Elf Cosmetics prompted by investor to sell or cut costs
US-based cosmetics brand Elf has been prompted by one of its shareholders, hedge fund Marathon Partners Equity...September 13, 2018
Hermès profit up 17% in first half 2018
French company Hermès posted a 17% increase in net profit to €708m for the first half of...September 12, 2018
Coty narrows loss, announces cost-cutting program
US-based Coty posted a net loss of $181.3m for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, compared to...August 21, 2018
Estée Lauder Companies net sales up 14% in fourth quarter 2018
US-based Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) reported a 14% increase in net sales to $3.30bn for the fourth...August 20, 2018
Symrise sales up 4% in first half 2018
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s group sales increased by 4% to €1.58bn in the first half...August 14, 2018
Revlon sales fall 6% in second quarter 2018
Revlon sales fell 6% to $606.8m in the second quarter of 2018, as the company was hit...August 10, 2018
Elf Beauty sales up, net profit down in second quarter 2018
US-based Elf Beauty’s net sales increased 6% to $59.1m in the second quarter of 2018, mainly driven...August 9, 2018
Shiseido net profit up 153.5% in first half 2018
Japanese group Shiseido’s consolidated net sales increased 12.8% to ¥532.6bn ($4.8bn) in the first half of 2018....August 8, 2018
IFF sales up 9% in second quarter 2018
US-based flavor and fragrance house IFF reported net sales of $920m for the second quarter of 2018,...August 8, 2018
Dufry posts record Ebitda in first half 2018
Swiss travel retailer Dufry posted turnover up 7.2% to CHF4.097bn ($4.12bn) for the first half of 2018,...August 3, 2018
Avon sales down in second quarter 2018
Avon Products posted total revenue of $1.4bn in the second quarter of 2018, a decline of 3%....August 2, 2018
Lagardère Travel Retail like-for-like sales up 9.9% for first half 2018
Lagardère Travel Retail reported a 5.9% increase in sales to €1.72bn for the first half of 2018....July 26, 2018
L’Oréal like-for-like sales up 6.3% in second quarter 2018
L’Oréal reported a 0.7% increase in sales for the second quarter of 2018 to €6.61bn, while on...July 26, 2018
Interparfums SA sales up 4.5% in first half 2018
Interparfums SA posted sales up 4.5% to €218.7m for the first half of 2018. The group said...July 26, 2018
LVMH net profit up 41% for first half 2018
French group LVMH reported an 11% increase in sales both on a reported and organic basis for...July 24, 2018
Dubai Duty Free targets $2bn in sales by year end
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free (DDF) reported sales of Dhs3.67bn ($1bn) for the first half of 2018,...July 19, 2018
Unilever sales and profit hit by currency effects in first half 2018
Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group Unilever’s sales fell 5% to €26.4bn in the first half of 2018. This included...July 19, 2018
Givaudan net profit down, sales up in first half 2018
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan posted net income of CHF371m ($370.6m) in the first half of...July 19, 2018
Eurazeo Brands invests in Pat McGrath Labs
Investment company Eurazeo Brands has made a $60m investment in Pat McGrath Labs, the color-cosmetics brand founded...July 17, 2018
L Catterton and JD.com invest in Chinese retailer Secoo
Private-equity firm L Catterton’s Asian unit and Chinese online player JD.com have invested in Chinese luxury e-commerce...July 10, 2018
Chanel reveals 2017 sales of $9.62bn
French fashion and beauty brand Chanel published its results for the first time, revealing that it generated...June 22, 2018
Google invests $550m in JD.com
Google is to invest $550m in cash in Chinese e-commerce company JD.com. Google and JD say the...June 18, 2018
Ulta Beauty net sales up 17.4% in first quarter 2018
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty posted net sales of $1.54bn for the first quarter ending May 5,...June 1, 2018
The Hut Group sales up 47% in 2017
UK-based online health and beauty retailer The Hut Group (THG) reported a 47% increase in sales to...May 31, 2018
Nordstrom sales up 5.8% in first quarter 2018
US-based retailer Nordstrom posted net sales of $3.47bn in the first quarter ended May 5, 2018, an...May 18, 2018
Lagardère Travel Retail revenue up 5.2% in first quarter 2018
Lagardère Travel Retail posted a 5.2% increase in sales for the first quarter of 2018 to €802m....May 17, 2018
Douglas’ first-half 2018 sales up on acquisitions
German retail group Douglas’ sales grew 18.6% to €1.86bn for the first six months ended March 31,...May 16, 2018
Shiseido doubles profit in first quarter 2018
Japanese group Shiseido saw a 13.5% increase in sales to ¥263.76bn ($2.41bn) in the first quarter of...May 11, 2018
Natura sees growth in first quarter 2018
Brazilian group Natura reported a 55.5% increase in net sales to R$2.69bn (US$757m), a figure that includes...May 11, 2018
Revlon sales down, loss widens in first quarter 2018
US-based Revlon reported a 5.7% decline in net sales to $560.7m in the first quarter of 2018...May 10, 2018