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The number of beauty deals has been depressed this year, but beauty industry dealmakers’ outlook isn’t. At Beauty Independent’s Dealmaker Summit EU/UK in London earlier this month, speakers from companies the likes...

Before Nopalera went live in 2020, its founder Sandra Velasquez had a clear vision to create an offering akin to L’Occitane for Mexican botanicals. The upscale bath and body care brand encapsulates Mexican identity with...

Last week, Natura & Co announced it’s selling The Body Shop to Aurelius Group in a deal valued at around $280 million. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick with a store in the English city Brighton, The...

In December last year, President Joe Biden signed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the most significant expansion of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of cosmetics in over 80 years, into law. It gives...

Last month, Unilever announced it sold a majority stake in Dollar Shave Club to Nexus Capital Management, and Reuters reported Carlyle has put Every Man Jack up for sale. Chronicling movements in men’s grooming, CPG Wire...

As we begin to look ahead where the beauty industry will head in 2024, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 19 beauty manufacturers the following question: What are...