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THE WHAT? Visa has purchased the NFT of a digital avatar with ‘hot lipstick’ for US$150,000, according to a report published by Bloomberg Wealth. The company worked with Anchorage Digital to complete the process. THE DETAILS CryptoPunk #7610 was purchased by the payments company with 49.5 of the cryptocurrency ether on August 18, per Bloomberg …

THE WHAT? Revlon has announced the hire of Thomas Cho as its Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective immediately. THE DETAILS Cho joins the US beauty behemoth from PPI Beauty, where he was COO. Over the course of his career he has also served as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Mary Kay Cosmetics. “I am excited …

THE WHAT? UK health and beauty retailer Boots has started a trial with delivery service Deliveroo, which will see 14 stores in areas such as Edinburgh, Nottingham, Birmingham and London take part in a pilot scheme to allow consumers to purchase items for delivery.  THE DETAILS Items available to purchase include make-up, toiletries, medicine, baby products and …

THE WHAT? Vogue Singapore is set to launch a series of mystery boxes on NFT marketplace Binance, which comes as part of its September issue.  THE DETAILS The boxes, created in collaboration with Brytehall and NFKings Productions, contain NFT artworks featuring sunrises in 10 cities across the globe, including Hong Kong, London, Milan, New York, Paris, and …

THE WHAT? Direct sales company Rodan + Fields has announced a leadership shake-up, with the appointment of Laura Beitler as Chief Global Sales Officer (CGSO) and Elana Gold as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). THE DETAILS A direct sales veteran, Beitler joins the company from her previous role at Mary Kay where she held the position of Head …