​Metaverse Beauty Week (MBW) launches on Monday. Running from 12-17 June, it will feature multiple brand activations from Neutrogena, Flannels, Glossybox, Lottie London, Lush and more.

Upscale regional department store group Sandersons has appointed a new manager for its Five Valleys boutique store in Stroud. 

L’Oréal has bought a minority stake in US biotech company Debut, a specialist in synthetic biology.

​It's only a few days since the last set of Revolution Beauty results were released, but they were the delayed figures for FY22. On Friday, it almost got back on track with its results for H1 of FY23.

Barneys New York announced on Thursday the launch of an all-new collection of premium fine fragrances. 

In 2024, Coty will launch Infiniment Coty Paris, a line of fragrances which, according to the American beauty group, "will be to perfume what Orveda (its ultra-premium brand) is to skincare: an industry pioneer."

The fragrance specialist has announced the launch of the new Blue perfume for the Guess Seductive line, created by perfumer Christian Alori and designed for the summer season for self-assured, beguiling women.

​Digital department store Freemans has released its first-ever Beauty Box as it aims to make the most of massive growth in the beauty category overall.

From June 1 to 4, to coincide with the botanical event 'Jardins Jardin' held in Paris, Chanel is taking over the Jardins de la Tuileries with an exhibition devoted to orange blossom.

​News last week that Chanel’s sales rose in double digits in 2022 was followed by the company saying it would double the size of its global HQ in London’s Mayfair and will move in during 2025.

​Chanel is the latest big name to endorse the multi-billion pound mall development at Battersea Power Station and has just opened a new beauty and eyewear store there.

French niche perfumery brand Parfums de Marly has recently opened a 175-square-metre boutique in Beverly Hills, an uber-chic suburb of Los Angeles.

Ulta Beauty announced on Thursday strong first-quarter revenue, thanks to increased comparables sales and strong store performance. 

Courrèges unveils its new fragrance and tells its story via Instagram where a phone number allows callers to listen to poems but most of all to discover the fragrance.

On a gentle slope looking out over Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, villagers work their way across pink-dotted terraces, gathering perfumed Damask roses that are used for essential oils, sweets and cosmetics.

It was no surprise that Boohoo swung to a statutory loss in its latest full year as sales fell and costs rose, although the company remains upbeat for the medium term and its ability to get back to profitable growth.