Lululemon Makes Changes to Fabric Team After See-Through Mishaps
The changes at the leggings maker come after a customer backlash over quality issues.

The country has a massive domestic market and unique authority in hair and body care. Now it needs to stoke interest around the world.

Successfully launching a new beauty segment can bring brands fast growth as well as longevity. But in an era of chasing viral trends and hype, companies need to balance quick product development with a coherent point of view, or risk losing their identity entirely.

Join us for our next BoF Professional Masterclass on Wednesday, October 21, at 16:00 BST / 11:00 EDT as BoF’s Priya Rao and Liz Flora unpack how to successfully launch a new beauty segment with fast growth as well as longevity.

Fenty Beauty’s first 12-hour online shopping event, featuring Rihanna, shows how a new generation of brands are embracing the practised art of live selling.
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While conglomerates like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder dominate chatbot recommendations, independent labels like Divi and Omnilux are boosting AI traffic by targeting niche queries and overhauling backend data.

The pair, who met on a magazine shoot over a decade ago, are now in business together with a five-product collection under the brand name Maison Beaux.

While friction over soaring Chinese exports of cars and batteries forms the backdrop to this week's presidential summit, a boom in demand for accessories like hair extensions and acrylic nails underlines China's manufacturing prowess.

Influencer and certified trichologist Yung has turned hair-care expertise and accessible advice into a lucrative career, wherein trust is her biggest asset — and liability.
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A new exhibition in London celebrates Charlotte Mensah, whose clients include Janelle Monáe and Zadie Smith and who is on a mission to ensure stylists are trained to work with all hair types.

Lara Worthington’s new luxury makeup label Ommage, which lands at Dover Street Parfums Market this month, hopes to bring a playful touch to upscale beauty routines.

As tweens pack skin barrier creams alongside their pencil cases, retail giants are turning late summer into a major revenue driver for the personal care category.

Increasingly sophisticated, premium dry shampoos are becoming key acquisition tools — if brands can pry customers away from their drugstore favourites.
The changes at the leggings maker come after a customer backlash over quality issues.
The UK e-commerce platform, which owns Dermstore and Lookfantastic, forecast 2026 adjusted core profit above market expectations, driven by strong demand for its sports nutrition and supplements brand and favourable whey protein prices.
Luxury giant Richemont and US retailer Signet Jewelers Ltd. are in talks to join a consortium that’s in prime position to buy diamond miner De Beers, according to five people familiar with the matter.
Ongoing talks between the nation’s government and Global Diamond Consortium are likely to see Botswana boost its stake in De Beers by 10 percent.
The goods delivered last November by a business delegation seeking relief from Trump’s onerous tariffs became a matter of national controversy in Switzerland.
The Swiss firm agreed to purchase the medical-grade skincare company from private equity firm Blackstone and the founding Obagi family to expand its US portfolio.
A new analysis of eight widely used cosmetics ingredients by Verisk Maplecroft found widespread exposure to child and forced labour risks, with palm oil, cocoa and shea nuts among the most problematic commodities.
Independent creatives can apply to utilise pop-up spaces at Light House to sell merchandise and meet with clientele.