The chairman and controlling shareholder of skincare company L'Occitane International is planning again to take the company private, just a few months after he shelved a buyout attempt, two sources said on Tuesday.

Premium beauty giant Sephora is ramping up its store opening activity in the UK market with its arrival in Newcastle this autumn.

Puig Brands SA is betting on the Fragrance Index for its multibillion-euro initial public offering. 

​Warpaint London, the stock exchange-listed beauty specialist, delivered a short update on Tuesday and said that strong trading had continued in Q1.

The luxury goods group Kering has appointed Thibault Tétrel, formerly at L'Oréal, as sales director of Kering Beauty.

The Body Shop’s insolvency practitioners are planning a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to help it survive as the full extent of its money problems has become clearer.

Dexter King has been promoted to senior vice president, global general manager of the cosmetics brand Tom Ford Beauty, owned by the American group Estée Lauder.

​Is Space NK about to be put up for sale? Possibly, according to a news report this week that said owner Manzanita Capital is targeting a £300 million to £400 million value for the upscale beauty chain.

The Body Shop France, which operates 66 stores and has 260 employees, was placed in receivership on Thursday April 4 by the Paris trade court, with a monitoring period of six months.

The Kroger Co. announced on Thursday that Australian affordable beauty brand MCoBeauty is making its United States debut exclusively at Kroger Family of Stores.

Natura & Co.-managed venture capital fund Fable Investments announced on Wednesday it has acquired a stake in Eadem, a company specialising in beauty products for individuals of colour. 

The Good Glamm Group has signed a joint venture partnership with tennis great Serena Williams to launch a makeup brand ‘Wyn Beauty’.

Italian beauty brand Kiko Milano is to open a new store at Angel Central, the fast-growing retail and leisure destination situated in the heart of Islington, north London. 

Australian sunscreen brand Ultra Violette is making its entry into the North American market with a debut in Canada, on April 14, at Sephora stores nationwide and online at sephora.ca.

Shares of Ulta Beauty tumbled as much as 14.5% on Wednesday after executives flagged a slowdown in demand across categories in the first quarter and stiff competition, weighing on peers.

In what continues to be a burning issue, health & beauty retailer Superdrug is to invest £1 million to ensure sun protection is affordable and high on the list of its customers’ summer essentials.