L’Oréal India expands premium beauty push with local innovation focus

L’Oréal India is expanding premium brands, investing in local startups and using India as a development base for beauty products. Related ET Retail reports also point to sharper metro targeting and evolving demand in personal and home care.

— Filed Tue, 4 Aug, 2026, 09:49 IST · Source ET Retail · Updated

L'Oréal India is expanding premium brands, investing in local startups and using India for beauty-product development. Other tag-page reports flag a shift toward liquid personal and home care products, Hershey's metro focus, and Unilever's continued India investment.

Why this matters

The move extends L’Oréal India’s recent growth push around Innovist, dermocosmetics and a Hyderabad tech hub, following reports on its majority stake in Innovist, owner of Bare Anatomy and Chemist at Play.

Retail-brand signals are accelerating, up 96,250% QoQ.