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LONDON and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Unilever has acquired Dollar Shave Club in a deal said to be worth about $1 billion, gaining a firmer foothold in the burgeoning market for male grooming products.

Unilever announced lat Monday that it had signed an agreement to purchase Dollar Shave Club. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Venice, Calif., Dollar Shave Club has grown into a full male grooming business that has transformed the shaving category with its lifestyle brand empowering 3.2 million members. 

Barnes & Noble's new beauty venture, a store-within-a-store called The Glossary, has expanded across the country, with a mix of upscale and drug store beauty products.

The Glossary is a store-within-a-store concept that Barnes & Noble College describes as a “dynamic shopping environment that offers students the opportunity to explore, sample and purchase a wide variety of mass and prestige beauty products.”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday announced its 2016 lineup of one-day seminars to help community pharmacy owners and front-end staff hone their merchandising and marketing skills, as well as a new sponsorship by Good Neighbor Pharmacy and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation to continue the Front-End Profit Building Seminars program.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A pioneer in laser technology for hair loss is expanding its portfolio of products.

HairMax, makers of the LaserBand 82, are building the global brand with a range of thinning hair care products, which has expanded to include shampoo, conditioner, topical hair and scalp treatments and dietary supplements to help address the multiple causes of hair loss.

NEW YORK -- L'Oréal USA is launching a smartphone keyboard that has not only emoji lovers but also cosmetics connoisseurs in mind.

The company says "Beaumoji" is the most extensive messaging keyboard designed to enhance and animate conversations around the world of beauty. The keyboard offers 130 playful and on-trend emojis created exclusively for the passionate and growing community of beauty enthusiasts.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sephora is adding a new false lash virtual try-on to its Virtual Artist app, as well as a new way to teach beauty with step-by-step virtual tutorials using augmented reality technology.

Seattle cosmestics company Julep, which has sold exclusively online since its inception, is going brick-and-mortar by launching its products at Ulta Beauty stores. (Seattle Times)

Engineers at The Ohio State University have invented a coating to help shampoo and other soaps pour out of plastic bottles more easily. (The New York Times)