UK consumer confidence isn’t just on the up again, it’s reached a new two-year high as personal finances improve, especially among 25-34 year-olds. But that isn’t necessarily feeding through to spending habits.

Hardware stores, furniture shops, and clothing stores all reported a rise in sales, but these gains were offset by falling food sales and in department stores where retailers say higher prices hit trading.”

Shares in L'Oreal rose more than 4% % in early Friday trading after the French cosmetics giant reported a 9.4% rise in first quarter sales on a like-for-like basis on Thursday evening, beating expectations of 6.1% growth.

YSL Beauty has announced two new rewilding programmes with NGO Re:wild in celebration of International Rewinding Day. It comes after the luxe brand has “helped to rewild more than 47,000 hectares worldwide” so far.

L'Oreal reported a 9.4% rise in first quarter sales on a like-for-like basis on Thursday, beating expectations and easing concerns about a slowdown in the two biggest beauty markets the United States and China. 

Spanish perfume and fashion company Puig said on Thursday it aims to raise between 2.3 billion euros ($2.46 billion) and 2.9 billion euros in Spain's largest initial public offering in almost a decade.

​News last year that Shein and Authentic Brands Group were interested in buying Topshop seemed to be just a rumour. But now the speculation has resurfaced. So do ASOS's problem make a takeover more likely?

​Dupe culture may have begun as a social media trend among the cash-strapped young, but it has now gone mainstream and is gaining traction among older and more affluent shoppers.

Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) has announced its return to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. 

Beiersdorf raised its sales forecast for 2024 on Tuesday, buoyed by strong first-quarter sales of its flagship Nivea brand in all regions.

​Harvey Nichols has faced tough conditions in recent years but it’s now hoping for better times ahead with the announcement of a new CEO from one of luxury's major labels.

Matalan has added 17 new third-party brands to its online offer. And the retailer has also announced that it has extended the range of sizes available across many ranges, “to improve size inclusivity”.

Beauty and wellness brand Margaret Dabbs London has selected the King’s Road to open its newest clinic in the capital, marking its seventh there and 14th internationally.

Make-up brand Kiko Milano has shown how an injection of creativity can drive footfall and sales higher. 

It’s turning out to be a busy spring for Westfield London with news that the giant mall has bolstered its beauty offer with a big new signing, alongside expansion and new stores across key fashion/footwear brands.

The Body Shop putting together a plan to cut its tax bill once it’s profitable in order to provide more cash for its creditors, a report has claimed.