fashion house Hugo Boss, the latest foreign brand caught in a concerted boycott by Chinese consumers over Western accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang.
Luxury
UK, France and others still face threat of US tariffs over online tax plans
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has said she was maintaining the threat of US tariffs on goods from Austria, Britain, India, Italy, Spain and Turkey in retaliation for their digital services taxes.
Fashion
L'Oréal puts Alexander Hay in charge of brands in consumer products division
Alexander Hay has been appointed general manager of the brands in L’Oréal’s consumer products division, replacing Martin Crosnier with immediate effect.
Beauty
Grosvenor reduces Sonae Sierra stake again
Property giant Grosvenor Group has sold a further 10% stake in multinational retail real estate company Sonae Sierra to Sonae SGPS for Є82 million. Sonae Sierra owns 27 shopping centres in Europe and South America.
Fashion
April retail sales set for take off, but don’t expect fireworks - CBI
March was bad, April is expected to improve. That, in essence, sums up the latest sales report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) showing exactly what you already knew and probably expect for UK retail.
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