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Nykaa, India’s leading beauty retailer, saw its consolidated net profit more than double to €5.9m in Q3 FY26, a significant increase from €2.4m in the same period last year. This performance was anchored by a 27% rise in overall revenue, which reached €268m. The core beauty and personal care segment, contributing the majority of revenue,…

Estée Lauder’s Q2 FY26 results demonstrate tangible progress within its multi-year transformation. The company reported net sales of $4.23bn, a 4% year-over-year increase at constant rate, while raising its full-year fiscal 2026 outlook.

Rituals experienced a 16% increase in net revenue in FY 2025, reaching €2.43 billion. This performance was notably driven by strong results in key European markets such as France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. An ambitious retail expansion strategy saw the opening of over 200 new boutiques globally last year. These included flagship locations on…

New data from Launchmetrics’ “The Beauty Industry Growth Playbook” provides an overview on beauty brand media performance in 2025. Their Media Impact Value (MIV) metric measures the impact of all media placements, offering a comparative view of strategy effectiveness across channels and regions. Their data reveals a market undergoing distinct strategic shifts.

Data published by Ulta reveals consumers are engaging with beauty at an increasingly young age. The average starting age to use beauty products has plummeted from 18.7 for Boomers to just 8 years old for Gen Alpha. This represents a near five-year decline from Gen Z’s starting point of 12.8, a shift largely fuelled by…

According to data from Cosmetics Europe for 2023, the European domestic market was valued at €95.7bn, securing its position as the world’s second-largest, albeit approximately 8% smaller than the United States. This vast economic engine is led by Germany (€15.9bn), France (€13.7bn), and Italy (€12.5bn). The industry’s footprint is substantial: Oxford Economics reports it employs…