The 20th edition of Pitti Fragranze, the trade show of the creative perfumery sector, entitled ‘The 5 Senses Issue’ and featuring 140 international exhibitors, will be held in Florence on September 16-18.
As clothing prices continue to increase in the UK (while still lagging the overall rate of inflation), a new report says that the total inflation rate could reach 15% this winter.
K11 Group this month announced plans for a new harbourfront complex in China's Shenzhen, as the New World Group-owned brand and retail developer continues to expand across mainland China.
Singer Halsey announced this month the upcoming launch of her second beauty brand, set for retail release in Walmart July 25.
The American group Estée Lauder is launching a support program dedicated to Indian beauty labels entitled Beauty & You India together with Nykaa, an Indian online beauty retailer.
Can UK consumer confidence get any worse? Not at the moment, it seems, as the long-running GfK Index took a breather this month, remaining flat with at a reading of -41. But for “flat” read still “severely depressed”.
With Frasers Group riding high on “robust trading” after a “record-breaking year” don’t expect the business to rest on its laurels.The Flannels and Sports Direct owner wants to buy more businesses and open more stores.
It's no surprise that the heatwave in recent days deterred UK consumers from shopping in physical locations, but they clearly felt too hot to shop overall as they also cut back on their online purchases.
It had to happen at some point. Despite overall sluggish retail sales, clothing has been relatively strong this year. But the latest official UK figures showed that June was a weak month for the fashion sector.
On Thursday, Swiss fragrances and flavourings producer Givaudan reported a net profits slump in H1, within a highly inflationary environment and despite rising sales, driven chiefly by the rebound of fine perfumery.
Deep in transition mode, Brand Architekts Group has suffered an untimely dip in sales and earnings, the challenger British beauty business admitted Thursday. Group sales for the year are expected to be down 11%.
Content may be shifting online at an ever faster pace but London department store Liberty is going old-school and has launched a new bi-annual beauty newspaper called The Hall.
A big appointment in the numbers department at Primark. The Associated British Foods-owned fashion and lifestyle retail giant announced Thursday it has appointed M&S CFO Eoin Tonge as its next Finance Director.
Frasers Group's latest results showed “robust trading and strong strategic progress on the Elevation Strategy”, with Flannels buoyant, House of Fraser improving and a focus on European expansion, as well as the UK.
Skincare brand Loops announced on Tuesday the appointment of actress Camila Mendes as its creative director, coinciding with the news the beauty brand has inked its first physical retail deal with Ulta Beauty.
