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Business of Beauty
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The business of beauty: brand launches, M&A, retail shifts, supply chains and the money moves behind the counters.
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Estée Lauder's Justin Boxford Exits After Two Decades
Justin Boxford, global president of Estée Lauder's luxury brands since September, is leaving after 20-plus years. No successor has been named for La Mer, Estée…
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Coty to Cut 155 of 200 Jobs in France in Operating Overhaul
Coty will cut 155 of its 200 jobs in France, union sources told AFP, as part of a global restructuring of up to 700 positions first announced in April 2025.
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Interparfums CEO Jean Madar bets Longchamp can hit $100 million
Interparfums, Inc. will launch first Off-White perfumes and debut Longchamp fragrances in 2027. CEO Jean Madar: Longchamp has potential to become a $100 millio…
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Warby Parker x Rare Beauty: Five Blush-Inspired Frames Land in Limited Run
Warby Parker and Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty launched five limited-edition frames colored to match Soft Pinch Liquid Blush shades, fronted by Katseye's Megan Sk…
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Patrick Ta Beauty’s CVS Lawsuit Tests the Gray Market
Patrick Ta Beauty sued CVS and Akstrom over unauthorized sales in “fresh beauty finds.” Podcast experts frame the case as part of a long-running gray market.
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CVS Split by 2028 Could Give Beauty More Shelf Clout
CVS Health will split into two public companies by mid-2028. Analysts say the stand-alone pharmacy chain could give beauty and wellness more space — and more m…
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Cardi B's Grow-Good Beauty Doubles Sales and Pulls New Shoppers to Revolve
Grow-Good Beauty nearly doubled net sales quarter over quarter and helped add a record 202,000 active customers to Revolve, executives said on November 3. Aver…
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Coty's Q1 Revenue Slides 1% as Interim CEO Signals Turnaround
Coty's Q1 FY27 net revenue fell 1% to $1.55 billion, but adjusted net income rose to $146.1 million as the company inked a 40-year Marc Jacobs license extensio…
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E.l.f. Beauty Sales Surge 51% as Rhode Sets Sephora Records
E.l.f. Beauty posted $520.8 million in quarterly net sales, up 51 percent, and raised its 2027 outlook after Rhode delivered Sephora's biggest-ever launch acro…
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Andrew Fitzsimons Hair Shutters as Beauty Brand Closures Pile Up in 2025
Andrew Fitzsimons Hair, launched with 27 sub-$20 products in 2022, wound down in February — joining The Outset, Gxve Beauty and four other beauty brands shutte…
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Unilever Puts 35 Million Euros Into India R&D Push
Unilever is investing 35 million euros in Mumbai and Bangalore R&D centers to speed up next-generation product development, including AI modeling and a 5-milli…
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Nine States Now Require Textured Hair Education in Cosmetology Licensing
L'Oréal's THE TEXTURE OF CHANGE united seven brands in New York as nine states, including New York and California, now mandate textured hair education in cosme…
