Europe
London Packaging Week to celebrate 15 years with more than 190 exhibitors
Following a record-breaking 2024, the UK trade show returns to ExCeL London on 15–16 October 2025. This year’s edition will feature more...
Cosmetics chain Lush closes UK operations for one day in Gaza protest
British cosmetics chain Lush on Wednesday, September 3, shut down its UK shops, factories and online sales for the day to protest the...
Industry-led accelerator Breakout Beauty UK looking for the next ’monster’ brand
Start-up accelerator programme Breakout Beauty UK wants to propel ten high-potential indie founders into the spotlight via six weeks of...
Douglas Group posts steady Q3 growth and reaffirms 2024/25 outlook
European beauty retailer Douglas reported a 3.2% increase in third-quarter sales of its staggered 2024/25 financial year to EUR 1.0...
UK seeks to stamp out unsafe "cowboy" cosmetic procedures
The UK government on Thursday, August 7, announced plans to tighten rules on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as so-called Brazilian...
Boots to open first ever fragrance-only concept store in London
The British retailer has revealed plans to open this autumn “a first of its kind fragrance boutique” in Broadgate Central, near Liverpool...
EU-US trade deal: What impact for the beauty and personal care industry?
On Sunday, July 27, representatives of the European Union agreed to a completely unbalanced agreement that exclusively benefits the...
Environmental impact scoring: EcoBeautyScore makes European and UK debut
After three years of development, leading cosmetics and personal care brands — including Eucerin, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, Neutrogena,...
Brussels takes French packaging labelling requirements to European court
The European Commission has referred France to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the country’s labelling requirements...
Beauty industry welcomes “balanced” EU Chemicals Action Plan
The European beauty industry says the European Commission’s EU Chemicals Industry Action Plan will help keep industry innovative and, in...
