​David Beckham retains his status as a top global fashion influencer even though younger celebrities such as Harry Styles are also making a huge impact now. And for women, Billie Eilish is top of a new ranking.

​Major retail landlord Landsec has unveiled a new, “customer-centric approach” to accelerate its retail strategy. The Bluewater owner has a new retail structure to build "closer relationships with brand partners".

​Hugo Boss has become the latest major fashion name to link its financing to green goals. The German giant — in which Frasers Group owns a large stake — has secured a syndicated loan with a sustainability component.

​Alessandro Michele is set to receive the Trailblazer Award at the TikTok sponsored Fashion Awards 2021 on 29  November at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The Gucci creative director becomes the award's third recipient.

​Revolution Beauty only listed on the stock exchange in the summer and its first set of results as a public company released on Wednesday showed that its pre-IPO strong performance is continuing.

Digital-first beauty brand Glossier has officially opened a new store in Los Angeles, on Melrose Avenue, marking the brand’s second retail location.

​Richemont is moving its enterprise IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services in a deal to drive more dynamic e-tail experiences, more personalisation, better supply chain management and many other benefits.

​Natural beauty products brand Lush is turning its back on social media as of 26 November until the various networks “take action to provide a safer environment for users”.

Online wholesale marketplace Faire announced that it has secured $400 million in a Series G investment round, bringing the company’s total valuation up to $12.4 billion. 

​Very.co.uk and Littlewoods owner Very Group has released its Q1 results with group sales rising 3.9% to £484.1 million in the three months to October 2. 

Estée Lauder had some big executive announcements this week spanning its domestic US market and Asia/Pacific. But perhaps the most interesting part of the news was the fact that it’s “elevating” its Chinese market.

​Investors are usually forgiving of tech firms when they spend years targeting the kind of profitability they’d like, but they weren’t forgiving Farfetch on Thursday as the firm’s shares fell 22% in late trading.

Coty Inc on Thursday forecast revenue growth for the next several years, after a long streak of declines, as it benefits from improving U.S. and China beauty markets and a sales rebound in airport duty-free stores. 

As part of her role as brand ambassador, Ferrera will be featured in a range of campaigns that are yet to be announced.

Linda Wells is continuing to pursue her work in journalism with a new title as beauty and wellness columnist, at Air Mail. 

US pharmacy and cosmetics chain CVS announced Thursday it will close 900 stores over the next three years, amounting to nearly 10 percent of its locations.