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Body Shop, Avon and Aesop all outperform for Natura in Q4
The Body Shop, Avon and Aesop owner Natura & Co reported a sales surge and net profits up 200% in Q4, with the Brazilian giant saying it's continuing to outperform the wider market.
Beauty
L'Oreal responds to push for natural ingredients in make-up
L'Oreal aims to derive nearly all its ingredients from renewable plant sources and abundant minerals by 2030 as demand for organic and environmentally-friendly cosmetics grows.
Beauty
UK in top three for cross-border e-shopping popularity
Britain’s size is immaterial when it comes to e-commerce. The UK is the third most shopped market for international online purchases, only behind China and the US, according to a report.
Fashion
London-based Vogacloset sells majority stake for Middle East growth
UK-based fashion e-tail platform Vogacloset is selling a 51% stake to Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co, the leading franchise retailer in Saudi Arabia, and Arabian Centres Company.
Fashion
John Lewis is opening concessions in sister brand Waitrose
John Lewis Partnership has been quietly opening John Lewis department store concessions in its Waitrose supermarkets. And while only a few have opened so far, it's reportedly planning to speed up this process.
Fashion
Selfridges sales were rising but pandemic meant huge challenges for retailer
Selfridges had already flagged the fact that its sales rose and its net profits fell in the year to February 2020, but it has now officially filed its annual results and the full extent of that performance can be seen.
Luxury
Margaret Zhang named editor-in-chief of Vogue China
The 27-year-old Chinese-Australian fashion influencer has been appointed as editor-in-chief of Vogue China, becoming the youngest person to hold the position at any of the magazine’s international editions.
Fashion
Sephora to expand U.S. retail footprint with over 260 stores
Sephora announced on Thursday its largest store expansion in the retailer’s 21-year history, cementing its confidence in the future of brick-and-mortar in the U.S.
Beauty
Latest lockdowns make £1.1bn dent in Primark sales
Primark will have lost around £1.1 billion worth of sales due to lockdowns and other restrictions in the 27 weeks up to the end of this month, the value retailer said on Thursday.
Fashion
Consumers seek physical-digital shopping mix, embrace social commerce - report
Consumers have shifted to e-shopping in the past year, but when stores reopen, they'll be glad to get back to physical shopping. Yet digital habits are ingrained for consumers globally and social commerce is on the rise.
Fashion
Online retailers launch new trade body to champion digital cause
Increasingly under-fire e-commerce retailers are making a stand. ASOS, Boohoo, The Hut Group, Ocado, AO World and Gymshark have launched The UK Digital Business Association (UKDBA).
Fashion
'Shoppertainment' is key trend for European e-commerce says new study
European consumers are embracing ‘shoppertainment’, a new study of of more than 14,000 of them shows. And live-streaming commerce is a key part of this.
Fashion
Facebook launches Shop tool in UK, Canada
Facebook has unveiled new shopping features in the UK and Canada with the appearance of its ‘Shop’ bookmark that gives users the ability to browse virtual storefronts.
Fashion
Kris Jenner to launch beauty brand
According to a report from E! News, the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan registered trademarks for "Kris Jenner Beauty," "Kris Jenner Skin" and "Kris Jenner Skincare."
Beauty
China is first country where e-tail outstrips physical retail
China is to become the first country in the world to see e-commerce sales outstripping sales through physical shops with a new prediction saying e-tail should account for 52.1% of all retail sales (by value) this year.
Fashion
U.S. retail sales show strong signs of recovery in January
Following a difficult year, during which retailers had to adapt to the challenges of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. retail sales saw a 5.9% month-over-month increase in January, including a 5% rise in fashion sales.
Fashion