K-Beauty grew 53% over the last year
K-Beauty global sales in value grew 53% between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, according to NielsenIQ. The fastest growth came…
Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder’s turnaround is clearly visible in FY26
Estée Lauder Companies returned to growth in FY26. Reported sales rose 5% to $15.0bn and organic sales increased 3% to $14.8bn, after an 8% organic decline in FY25. The momentum…
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Fragrance houses accelerated growth in Q2 26 with an average organic growth of 6.7%
The beauty divisions of Givaudan, dsm-firmenich, IFF and Symrise delivered a weighted average organic growth of 5.2% in H1 2026…
US beauty sales grew +7% in H1 2026 to $56.3bn, according to Circana
Mass and prestige beauty grew at the same 7% rate in H1 2026 in the US with mass beauty reaching…
August 10th 2026 Week Beauty News
Last week in beauty, Frasers acquires Harvey Nichols while Douglas saw sales and EBITDA go down in the last quarter.
Douglas sales fell 2% in calendar Q2 2026
DOUGLAS reported Q3 FY26 sales of €987.8m, down 2.0%. Adjusted EBITDA fell much faster, dropping 19.4% to €127.5m, while margin…
APR grew +134% in Q2 26 with Medicube now Amazon’s top skincare brand
APR, the Korean owner of Medicube, reported Q2 2026 revenue of KRW 768bn (€470m), up +134% year-on-year. Operating profit reached…