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Juicy Couture renews fragrance license with Revlon

Fashion and lifestyle brand Juicy Couture, part of the Authentic Brands Group portfolio, has renewed its long-standing global licensing deal with Revlon Consumer Products LLC. The renewal will see the US beauty company continuing to produce and market all Juicy Couture fragrance pillars worldwide. The new agreement also supports an expanded...

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Despite 2024 struggles, THG CEO optimistic after Ingenuity demerger

THG has highlighted a transformative year marked by strategic progress, operational resilience, and balance sheet deleveraging in its preliminary results for the financial year ended December 31, 2024. The company also announced results for the first-quarter of fiscal 2025. Key headlines include FY 2024 pre-demerger revenue of 1.88 billion...

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Puig maintains outlook after opening year with sales increase of 7.8 percent

Madrid – Even with a blackout and unprecedented problems in communications networks in the history of Spain, the fashion and beauty multinational Puig responded to its scheduled meeting with investors. As planned, it presented the sales figures recorded during the first quarter of its new fiscal year of 2025 on Monday, after the markets closed....

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Coty to cut 700 jobs as part of business overhaul

Beauty giant Coty has confirmed that the next phase of its ongoing transformation programme will impact approximately 700 positions as it looks to continue simplifying its fixed cost structure. The exact roles affected were not disclosed in the press release. The initiative builds on the company’s long-running ‘All-in to Win’ programme, first...

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Chanel opens immersive pop-up to celebrate its new fragrance

French luxury brand Chanel is launching a beauty pop-up to celebrate its new Chanel Chance Eau Splendide fragrance in Shoreditch, London. Running from April 25 to May 5, the Chance Street pop-up offers an interactive space allowing visitors to ‘Take a Chance’ while immersing themselves in Chanel Chance Eau Splendide, the fifth addition to the...

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Dana Medema to lead Revlon North America starting May 2025

Beauty company Revlon has appointed Dana Medema as president of North America, effective May 5, 2025. She will report directly to chief executive officer Michelle Peluso. Medema most recently served as senior vice president and head of personal health – North America at Philips. Geralyn Breig, who joined Revlon in 2023 to lead the region’s...

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Revolution Beauty CEO moves to Ulta Beauty, interim appointed

The chief executive officer of Revolution Beauty, Lauren Brindley, has stepped down from the helm position to take on the role of chief merchandising and digital officer of US beauty retailer Ulta Beauty. In Brindley’s place will be Colin Henry, who will take on the CEO position on an interim basis. Henry has served as a non-executive director...

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London leads as Europe’s style and wellness capital, new study finds

A new pan-European analysis from beauty brand Catrice has cast a data-driven spotlight on the shifting intersection of fashion, beauty, and wellness across the continent — with London emerging as Europe’s definitive style capital, combining a high density of beauty services, wellness interest, and social media clout. The study, which evaluated...

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Unilever acquires personal care brand Wild

Consumer goods company Unilever has acquired British personal care brand Wild for an undisclosed amount. In a statement, Unilever said the acquisition marks another step in optimising its portfolio towards “premium and high growth spaces” as part of its Growth Action Plan 2030. Launched in the UK in 2020, Wild is a digitally native brand that...

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The human cost of digital disruption in fashion

In a move that is reverberating through the creative economy, H&M's recent pivot towards digital model twins and AI-generated imagery signals a profound shift in how fashion presents itself to the world. This technological evolution, while inevitable, carries significant implications for an industry built on human craftsmanship and artistic...

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Beauty industry warns EU against cosmetics trade tariffs

L’Oréal and a coalition of leading beauty companies have urged the European Union to exclude cosmetics from potential retaliatory tariffs on US exports, warning that such measures could harm European businesses more than their American counterparts, according ot the Financial times. The EU is considering tariffs on over 1,700 US goods in...

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MCM expands fragrance offering

German fashion brand MCM is expanding its fragrance offering, developed by Inter Parfums, with six new eau de parfums celebrating “adventure and individuality” and the “bold essence” of the brand. The MCM Fragrance collection takes inspiration from the brand’s iconic leather animals, with each scent bottle topped with a charming character,...