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WBA ends Boots auction as bidders fail to meet its price
After months of speculation about who would become the new owner of the UK health and beauty Boots business, the answer is… nobody. Its current owner has pulled it from sale with buyers unwilling to pay a premium price.
Beauty
Hailey Bieber beauty brand Rhode sued for trademark infringement
Just a week after launching her own minimalist skincare label, model Hailey Bieber is being sued for trademark infringement by a fashion label of the same name.
Beauty
Franchise Group in talks to keep Kohl's management team after a sale
Franchise Group, the preferred bidder to acquire Kohl's, is in discussions to keep the retailer's top management team, including CEO Michelle Gass, if the planned sale is finalized.
Fashion
Sephora launches support program for Chinese beauty brands
Selective perfumery retailer Sephora, owned by the LVMH group, has launched ‘China Accelerate’, an incubator programme to support the development of Chinese premium beauty brands.
Beauty
THG rebuffs bid approaches, share price dives
Tech-to-beauty online giant THG said on Thursday that it has rebuffed recent takeover approaches as they undervalue the business.
Fashion
Hailey Bieber launches beauty brand Rhode
Model Hailey Bieber introduced on Wednesday her own minimalist skincare label joining the ranks of celebrity beauty brands.
Beauty
Chaumet: Observing Beauty opens Thursday in the Beaux-Arts de Paris
Botany, biology and the bucolic are at the heart of remarkable new exhibition 'Chaumet: Observing Beauty,' which opens in the Beaux-Arts de Paris this Thursday in Paris.
Beauty
Clariant posts Q1 beat, sees Q2 sales dipping vs Jan-March
Clariant's first-quarter sales from continuing operations rose 30% in local currencies and 26% in Swiss francs to 1.26 billion Swiss francs, with pricing contributing 16% to growth, the Swiss chemicals group said.
Beauty
Harrods opens latest H Beauty with Northeast debut
Harrods on Tuesday opened the latest in its chain of H Beauty stores with a debut in Gateshead’s Metrocentre.
Fashion
Daily Mail publisher launches fashion and beauty content-to-commerce brand
Daily Mail and General Trust, the multinational company behind the Daily Mail newspaper, has announced the launch of a new media-to-shopping online “fashion, beauty and lifestyle brand” at Eliza.co.uk.
Fashion
N.Irish businesses urge UK against potentially damaging unilateral plans
Northern Irish businesses urged Britain to tackle disruption to post-Brexit trade through negotiations with the European Union rather than pursuing unilateral plans published on Monday.
Fashion
Dunhill Spring/ Summer 2023: Lightweight, luxury levity
Deep diving into the archive, but always using contemporary fabrics, designer Mark Weston on Friday presented his clearest fashion statement for the house of Dunhill to date.
Fashion
Boots to freeze prices on own-label beauty essentials
UK health & beauty retail giant Boots is to freeze prices on more than 1,500 products as consumers continue to face higher costs. The retailer is to lock-in prices on popular essential own-label items.
Beauty
Kim Kardashian launches new skincare line Skkn
Reality television star-turned-entrepreneur Kim Kardashian is extending her personal brand this month with the launch of a new skincare range, Skkn.
Beauty
Space NK opens first-ever store on two floors
International premium beauty retailer Space NK has been a long-term staple of London Covent Garden’s Neal Street. And the brand is expanding within the beauty specialist area with its first ever two-storey store.
Beauty
Beauty brand Junoco secures Series A funding
California-based sustainable skincare brand Junoco announced on Tuesday that it has raised $6.3m in Series A funding.
Beauty