Coty sales were down 5% in FY26 despite improvement in Q4
Coty ended FY26 with net revenue of $5.8bn, down 2% on a reported basis and 5% like-for-like. Adjusted operating income…
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Beauty tech is moving from tech gadgets to AI-led services
In IFOP's Beauty Perspectives 2026, AI-assisted skin diagnosis remained the beauty tech with the most potential according to beauty executives at 56%, despite a 7-point fall versus last year. Algorithmic…
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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…
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…
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.