Charlotte Tilbury returns £3.2m furlough cash after pandemic boost to makeup sales Furlough Cosmetics company Charlotte Tilbury has returned furlough payments it took during the pandemic, to the government after its makeup sales withstood the pandemic and lockdown restrictions, according to reports. Founded by celebrity makeup artist of the same name in 2013, last year sales at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty grew 11.3 per cent to £258.8m and the [...]
Charlotte Tilbury hit with Instagram ban over posts from Made in Chelsea star Beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury was faced with an Instagram ban this morning after ads from Made in Chelsea star Eliza Batten failed to mention that they were paid-for posts. An Instagram reel and story posted by former Made In Chelsea star Eliza Batten in January showed her applying various Charlotte Tilbury products, with a swipe-up [...]
Superdrug market share hits 10-year high as savvy shoppers boost sales Savvy Shoppers High street chemist Superdrug now holds 40 per cent of the mass market share in cosmetics, as shoppers seeking out cheaper beauty alternatives help propel sales.
Revolution Beauty: Shake-up of top team gives stability with revenue up 20 per cent November 14, 2023 Troubled make-up brand Revolution Beauty has posted a 20 per cent rise in revenue, as a shake-up of its top team appears to have provided some stability for the brand after a volatile few months. In the six months to August, the cosmetics maker said that adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) [...]
I’d never normally protest, but Sunak is bleeding the tourist economy dry November 1, 2023 Sir Rocco Forte and a host of other business leaders are protesting over the tourist tax today. He explains why.
TikTok taps into ecommerce with UK live shopping launch December 8, 2021 TikTok is set to produce its first live shopping and entertainment event today, where people can buy products directly on the platform, tapping into the rise of "social shopping".
‘F1 fans are 40 per cent women, we need more female drivers and employees’ March 8, 2024 Chair & CEO of Kyriba and supervisory board member of at Porsche AG, Melissa Di Donato, dissects what it’s like to be a petrol head in an F1 world full of men, and how STEM and International Women’s Day are key to shifting the balance of power. The non-executive director at the Department for Science, [...]
A round-up of City A.M.’s Black Friday deals across beauty, fashion and nutrition November 24, 2023 From all things beauty and skincare to the best fashion finds, we’ve curated our top Black Friday deals, so you don’t have to!
The Notebook: A look at some of London’s top festive finds December 18, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Michelle McGrath, executive director of Shaftesbury Capital, takes the pen. It’s no accident London is a festive city Christmas is famously the time of good cheer, but it is also the single most important time for retailers and the hospitality industry. [...]
Exclusive: Rotageek’s CEO on ‘the silver bullet’ for the future of flexible working June 28, 2022 The early 2020s have been difficult for business leaders and employers. Not only have they needed to cope and adjust to unpredictable levels of customer demand, but they’ve also needed to to keep their teams going through the harsh uncertainties of lockdowns, pingdemics and furloughs. These curveballs have forced businesses to accelerate the need to [...]