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Gaultier Divine Eau de Parfum has launched with a series of travel-retail animations across European airports

Retail round up: H&M, Boots, Sephora and more…

The latest news and updates on beauty retail and travel-retail across Europe.

Cosmetics companies set to finance additional treatment costs for micro-pollutants in water

As the European Parliament’s ENVI committee voted for a report that will attribute extra costs to the cosmetics industry, the trade organisation Cosmetics Europe said it had "a number of concerns”.

The latest update on the EU ‘greenwashing ban’

The European Parliament and European Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to ban misleading marketing and provide clearer product information.

Notino named Europe’s top cross-border beauty player

Cross-Border Commerce Europe has just released its 'Top 250 Fashion & Beauty Retail Europe' report, which ranks the top online fashion and beauty retailers and marketplaces across the EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway

New beauty consumer insights from social listening

Brandwatch has identified the major topics that have been trending in beauty consumers’ online conversations over the past year, to help guide brands on what their customers want.

Skincare, sensory and sustainability claims are helping to reimagine color cosmetics

With a greater emphasis on skincare and sustainability claims, a new report highlights how the fast pace of change in the color cosmetics category is being driven by developments in the digital realm.

“Japan stands out as a particularly promising frontier”. SOPHIM’s CEO on growth plans

We spoke to Jacques Margnat, the President of French natural ingredients supplier SOPHIM, about the company’s expansion plans after it secured new funding.

PowerReviews survey highlights strong pockets of consumer spending

A new PowerReviews survey focusing on beauty consumer trends underscores how the spending patterns of some consumers groups are still showing an upward trajectory, despite many household budgets continuing to be squeezed in the last couple of years.