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Yves Rocher unveils new brand strategy 'Retour Aux Sources'
Botanical beauty brand Yves Rocher unveiled on Tuesday a new brand strategy, which aims to reconnect the brand to its founding mission to offer natural, responsible beauty.
Beauty
Coty reports a 12% increase in annual sales
While it is considering a dual listing on the Paris Bourse, American beauty group Coty is reporting sales of $5.55 billion for its 2022/23 financial year, up 12% on a like-for-like basis.
Beauty
American Exchange acquires HatchCollective
American Exchange Group announced it has acquired beauty and personal care company, HatchCollective, the owner of NatureWell, Found Active, Orlando Pita Play, Txtr and Paint & Petals.
Beauty
Marc Jacobs Beauty joins the Coty portfolio
Marc Jacobs International announced on Monday that it has signed an expanded long-term license agreement with Coty Inc., marking the brand’s return to the beauty space.
Beauty
Harrods rebounds in latest year as pandemic becomes more distant memory
Luxury department store Harrods has released its results for the year to the end of January 2023 with the figures highlighting its bounce-back post-pandemic.
Luxury
Scent of luxury: India's jasmine infuses global perfume
Heady scents fill the air as skilled pickers in India pluck white jasmine before the still fresh buds are rushed for processing into a valuable ingredient for global perfumes.
Beauty
Peter Do x Banana Republic; Natura results; Columbia product chief; The Buckle results
Designer Peter Do is launching a Banana Republic collab with a capsule collection that will drop in selected stores and online in October. It feeds into the quiet luxury trend and is available with only unisex sizing.
Fashion
Honest Co. is betting a push into Walmart stores will power turnaround
Honest Co. hired Carla Vernón, a veteran of Amazon.com Inc., to guide the consumer-products startup out of rough waters. Her turnaround bid relies largely on the e-commerce giant’s biggest rival: Walmart Inc.
Fashion
Estée Lauder is falling behind rivals, even on its home turf
A too-little, too-late approach helps explain why Lauder execs have cut their annual outlook in the last three quarters. It's grappling with sluggish sales in Asia, supply-chain missteps and product miscues.
Beauty
Coach parent Tapestry forecasts weak 2024 on soft U.S. demand
Coach parent Tapestry, which agreed to buy Capri Holdings last week, forecast fiscal 2024 profit and sales below estimates on Thursday after waning U.S. demand for its luxury handbags hurt fourth-quarter results.
Fashion
US retail sales top forecasts, clothing is strong
US retail sales rose in July by more than forecast, suggesting consumers still have the wherewithal to sustain the economic expansion.
Fashion
Harvey Nichols chief quits, will leave later this year
Manju Malhotra, CEO of Harvey Nichols, has quit the role she’s held for just over three years with Pearson Poon, son of the retailer’s majority owner Sir Dickson Poon, to become vice-chairman until a new CEO is found.
Luxury
Michael Kors, Versace owner Capri says revenue fell almost 10% in Q1
Capri Holdings, owner of Versace, Jimmy Choo, and Michael Kors, reported revenue of $1.23bn for Q1, a 9.6% fall, underlining the challenges it faces and the rationale behind its deal to be acquired by Tapestry.
Fashion
China allows group tours to US, UK, boosting luxury sector
China has lifted a ban on group tours to a slew of countries including the US, UK, Australia, South Korea and Japan, in a big test of demand for overseas travel from what was once the world’s biggest source of tourists
Luxury
Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates
China's Alibaba Group Holding reported Q1 revenue that beat analysts' estimates as consumer sentiment bounced back from the same time a year earlier when there were strict pandemic-related lockdowns.
Fashion
Analysis: Louis Vuitton's owner may finally see a US challenger
When Coach owner Tapestry Inc. and Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings Ltd. began their individual acquisition sprees, each had an opportunity to become the US equivalent of LVMH.
Luxury