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25 Mar

Kama Ayurveda Takes its Holistic Wellness Message to Britain

Fueled by latest majority owner Puig, Kama Ayurveda is expanding beyond India and taking its holistic healing message to the U.K. later this 12 months. Kama Ayurveda, founded in 2002 by Vivek Sahni, is India’s leading Ayurvedic beauty and wellness brand, and is a pillar of Puig’s growing wellness portfolio. In June it plans to launch a direct-to-consumer site and open a physical space, the House of Kama, in central London within the autumn where customers will have the option to have interaction with the product; have hand, head and feet massages; and book appointments with Ayurvedic doctors for specialist advice on food regimen and well-being. In an interview Sahni said the U.K. was the perfect market to kick off the brand’s international...
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16 Oct

Pat McGrath Labs Goes Big in Britain, Opening at

Pat McGrath Labs is preparing to take the U.K., and judging from the enthusiastic response during a recent Claridge’s event, the nationwide rollout is long overdue. Dame Pat McGrath held beauty writers in her thrall as she presented the spring 2023 season’s runway looks, upcoming trends and a choice of her brand’s products. She also talked about wearing face tapes; argued that her Divine Skin: Rose 001 The Essence was adequate to drink; and, at one point, picking up an eyeliner, said: “You may all do that kohl look — I don’t want any excuses.” Through the event, McGrath’s pal Guido Palau swung by to say hello – a move that elicited a fast round of applause from the audience — while Nicolas...
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17 Sep

Selfridges’ Latest Owners Are Bullish About Britain, and Retail,

LONDON – Britain may not be a part of the EU, but for certainly one of its best-known retailers, the European adventure is barely just starting. Selfridges, purchased late last 12 months by Central Group and Signa Holding, isn’t getting a radical makeover anytime soon, nevertheless it’s about to profit from an overall 1 billion euros in planned investment. That cash has been earmarked for Selfridges, and other high-end European department shops owned by Central and Signa, which for years have been snapping up properties in city centers and searching to set recent standards in luxury lifestyle retail. Selfridges is the partners’ latest acquisition, and their plan is to make key tweaks to the business, but to not the general strategy, operations or...
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