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France-based spa operator Cinq Mondes has announced its first collaboration with the Radisson Hotel chain.

French perfumer Francis Kurkdjian is launching an eponymous fragrance brand, Maison Francis Kurkdjian in October along with a boutique in Paris.

France-based Inter Parfums SA and apparel brand Quiksilver have agreed to end their fragrance and cosmetics licensing agreement as of June 2010.

Paris-based furniture and ceramic design company Astier de Villatte is adding eight new candles to its 12-sku collection launched last year.

Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is looking to strengthen ‘big brands’ in its new fiscal year and address under-performers. This means exiting catego…

L’Oréal-owned skincare brand Kiehl’s is launching its first certified organic anti-aging offer in October.

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In a move to expand its footprint in East Africa, French group L’Oreal has acquired the health and beauty portfolio of Kenya-based company

Ailing direct-sales company Avon is to cut 400 jobs across all regions and restructure or exit smaller or underperforming markets this year, mainly in…

Shiseido-owned Beauté Prestige International (BPI) has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Burberry Beauty in France,

In a bid to attract younger consumers to the brand, Japan-based Shiseido is launching a new skincare brand called

UK-based private-equity company Charterhouse, which acquired number-three French retailer Nocibé in 2005 for €490m, is putting the company up for s…

French department store retailer Printemps, which is reportedly to be sold to a Qatari investment fund before the summer, reopened its store in

LVMH-owned Guerlain’s La Petite Robe Noire was the star of this year’s French FiFi awards ceremony held in Paris on

French cosmetics brand Bourjois has signed an agreement with Brazilian direct-sales retailer Racco, which will sell

Brazilian beauty group Boticario invested R$37m ($18.8m) in the opening of a new research and development center in São Jose

Beauty group L’Occitane is launching products under the name L´Occitane au Brésil in Brazil in May. All products are manufactured in

France-based cosmetics group ID Beauty has ended its collaboration with US fashion designer

US beauty company TPR has created new packaging and merchandising for its Cargo color cosmetics brand, which

Luxury-goods group LVMH reported sales of €932m and 4% growth for its perfume and cosmetics

Beauty industry veteran Don Loftus has been named president of US-based fragrance company Parlux and evp of

Marionnaud launched a private-label natural skincare line, called Marionnaud Nature

Canada-based Shoppers Drug Mart opened its third Murale store in Toronto at the beginning of September. The 557m2 (6,000 sqft2) store carries over 200…