The Pierre Fabre Group, which is behind brands like Avène and Klorane, has unveiled its Green Impact Index, a tool destined to provide users with information on the environmental and societal impact of its cosmetics.

​Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) giant Klarna has raised new capital in a deal that not only values it at a massive $45.6bn but gives it a valuation as much as $14bn higher than its last fundraising round as recently as March.

​Beauty e-tailer Cult Beauty has filed its full-year results for the 12 months to May 31 2020 and they show that it enjoyed what it called “another great year”, despite the pandemic affecting over two months in the year.

​Selfridges is reportedly up for sale — or at least its owners are exploring their options — after a mystery buyer approached the business with an offer, reports claimed on Friday.

Tattoo-inspired vegan beauty brand, KVD Beauty, founded as Kat Von D Beauty, announced on Thursday British makeup artist Nikki Wolff, as its new global director of artistry. 

​Sourcing platform RangeMe has launched in the UK. It offers retailers instant access to over 200,000 suppliers and more than 750,000 products from around the world, with beauty being one of its big categories.

Some 17% of Oxford Street’s properties are currently standing empty, it was claimed on Thursday, with the reason being about the rise of online shopping as well as the pandemic.

​Online sales in the UK fell 9.1% year-on-year last month, although this was against a 61% increase in May 2020. And even with the fall, spend remain strong with sales volumes rising 46% compared to May 2019.

​Inditex bounced back with a vengeance in Q1 with the Spanish fashion retail giant reporting higher profits and saying its sales grew 50% year-on-year. Sales in Q2 so far have also exceeded those of Q2 2019.

​ASOS has added to its Face + Body beauty offer with the company teaming up with British fresh handmade cosmetic pioneer Lush. 

Fashion was a major contributor to rising consumer spending in May, two reports showed on Tuesday. Both Barclaycard and the BRC/KPMG sales monitor showed that British shoppers were in the mood to update their wardrobes.

Saje Natural Wellness announced on Friday the launch of a new collaboration with The Little Market – a non-profit fair-trade shop, founded by Lauren Conrad and Hannah Skvarla. 

Sally Beauty launched on Friday a new campaign dedicated to self-expression through hair.

Salvatore Ferragamo is in negotiations with fragrance group Interparfums, which produces perfumes for brands including Coach and Jimmy Choo, about a licensing deal for the development of its own fragrances. 

On Thursday, Swiss group Givaudan announced a new partnership with Chinese website Tmall to accelerate perfume creation by analysing consumer behaviour data.

​Body Shop owner Natura &Co has unveiled Fable Investments, a investment vehicle set up to support beauty, health and wellness companies. And its first investment is in Britain's Perfumer H.