Paul & Joe Beauté, which is looking forward to the summer season with great expectations, has presented a daring collection designed to resist searing temperatures.

Boots held back its parent company in the latest quarter as UK retail sales fell. But the firm is upbeat as it works to transform its fortunes with a bigger premium beauty offer.

Debenhams is reportedly thinking of another administration filing soon, with the coronavirus pandemic continuing to devastate the UK retail sector. 

Fenwick has been struggling for some time and with its shops now closed and it's still-young online operation also not functioning, the family that owns the retailer has ousted its chairman and managing director.

The latest brand to reach out to its social media community during the global pandemic is Chanel, which will stage a live performance by Belgian singer Angèle this Friday.

Amazon is not liable for unknowingly stocking goods for third-party sellers that infringe trademarks, handing online retailers a victory in their battle against luxury goods companies.

Swiss fragrance producer Givaudan said Thursday it would produce 60 tonnes of hand sanitiser over the next two weeks to meet chronic shortages of the product needed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Beauty e-tail giant The Hut Group has set up a £10 million package due to the coronavirus crisis to support vulnerable communities as well as key workers and emergency services in the UK and abroad.

Intu is refusing to let some larger "well-capitalised" tenants avoid paying store rents and service charges during the Covid-19 crisis, saying that it doesn't have the "financial capacity to bankroll" global brands.

The sale by the Clarins group to the L’Oréal group of Mugler and of Azzaro perfumes, for an as yet undisclosed amount, was first heralded last October and has now been finalised.

There’s speculation that Debenhams could be thinking of adding more stores to its list of closures and possibly entering another company voluntary arrangement.

Global online shopping order volumes have risen 88% this year with cosmetics a key category, but clothing has stayed flat while sports goods orders have dropped sharply.

AS Watson-owned UK fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop has become the latest major name to shut its online operations on the back of the coronavirus crisis.

Half-year results for MySale Group on Wednesday looked weak. But the firm also said it’s been boosted by current market volatility with more product available to it and more brands wanting to sell via its marketplace.

L'Oréal announced on Monday that it predicts a year-over-year decrease of around 5% in its first-quarter sales due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The company also withdrew its annual financial guidance. 

The UK company has effectively suspended all in-store beauty operations to focus on its pharmacy business as supermarkets, healthcare workers and the government work together to fight the pandemic.