​The work from home era may, on the surface, mean that people are likely to buy less make-up because they're not in the office very often. But the opposite is true with Zoom making them keener than ever to wear make-up.

Kohl's lowered the top end of its annual sales forecast and said it would be aggressive with promotions in the crucial holiday season as cost-conscious shoppers spend less at its department stores.

Lauren Maginness is a fan of Lululemon. But the 31-year-old product marketer in New York City is increasingly supplementing her activewear with less-pricey brand duplicates she picks up through Amazon.

​Sephora opened its second UK store this week with queues forming outside Sephora East, its new location at Westfield in Stratford that follows the launch earlier this year at the Westfield London shopping mall.

Ethical beauty chain The Body Shop has been sold again after a not-too-successful six years under the ownership of Brazil’s Natura &Co.

​Revolution Beauty is bouncing back from its recent troubles with first-half revenue up 20% and a “strong improvement in EBITDA, up £14.3m, due to higher sales volumes, gross margins and cost reduction initiatives”.

Beauty firm Avon is taking a signifiant step in the UK, opening physical stores for the first time in over a century of operating in the market

Coty on Tuesday raised its annual core sales forecast on the back of higher pricing and strong demand from customers who snapped up the CoverGirl parent's new makeup and fragrance launches.

Dutch luxury beauty & wellbeing brand Rituals continues to grow its retail presence across the UK with a new store in the McArthurGlen-operated Ashford Designer Outlet in Kent.

Estée Lauder Cos. lowered its full-year outlook citing continued weakness in Asia travel retail and in mainland China, as well as risks to its business from the Israel-Hamas war.

Korean skincare brand Dr.Jart+ announced on Monday the appointment of K-pop band Enhypen as its first global ambassador. 

​Brexit has been bad news for the UK beauty sector with as much as £850 million worth of exports being lost due to customs delays and higher costs for cross-border trade.

French cosmetics retailer Sephora has announced the appointment of Deborah Yeh to the role of global chief marketing officer, effective November 3.

​Kate Moss has been named the new global ambassador for the British Beauty Council, the first time the body has appointed anyone to the role.

Global consumer products giant Unilever has announced a raft of leadership changes as part of an action plan to target faster growth. And at the top of those changes is the promotion of Fernando Fernandez to CFO.

​Unilever’s Q3 trading statement on Thursday was all about “solid results” at the giant Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant, although it was hit hard by negative currency effects.