When a former British Vogue editor-in-chief posted a bedroom selfie little did she realise it would be seen as an empowering move, writes Margaret Jennings

The Anglo-Dutch owner of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cut costs faster than expected in the first half of the year by reducing ad spend and paying its suppliers less.

There is still no clarity about what Brexit will mean for businesses or farmers north and south of the border following a week of EU-UK exit talks.

A new advert by Dove, regarding breastfeeding in public, is divisive and has caused alarm among mums, writes Jen Hogan

Danone, the world’s largest yoghurt producer, has turned its Russian business around by finding growth in the most unlikely of places — Siberian bogs. 

WPP has begun the search for a new chief executive, for when founder Martin Sorrell steps down.

The female emoji have broken out the curling iron as part of Dove’s Hair's Love Your Curls campaign.

Are expensive mascaras always better? Our testers try the latest premium picks.

From BB creams to serums, the next generation of hair products use skincare principles to create hair styling solutions. Katie Wright investigates the latest trend.

For their new ad campaign, Dove asked three visually-impaired women what beauty means for them.

Weak consumer spending and intense competition among retailers are forcing some makers of packaged goods to lower their prices, intensifying the threat of eurozone deflation.

MENTION reaching the age of 100 in Ireland and we think of the congratulatory letter and cheque which the president issues and the hope that the recipients can still enjoy their very special birthday.

MIRROR, mirror, on the wall — which of us is truly happy with our looks, warts and all? Just 12% of women think they’re attractive, research by beauty brand Dove has found.

IN A POLL carried out on over 1,300 women by mycelebrityfashion.co.uk, Charlie’s Angels actress Demi Moore came out on top as the celebrity ageing most gracefully.

Irish prisoners, including their latest addition, John Dundon, will soon be wearing “Hollywood smiles”, sporting fake tans and smoking Hamlet cigars after retail giant BWG scooped a multimillion-euro contract to supply tuck shops across Irish prisons.

The Irish arm of consumer goods giant Unilever has warned that its cost base here is too high and if does not address this issue, it will not have the funds to invest to survive in Ireland.

IF you have a bad case of the February blues, it’s likely that your skin has, too.

IS your bathroom cabinet a shrine to abandoned deodorants that didn’t keep you smelling fragrant as promised, and antiperspirants which failed to prevent you from sweating in the first place? Have you ruined a favourite outfit because of indelible white marks left by product residue? Or are you among a growing number of users who wants to replace ones containing aluminium — that barrier to sweating — because of suspected links to Alzheimer’s disease, kidney disease and breast cancer?

Hellmann’s and Dove soap maker Unilever topped the FTSE 100 Index risers board today after impressing investors with third quarter trading figures.

Consumer goods giant Unilever has reported an 8.4% rise in first-quarter sales, helped by price hikes and emerging market growth.

Lloyds was the biggest faller on London’s leading shares index today after it suffered a £3.5bn (€4.12bn) loss and warned of further problems ahead.

Consumer goods group Unilever said 2012 will be a difficult year as growth in emerging markets — which accounts for more than half its business — slows and demand in Europe and North America stays flat at best.

ARDAGH, the Irish glass and bottling specialist, has further diversified within the international packaging market by agreeing to buy the Boxal group of companies for around €85 million.

Workers at consumer goods giant Unilever are finalising plans for their first ever strike as part of a widespread day of action over pensions.

METALLICA

RESTRUCTURING costs at the Irish arm of consumer food giant Unilever last year contributed to the company recording a €9.8 million loss, figures show.

The London market was given a boost today after consumer goods giant Unilever struck a £2.3bn (€2.7bn) deal to buy American haircare firm Alberto Culver.

Consumer goods giant Unilever today unveiled a deal worth £2.3bn (€2.7bn) to add VO5 shampoo and Simple soap to its line-up of hair and skincare products.

Consumer products giant Unilever today said its ability to increase prices will remain constrained despite the prospect of rising commodity costs.

Consumer goods giant Unilever today said it had boosted sales in "challenging" markets as a promotional push and new products lifted trading.

Renewed hopes of a takeover for Friends Provident sent the insurer's shares soaring today, but part-nationalised banks suffered amid uncertainty over future prospects.

Consumer goods giant Unilever today reported a better-than-expected start to the year after higher prices offset a fall in volumes.

Banks and housebuilders made gains on the London market today ahead of another expected cut in interest rates and after a surprise lift in house prices.

A deodorant that promises to reduce underarm hair growth is to go on sale in the UK next month.

The FTSE 100 Index dived more than 2% for the second successive session today as a fresh wave of economic gloom hit stocks.

BIG cosmetic brands — including L’Oréal, Ponds and Dove — have agreed to stop using shark liver oil as a moisturising base because of concerns for the survival of the deep-sea predators.

Dove-to-Knorr group Unilever gave shareholders a lift today after revealing it was on track for sales growth at the top end of expectations.

London’s leading shares staged a rally in afternoon trading today, buoyed by a strong opening in the US.

THE giant multinational Unilever — which owns HB, Flora, Knorr, Sunsilk and Persil among other well-known products — has placed an advertising ban on skinny models.

IRISH women over 50 have no interest in plastic surgery but feel under pressure to look younger, new research shows.

Nine out of ten women over the age of 50 want Irish society to change its views about ageing, according to a survey carried out by the cosmetics manufacturer Dove.

Shares in consumer products giant Unilever were today testing eight-year highs amid a raft of takeover speculation surrounding the group.

TOP of the pops and Ireland’s biggest-selling brand, Coca-Cola, has no fear of losing its fizz.