Perfume

​Accounts for the companies that own and operate the David Beckham brands and businesses showed another successful year in 2023.

​Space NK's accounts for the year to the end of March showed that the company is thriving as both sales and profits jumped, with all parts of the business doing well.

Louis Vuitton’s collaboration with Takashi Murakami made a major impact 20 years ago and the star LVMH brand is celebrating that with a relaunch fronted by someone who was only eight when the collection first appeared.

​The UK fashion sector has to a certain extent begun bouncing ack after a challenging 2023 and this should continue in 2025, according to new figures from data specialist CACI.

Produced in small batches with high-quality, natural or rare ingredients, niche perfumes are becoming big business even while retaining their exclusive nature.

​Discounter The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) is reportedly “exploring options” after Deloitte earlier failed to find a buyer for it. Teneo is believed to be acting as adviser to its owner as those options are looked at.

US cosmetics group Estée Lauder, which will have a new CEO in January, has appointed former LVMH executive Olivier Dubos as managing director of Global Travel Retail.

The Body Shop appears to be bouncing back from its spectacular implosion earlier this year with news of profitability in the UK business, an acquisition of the Canadian business and expansion plans in the Middle East.

Next stop Chester for H Beauty. The successful addition to the Harrods luxury retail brand has chosen the north-western city close to the England-Wales border for its sixth UK beauty-specific store.

Major luxe beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury is to open a “significantly upsized” flagship store in London’s Covent Garden.

​The Boss of Selfridges’ Group’s co-owner has admitted the consortium that acquired it for £4 billion in 2021 may well have overpaid. But he also thinks the luxury department store group was a good investment.

Germany's Evonik plans to restructure its business lines into two segments, it said on Friday. From April 1, the group will focus on its two core operating businesses: Custom Solutions and Advanced Technologies.

John Lewis’s latest trend report shows that soggy weather, retro 80s trends, preppy and Brat Girl fashion, and travel returning to pre-covid levels “were among the biggest influences on our shopping habits” this year.

Sephora North America announced on Thursday the eight BIPOC-founded brands selected for its 2025 Accelerate program. 

Liverpool One already has had a successful 2024, but that’s not enough for operator Grosvenor as the shopping/entertainment hub continues to be a retail magnet.

Fashion brand AllSaints has expanded its fragrance collection, launching in 93 Boots health & beauty stores across the UK.