Nykaa takes over Kiehl's India operations in exclusive L'Oréal Luxe deal

Nykaa signed an exclusive distribution agreement with L'Oréal Luxe India to run Kiehl's end-to-end operations, spanning exclusive brand outlets, the D2C website and multi-brand retail. The move plugs Kiehl's into Nykaa's omnichannel network of 276 offline stores and 52 million customers.

— Filed Thu, 9 Jul, 2026, 08:47 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Nykaa signed an exclusive distribution deal with L'Oréal Luxe India to manage Kiehl's end-to-end India operations, including EBOs, D2C website and multi-brand retail, integrating the brand into Nykaa's omnichannel network.

Why this matters

The exclusive L'Oréal Luxe agreement follows Nykaa's expanded L'Oréal Luxe deal signals, deepening its role as end-to-end operator for premium beauty brands across offline and D2C channels.

Omni-channel activity is steady with 867 signals in the last 90 days.