5:32pm

Avon sees signs of stabilisation

Cosmetics seller sales tumble but income beats expectations

From LEX 6:17pm

L’Oréal: plain looking

Cosmetics group should be bolder in spending the €1.6bn on its balance sheet

From LEX 12:53pm

Olympus: climbing a mountain

Break-up of company last year would have been a good idea

Feb 11, 2013

Companies hit by Venezuela move

Currency devaluation to affect multinationals

L'Oreal cosmetics ©Bloomberg Feb 11, 2013

L’Oréal to buy back shares as sales rise

Cosmetics group outperforms market with 17.6% profit increase

Feb 10, 2013

Lion Capital acquires GHD

Buyout group snaps up hair products company

Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Inc. ©Bloomberg Week in Review from INDUSTRIALS Feb 8, 2013

Week in Review, February 9

The private man behind Dell seeks greater control

Feb 7, 2013

Cartwright out in Burberry board shake-up

Finance director leaves and former BBC man becomes COO

From MEDIA Feb 7, 2013

Magazine sales suffer from the hard cell

Shoppers on mobiles ignore the titles beside the checkout

From LEX Feb 7, 2013

Japan electronics: inspecting gadgets

Sony, Panasonic and Sharp in better shape but far from fixed

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 7, 2013

Sony loss underlines tough challenges

Japanese group hurt by global slowdown and fierce competition

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 6, 2013

Wolfson dashes hopes of return to profit

Sales growth fails to offset operating loss

Feb 5, 2013

Estee Lauder raises 2013 forecast

Second-quarter sales revenue up 7%

Feb 5, 2013

Gieves & Hawkes appoints new leader

Tailor seeks to replicate China success in US and UK

Feb 4, 2013

Herbalife under pressure on probe report

Shares suffer rollercoaster ride on conflicting accounts

From WORLD Feb 3, 2013

UK product recall drops from 10-year high

Sharp fall in withdrawal of food products

From RETAIL Feb 3, 2013

Sir Stuart to become Fat Face chairman

Appointment signals desire to boost retailer’s performance

Feb 1, 2013

Hornby chairman-to-be tries to lift mood

Group ‘dealing with’ disruption to supply chain

From TECHNOLOGY Feb 1, 2013

Apple snatches US lead from Samsung

Launch of iPhone 5 ends rival’s four-year run

From LEX Feb 1, 2013

LVMH: all that glitters

Scale has advantages for luxury group but there is a hefty price tag

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