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Amouage celebrates 40th anniversary with record sales growth of 24%

Amouage celebrates 40th anniversary with record sales growth of 24%

Luxury fragrance house Amouage reported on Thursday an annual growth of 24% in 2023, following success across all key regions.
Beauty
Taxpayers will foot bill for Body Shop redundancies

Taxpayers will foot bill for Body Shop redundancies

UK taxpayers will be responsible for the substantial bill to pay redundant staff from The Body Shop after the ethical beauty retailer entered administration on 13 February.
Beauty
Perfume Shop sales rise 18% for Valentine's

Perfume Shop sales rise 18% for Valentine's

​The Perfume Shop said it had a strong Valentine’s Day season with 200,000 bottles sold and an 18% increase in sales volume compared to the same season in 2023.
Beauty
The Body Shop to cut 40% of HQ jobs, shut half its UK stores

The Body Shop to cut 40% of HQ jobs, shut half its UK stores

​The Body Shop’s administrators, have confirmed the restructuring plan for the UK ops that were put into administration by new owner Aurelius last week. And while it’s a tough plan, it clearly could have been even worse.
Beauty
Etro signs long-term beauty deal with global giant Coty

Etro signs long-term beauty deal with global giant Coty

​Beauty behemoth Coty has announced the signing of a new agreement with luxury label Etro, “to produce and distribute its signature fragrance lines and home scent collections beyond 2040”.
Luxury
Aurelius MD who led Body Shop deal has left the business

Aurelius MD who led Body Shop deal has left the business

Within three months of buying The Body Shop and recently overseeing the administration of the beauty brand’s UK stores, Aurelius managing director Peter Wood has left the German private equity buyout specialist.
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Bristol's Cabot Circus makes major new signings

Bristol's Cabot Circus makes major new signings

Hammerson has signed three more brands at Bristol’s Cabot Circus, supporting the property giant’s investment to reposition the city centre destination.
Fashion
Germany and Belgium see The Body Shop administration filings continuing

Germany and Belgium see The Body Shop administration filings continuing

The Body Shop’s UK administration filing last week wasn’t the end of the devastation at the once thriving chain with owner Aurelius having now put the German ops into administration. And the Belgian unit will be next.
Beauty
Multiple lettings boost Grosvenor's Mayfair and Belgravia portfolio with minimal vacancies

Multiple lettings boost Grosvenor's Mayfair and Belgravia portfolio with minimal vacancies

​Ongoing demand for “high-quality space across Mayfair and Belgravia throughout 2023” reduced vacancy rates to 4.3% by the end of the year in the Grosvenor-controlled London retail, residential and office portfolio.  
Fashion
Perfumery Amouage opens first standalone flagship in the Americas

Perfumery Amouage opens first standalone flagship in the Americas

Luxury perfumery Amouage, the Omani International High Perfumery House, has marked its global expansion with the opening of its first standalone flagship in the Americas. 
Beauty
British Beauty Council adds new names to Advisory Board

British Beauty Council adds new names to Advisory Board

​The British Beauty Council has introduced new experts to its already-70-strong Advisory Board “in preparation for the launch of a new membership programme”. 
Beauty
Donna Karan New York ventures into fragrance

Donna Karan New York ventures into fragrance

Fashion label Donna Karan New York is stepping into the realm of fragrances with the launch of its first-ever fragrance collection.
Beauty
Once pioneering Body Shop UK collapses into administration

Once pioneering Body Shop UK collapses into administration

​The British arm of the Body Shop has collapsed into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk at the one-time pioneering ethical cosmetics retailer.
Beauty
UK e-tail down 7% in January, clothing fall was worse but beauty stayed strong

UK e-tail down 7% in January, clothing fall was worse but beauty stayed strong

​When a sales report is titled “January a contender for weakest-ever e-commerce month”, you know it will be bad. And the latest IMRG Online Retail Index said 2024 has got off to a “very slow” start for online.
Fashion
L'Oréal invests in Chinese fragrance brand To Summer

L'Oréal invests in Chinese fragrance brand To Summer

Despite slower growth in China, the French cosmetics group L'Oréal continues to invest in the country and in January acquired a minority stake in the Chinese perfume brand To Summer.
Beauty
"Sephora Kids" are on the rise as tweens get seriously into skincare

"Sephora Kids" are on the rise as tweens get seriously into skincare

A growing number of kids between the ages of 10 and 14 are showing a keen interest in beauty products, and their skincare routines are sometimes comparable to those of adults.
Beauty