I’m a Manchester United fan and marketing expert but Arsenal are cool Sport Business Arsenal’s long-awaited success on and off the field has been earned with smart, patient planning, says Pitch founder (and Man Utd supporter) Henry Chappell. As a Manchester United fan since before the Fergie years, Arsenal’s march to Premier League glory and a Champions League final is a tough watch. And it’s just as hard to [...]
Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury owner walk away from merger talks Retail Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has abandoned talks with the Spanish owner of Charlotte Tilbury over a merger which would have created a $40bn fashion powerhouse. Talks between the US cosmetics giant and Spanish beauty giant Puig ended on Thursday despite hopes that the merger could have helped both brands to compete with rival L’Oreal. Estée [...]
Chinese online retailer takes on Amazon Rugby Chinese retail giant JD.com has mounted a challenge to Amazon’s control of the home-delivery market with its UK launch of online shop Joybuy. The platform will offer big-name brands including Apple, Samsung and Lego and is taking on Amazon’s reputation for speedy delivery with its “Double 11” promise – meaning orders placed before 11am will [...]
L’Oréal claims creative jobs are safe despite its new artist AI June 12, 2025 L’Oreal has insisted that human creativity remains essential, despite announcing its new partnership with Nvidia on Wednesday, which will be used to scale up AI-driven production across creative sectors like content creation. At the Viva Tech conference in Paris, the French beauty giant unveiled an expansive plan to roll out Nvidia’s AI enterprise platform across [...]
L’Oreal: UK sales top £1.5bn for the first time April 11, 2025 Sales at the UK arm of L’Oreal topped £1.5bn for the first time in 2024 as its profit continued to surge, it has been revealed. The division of the French cosmetics giant has posted a turnover of £1.55bn for its latest 12 months, up from the £1.43bn it reported for 2023. New accounts filed with [...]
L’Oréal Paris’ biggest-ever beauty-wellness event comes to London September 13, 2024 Direct from Paris to Piccadilly, L'Oréal Paris is bringing its biggest ever experiential beauty event, The Worth It Experience, to central London .
Huddled snaps up surplus beauty seller founded by former-L’Oreal lawyer July 8, 2024 Circular economy specialist Huddled has acquired the surplus beauty and cosmetics seller Boop Beauty in the latest in a string of brand takeovers.
Are LVMH, Nestle, L’Oreal and Hermes Europe’s alternative to Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Tesla? April 9, 2024 Much has been made of the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks - Meta, Apple, Amazon. Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla - which have dominated the US market amid a boom in demand for AI and, until recently, more optimism over potential interest rate cuts.
The Body Shop: Why the high street icon is facing administration and what the future holds February 12, 2024 Why The Body Shop, an icon of the British high street, is facing an uncertain future as it prepares to enter administration.
