The turmoil surrounding Revolution Beauty Group intensified Wednesday as the beleaguered beauty supplier/retailer aims to postpone next week’s AGM in the face of “hostile shareholder actions” by Boohoo Group.

​E-tailer and tech specialist THG issued a trading update on Wednesday and said it’s seeing “strong profitability progression with cash generation ahead of expectations in H1 2023”.

Business-to-business beauty exhibition Cosmoprof North America announced on Tuesday that it will return to a one-hall format for its 20th edition to ease navigation between different product sectors.

Revolution Beauty just can’t catch a break. Uncertainty continues to plague the troubled beauty business with news it’s set to take legal proceedings against the company’s founder and former CEO Adam Minto. 

​Boohoo Group may be under pressure in its own business but a company in which it holds a large stake — Revolution Beauty — is under even more pressure and on Monday Boohoo moved to exercise more control over it.

​The environment for European luxury brands in the US may have got a little tougher in recent months, but Hermès has said US store traffic continues to rise and it has now opened a store in Aspen, Colorado.

The Spanish sustainable fashion label has forecast a revenue of €65 million for 2023 and, after launching sportswear line Ecoalf Sports, has broadened its range with a first beauty line.

The Italian premium "clean beauty" brand, controlled by Culti Milano since 2019, aims to develop its business through a "selective expansion plan" primarily focused on France and the United States.

​The record start to the financial year for Warpaint London has continued into Q2, the specialist colour cosmetics supplier said Thursday. So much so, it expects this year to be “significantly ahead of expectations”.

To cater to the specific needs of Asian consumers, French pharmaceutical and cosmetic group Pierre Fabre has inaugurated a dermocosmetics innovation and research center in Shanghai, China.

American celebrity musician Selena Gomez will launch her cosmetics line Rare Beauty in India for the first time on June 15 with multi-brand beauty retailer Sephora.

M&S is increasing its commitment to sustainability, announcing a partnership with beauty recycling specialist Handle to launch a Beauty Takeback Scheme in over 40 stores across the UK. 

The German consumer goods group, owner of haircare brand Schwarzkopf, has sold its skincare brand Diadermine to Dutch cosmetics company Beauty International.

​Metaverse Beauty Week (MBW) launches on Monday. Running from 12-17 June, it will feature multiple brand activations from Neutrogena, Flannels, Glossybox, Lottie London, Lush and more.

First at YSL, then at Mugler and Feelunique, Palix has lived through the beauty sector’s big changes. The founder of Palix Unlimited shares his experience in the new LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast (in French).

Upscale regional department store group Sandersons has appointed a new manager for its Five Valleys boutique store in Stroud.