The company's loan will be linked to its environmental performance, with a focus on two main indicators: direct emissions and indirect emissions generated by electricity purchased and consumed by the group. 

French investment firm Eurazeo is about to acquire a minority stake in Pangaea Holdings, a company that incubates and develops digital brands through its e-commerce platform.

The American cosmetics conglomerate, whose brands include Gucci beauty and Kylie Cosmetics, has appointed Constantin Sklavenitis to the role of chief prestige brands officer. 

Selfridges is for sale with a formal auction process about to start. It hasn’t been announced by its owners, the Westons, but a news report said Credit Suisse will be canvassing prospective buyers “imminently”.

Guerlain, owned by the LVMH group, announced on Friday the appointment of French makeup artist and influencer Violette Serrat as creative director of makeup creation. 

Swiss fragrance and flavor maker Givaudan has reported better than expected Q1 income, with progress driven by a return to growth in fine fragrances. 

​LVMH’s premium beauty operation Sephora has confirmed the widely expected acquisition of Feelunique. It has signed a deal with Palamon Capital Partners and other shareholders to take over the UK-based beauty e-tailer.

Macy’s Inc named on Wednesday Maly Bernstein as chief executive officer of its beauty and spa chain, Bluemercury.

​FMCG giant Unilever had a “strong” first half, it said on Thursday with underlying sales growth of 5.4% (4% by volume and 1.3% price) while price growth stepped up in Q2.

Unilever's first-half results should give a sign of how it is coping with rising commodity and transport costs - whether it has managed to lift prices without hitting sales volumes, or whether margins are being squeezed.

Target and Ulta Beauty unveiled on Wednesday details of the joint retail concept the duo are set to introduce in more than 100 Target stores nationwide and online this August. 

​Burberry has officially unveiled its new-concept flagship on Sloane Street in London. It’s the first of its flagships to feature its new global design concept “that encapsulates the essence of the luxury house”.

Big operational changes at MySale have borne fruit. The online fashion and lifestyle retailer's shift to an Australia/New Zealand focus while scaling the business to a new marketplace seller platform has worked well.

​Fast-growing fashion retail giant Next said on Wednesday that it had easily beaten its own expectations for full-price sales, with the last 11 weeks seeing an 18.6% surge compared to the same period in 2019.

J.C. Penney unveiled on Tuesday J.C. Penney Beauty with a new, inclusive in-store and online experience set to launch this October.

Ahead of its separation from iconic lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret next month, the beauty retailer has revealed plans to expand in skincare and hair products as it carves a path for itself as an independent company,