In 2023, French group Bogart, whose brand portfolio includes perfumery chain April, as well as licensed and directly owned beauty brands Carven and Jacques Bogart, recorded a modest 0.7% revenue growth.

​Aurelius has only owned The Body Shop for a few weeks but it's reportedly lining up administrators for the UK retail arm of the business, which means store closures and job losses are likely.

​Ultra-luxury specialist Hermès was upbeat on Friday as it released what it said were “outstanding sales and results” with all of its product categories up in double-digits.

The Group's beauty division will launch its first fragrance in 2024 starting with Bottega Veneta, then Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen, in the very high-end segment, taking advantage of synergies with Creed.

​Global FMCG giant Unilever has unveiled its result for FY23 and along with the figures said it’s implementing its growth action plan “at pace”. 

Coty beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, powered by higher pricing and strong demand for its high-end Burberry and Gucci fragrances and fresh launches of cosmetics in the U.S.

​LVMH’s global prestige beauty giant Sephora announced this week that it’s adopting a single brand signature for all its 35 markets for the very first time.

​Beauty giant Coty has announced a new licensing agreement to develop, produce, and distribute a line of fragrances and beauty products “beyond 2040” for Marni. The first products should launch in 2026.

London-based Manzanita Capital has acquired a majority stake in U.S. perfumer D.S. & Durga. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

The Body Shop owner Aurelius is to sell parts of the British ethical beauty retailer’s ops in Europe and Asia. 

Molton Brown is expanding in Asia. The Kao Corp-owned British luxury fragrance and personal care brand said Tuesday it’s accelerating its global growth strategy, partnering with luxury/lifestyle group Valiram.

​Avon, the international beauty business that has been UK-headquartered since 2016, continues to recruit new sales agents and manufacture in Russia, a new report has said.

Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella announced on Thursday the appointment of luxury brand veteran Giovanna Paoloni as its new chief executive officer.

On Thursday, the Swiss group specialised in fragrances and flavourings reported a better-than-expected net profit for 2023, up by 4.3% to CHF893 million (€940 million) thanks to price rises.

Maggie Chan, Sephora’s managing director Greater China since November 2018, has stepped down from her role at the LVMH-owned selective perfumery chain.

For fiscal 2023, the Interparfums group has reported record sales of €798.5 million, up by 13% on an annual basis, and indicated that operating margin for the year is expected to “exceed 19%.”