​Richemont’s renewed attempts to divest Yoox Net-A-Porter have attracted the attention of luxury rival Mytheresa, a report has claimed. It's believed to be among potential bidders to buy loss-making e-tail giant YNAP.

In what continues to be a burning issue, health & beauty retailer Superdrug is to invest £1 million to ensure sun protection is affordable and high on the list of its customers’ summer essentials.

Fast-growing British off-price e-tailer Secret Sales is acquiring Germany-based Dress-For-Less, which it said is “Europe’s leading discount fashion and beauty retailer”.

Normally, a long-standing COO who's promoted to the board is news in its own right. But when its Frasers Group and the new director is the boyfriend of Mike Ashley’s youngest daughter, the news becomes a media event.

Sparxell, a UK plant-based colour creation start-up by Cambridge University academics that has applications in beauty and textiles, has secured £2.5 million from backers including the French beauty giant L’Oréal.

​The British Retail Consortium announced some “good news for households” on Tuesday as price inflation went in the opposite direction to its trajectory of the last couple of years.

​While Walgreens Boots Alliance was loss-making in Q2, there were positives in its results report, including its UK Boots operation continuing to outperform.

Australian skincare brand Aesop, now owned by L’Oréal, has taken us inside its Parisian office, giving FashionNetwork.com the chance to find out how Aesop blends high-end cosmetics with design.

In what’s going to be a ground-breaking 2024, the British Beauty Council (BBCo) is undertaking its biggest ever campaign and Beauty Census research project. 

At the Change Now trade show held in Paris from March 25 to 27, Sephora announced the launch of two labels focused on eco-responsibility: "Clean at Sephora" and "Planet Aware at Sephora".

​The UK’s largest specialist fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop has boosted its leadership team with the appointment of two new directors in a move that it said “continues to support its future-fit strategy”.

​Easter sales aren’t expected to provide much of a boost to the fashion retail sector with two predictions that UK consumers are likely to spend more time dining than shopping for clothes this long weekend.

​Analysts had mixed views of H&M Group’s latest results this week, some saying how the company still had plenty of work to do. But investors seemed to be ignoring any gloom and sent its share price soaring.

A French edition of Italian-born menswear magazine ICON was released last Friday. Meant for younger men, the magazine boasts an impressive editorial team and seeks to prove that print media isn't a thing of the past.

​Revolution Beauty upgraded its guidance on Wednesday with the beauty group that has faced some major challenges in the past couple of years saying it has continued to deliver a strong operational performance.

​H&M Group released its first set of results under the leadership of CEO Daniel Ervér on Wednesday and he seems to have got off to a good start because while Q1 saw net sales down, profit rose.