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How Fashion Deals Helped L’Oréal Become Prestige Beauty’s Biggest Player

At a Paris event showcasing fragrance innovation, L’Oréal Luxe’s president Cyril Chapuy spoke to BoF about how the group’s licensing strategy helped it surpass rivals to become the world’s number-one luxury beauty group last year.


Valentino to Launch High Perfume Range

L'Oréal is preparing to launch the first haute parfumerie range for Roman fashion house Valentino, the beauty conglomerate revealed to press and buyers at an event in Paris Tuesday.


How Amazon Fits Into the New Beauty Playbook

Amazon is set to become the biggest beauty retailer in the US, but its complexity and inflexibility is a turn-off for many brands with premium positioning. If they don’t bite the bullet, the losses will add up.



L’Oréal Full-Year Sales Rise 11%, As Luxury Division Surpasses Estée Lauder

In its full-year results announced Thursday, the French conglomerate reported its third consecutive year of double-digit growth, with sales reaching 41 billion euros ($44 billion).


Costa Brazil Returns After Amyris Bankruptcy

The label is resuming operations and will be available for sale again on Thursday.


Estée Lauder Reveals Its Recovery Playbook

The beauty giant announced layoffs and plans to regain profitability, measures to restore faith in investors and customers alike.


Why Fast Fashion Can’t Seem to Crack Beauty

Retailers like Zara and H&M are upping their beauty efforts with celebrity-fronted lines and new categories. But building a buzzy beauty line presents a different challenge than making and selling trendy clothes.



Gen-Z and Gen Alpha’s Beauty Behaviours Are Not Trends

As both generations mature, it’s time to start recognising they are more like Millennials and Gen Xers than we initially assumed.


How to Win Over Investors in a Beauty Downturn

Funding rounds are getting slimmer, smaller and more spaced out, but investors still want to find – and fund – the next big thing. Here’s what’s catching their attention in 2024.


How Prestige Beauty Brands Can Stay on Top

If aspirational customers keep pulling back from discretionary spending, only the luxury shopper will be left to snap up pricier products. But high-net-worth shoppers crave a different kind of retail experience.