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Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire SmartyPants Vitamins, a US-based vitamin, mineral, and supplement company. WHO: SmartyPants Vitamins was founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Courtney [...]

Boulevard, the business management platform powering the next generation of salons and spas, raised $27 million in Series B funding, co-led by Index Ventures and Toba Capital. WHO: Boulevard is [...]

Forgoing the discounting frenzy of Black Friday, by Humankind, a mission-driven, ethically made personal care brand, marked the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season to launch a [...]

Croda says it has agreed to acquire flavors and fragrances company Iberchem Group from investment company Eurazeo for $975 million. WHO: Iberchem, headquartered in Murcia, Spain, was founded [...]

Joining the ranks of LVMH’s Cha Ling and L’Occitane’s Erborian, Beiersdorf created Chaul exclusively for the Asian market. The concept was launched in under ten months by the [...]

The numbers quantifying the beauty industry’s contribution to the global plastic problem are astounding. According to ​Zero Waste Europe​, the beauty and personal care industry creates [...]

Like the rest of this year, the 2020 holiday shopping season will be like no other. The holiday shopping season has started earlier than ever, with deep discounts starting well before the usual [...]

TIME just released its annual list of the 100 Best Inventions for 2020, highlighting creators and innovations that are making the world better, smarter, and more fun. Nominations were solicited [...]

Yatsen Holding Ltd., the parent company of C-Beauty unicorn Perfect Diary, raised $617 million in a US IPO, valuing the company at $7.82 billion. WHO: Founded in 2016, Guangzhou-based Yatsen [...]

First-time founder/CEO Max Dresse closed the seed round of $2MM, led by Five Four Ventures, for super fiber supplement brand Bellway. The business also launched a new product for the beauty [...]