​UK beauty group Brand Architekts reported its annual results on Tuesday and described it as a period of “consolidation, transition and putting in place the strategic building blocks to achieve the Project 50 goal”.

​Newly-listed Revolution Beauty issued a treading update on Monday and the multi-brand, multi-channel beauty retailer said it saw revenue rising 35% in the six months to August 31.

The largest subsidiary of the L'Oréal Group said that it has reached carbon neutrality for “scopes 1 and 2” emissions for all of its 25 U.S. sites, across 12 states. 

Otto-owned UK digital department store Freemans is diving head-first into the beauty sector with a launch this week of a comprehensive beauty offer to complement its fashion and homewares.

The Chinese perfume market has become very attractive for leading luxury groups like Puig, which recently acquired a stake in Chinese fragrance brand Scent Library.

There's been a change in leadership at L'Occitane International. After 25 years at the head of the beauty group, Reinold Geiger has handed the reins over to André Hoffmann. 

Knowlton Development Corp said on Tuesday it was looking to raise up to $857.14 million through a U.S. initial public offering, valuing the manufacturer for beauty, personal and home care brands at more than $3 billion.

The French fragrance specialist saw its sales rise 11.7% in the first half of the fiscal year, growth driven by North America, where revenues increased 54% to 101.3 million euros in the period. 

New York-based digital fragrance company Scentbird has announced its expansion into the Canadian market.

The singer and actress’s family has reportedly offered to buy her eponymous fashion brand from bankrupt parent company Sequential Brands Group Inc. for $65 million.

Givaudan, the world’s top perfume and fragrance producer, has announced it will enlarge its production plant in Pedro Escobedo, in the state of Querétaro, Mexico, as it seeks to boost its Latin America growth.

Palm Angels has launched not one but three debut scents with fragrance specialist 19 – 69, in the latest product development from the Italian hipster skateboard brand, following on link-ups with Missoni and Vilebrequin.

Coty Inc said on Thursday it expects to post full-year sales growth for the first time in at least three years, as people splurge on fragrances and cosmetics following the easing of coronavirus curbs.

​Capri Holdings had big news on Tuesday as it announced a new CEO — Joshua Schulman — for Michael Kors. But more importantly, he'll take over as group CEO from John D Idol next year. Idol will become executive chairman.

​The UK prestige beauty sector is bouncing back and saw an 11% year-on-year sales rise in the first half, a new report from The NPD Group showed on Tuesday.

Hugo Boss has a new growth strategy called Claim 5 that aims to double its sales to €4bn by 2025. It will accelerate growth across all brands, touchpoints, and geographies and will include a branding refresh.