Beauty & Wellness
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readPaul Penders Botanical beauty, one of the first vegan beauty and personal care brand is extending its presence globally by lalaunching in India. Paul Penders Botanicals was founded by a Dutch environmentalist and animal rights activist named Paul Penders. He incorporates his beliefs into his skincare and cosmetics. The launch will take place on Friday ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readHerbal-goods major Dabur has set up an online ayurveda marketplace with Amazon to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing space of ‘natural’ consumer products. Dabur will take the lead on the content, while rival ayurveda brands listed with Amazon will be part of the marketplace.The online store will sell ayurveda brands, while ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readHomegrown beauty and wellness company, VLCC is planning its IPO by the fourth quarter of the current fiscal.Vandana Luthra, Founder, VLCC, said, "Our IPO should have been completed but due to demonitisation our merchant bankers advised us to wait. Now, we are going to file fresh DRHP with the regulator soon. We hope to come ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readFrench cosmetics and luxury goods group, L'Oreal has started talks to sell its The Body Shop business to Brazilian make-up company, Natura Cosmeticos in a possible 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) deal.L'Oreal said that Natura, Brazil's biggest cosmetics company, has made a firm offer that values The Body Shop at an enterprise value of 1 ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readBeauty and wellness firm, VLCC, has announced Bonanza Summer Prices across its range. VLCC’s salon services now have great offers like a VLCC cleanup with exfoliation, hair wash, and men’s hair cut at special prices. To help customers lose extra holiday weight, its range of slimming services have exciting prices like Rs.1200 for ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readEuropean private equity firm, Investindustrial has invited the investment vehicle of Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma to submit a joint bid of more than 800 million euros ($900 million) for L’Oreal’s The Body Shop, sources revealed.Hong Kong-based Blue Pool Capital has been asked to team up with Investindustrial and Brazil’s GP Investments, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readBeauty and wellness firm, VLCC, has forayed into nutraceuticals with the acquisition of the direct selling business of Gurugram-based company, Wellscience for an undisclosed amount.The company would sell ayurvedic and herbal products under the new brand VLCC Wellscience.The company in a statement said, "To be rebranded VLCC Wellscience, the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readNet profit of FMCG company Emami Limited declined 1.98 per cent at Rs 68.65 crore during the fourth quarter of last fiscal as compared to Rs 70.04 crore in the similar corresponding period.Turnover of the company during the fourth quarter of FY17 also declined marginally by 2.1 per cent at Rs 527 crore as against ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readHomegrown beauty and wellness company VLCC has acquired on-demand beauty service provider VanityCube.This is the second acquisition by the Delhi-based company this month. It also acquired WellScience Health in April 2017.Delhi-based VanityCube operates as a B2B & B2C on demand beauty services platform. While the B2C model caters only to women and provides basic services ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readBe U Salons, an Asset-Light Tech Enabled Salon Chain, a part of the Delhi-based Gingerpan Swapkart, has announced that it has raised Rs 4 crore (US$600k) from a consortium of investors from UAE, Singapore and India.The fund raise was led by Gaurav Kachru from 5 ideas Startup Superfuel and has received participations from Sundeep Singh ...