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Coty Closes $200M Kim Kardashian West Beauty Deal

Coty plans to launch KKW Beauty into new categories, including skin care.

Beauty Incubators Play Big Yet Evolving Role in the Industry

"You can build relationships so much faster because of the data."

Sue Nabi Wants to Make Coty the Place Everyone Wants to Work

"My dream is that people are going to — I shouldn't say this — but that people are going to take inspiration…

Cordless Hair Tool Business Lunata Raises $3M

The business plans to expand to Europe.

Beauty’s Strategic Buyers Expected to Return to M&A

Most of beauty's large strategics were relatively quiet in 2020, but in the year ahead, the action is…

Natural Products Retailer Grove Collaborative Raises $125M

Grove plans to add brands, launch new brands, and work toward the goal of being plastic-free by 2025.

More Deal Activity in Men’s Grooming: Main Post Invests in Duke Cannon

"We really saw this mainstream everyday guy who wasn't being spoken to very well," said Duke Cannon cofounder…

Coty Promotes Laurent Mercier to CFO

Pierre-André Terisse, who has been with Coty since February 2019, is leaving the post.

Jane Ford: A Rule-Breaker Who Helped Define the Modern Beauty Industry

Benefit cofounder Ford, 73, died at home on Dec. 2.

Benefit Cofounder Jane Ford, 73, Dies

Jane Ford created one of beauty's original indie brands, Benefit.

WWP, ScentInvent, Sign Licensing Deal

ScentInvent has formulated fragrance in stick form that WWP will make available to others in the beauty…

Function of Beauty Raises $150M From L Catterton

"We started Function of Beauty with the idea of making personalization a norm, not a niche, and that was…

Sephora x Kohl’s, Ulta Beauty x Target: Beauty Retailers Vie for Prestige Shoppers

"All these brands are trying to move where the puck is going proactively," said Stifel analyst Mark Astrachan.

Thirteen Lune Launches With Focus on Black, Brown-Founded Beauty Brands

"I thought to myself, there has never been a platform that leads with Black and brown founders, brands who…

Coty Completes Wella Divestment

Coty has a plan to reduce debt to around $5 billion next year.