Douglas to create online marketplace with offer from external brands and retailers
German retailer Douglas plans to turn its e-commerce site into what it calls an open online marketplace...May 16, 2019
Macy’s sales down 0.7% in first quarter
US-based department-store group Macy’s Inc posted net sales of $5.504bn for the first quarter of 2019, a...May 16, 2019
Natural anti-acne brand BioClarity raises $13m in funding
US-based direct-to-consumer skincare brand BioClarity has raised $13m in a funding round, led by health and wellness...May 15, 2019
Shiseido sales rise 5.5% in first quarter, profits up 16.1%
Japanese group Shiseido saw its first-quarter organic sales rise 5.5% to ¥273.6bn ($2.49bn), buoyed by the Prestige...May 15, 2019
Dufry organic sales up 2% in first quarter of 2019
Swiss travel-retail group Dufry’s first-quarter sales rose 2% in organic terms to CHF1.88bn ($1.87bn), driven by strong...May 14, 2019
Beiersdorf to acquire Coppertone suncare for $550m
German group Beiersdorf (BDF) is to acquire suncare brand Coppertone from pharmaceuticals company Bayer, also based in...May 14, 2019
Revlon sales fall 1.3% in first quarter, fragrance sales sharply decline
US-based Revlon saw its first-quarter sales fall 1.3% to $553.2m, impacted by declines in its Portfolio and...May 9, 2019
Puig’s sales flat in 2018, net income up 6%
Spanish company Puig reported flat sales in 2018, with total revenues reaching €1.93bn. On a like-for-like and...May 9, 2019
Coty sales down 10.4% in third quarter, narrows net loss
US-based Coty reported a 10.4% decline in sales to $1.99 for its third fiscal quarter, while net...May 8, 2019
Lagardère Travel Retail buoyed by France, Asia Pacific in first quarter
France-based Lagardère Travel Retail’s sales rose 15.9% (+6.9% like-for-like) to €930m during the first quarter of 2019,...May 7, 2019
IFF first-quarter sales up 39%, boosted by Frutarom and fine fragrance
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF’s first-quarter sales rose 39% to $1.3bn, with growth across all divisions....May 7, 2019
Eurofragance 2018 sales reach €78m
Spain-based fragrance house Eurofragance reported sales of €78m in 2018, an 8% increase over last year. The...May 6, 2019
Natura net profit and sales rise in the first quarter
Brazilian company Natura’s net profit rose 72.8% to R$41.9m (US$10.6m) in the first quarter of 2019, buoyed...May 3, 2019
Avon Products sales down 14% in first quarter
Avon Products reported sales of $1.18bn for the first quarter of 2019, a decline of 14%. Sales...May 2, 2019
Beiersdorf sales up 6% in first quarter
German group Beiersdorf reported organic sales growth of 6% in the first quarter of 2019 to €1.95bn....May 2, 2019
ELC sales up 11% in third fiscal quarter
Esteé Lauder Companies (ELC) reported an 11% increase in sales to $3.74bn and a 49% rise in...May 1, 2019
Amorepacific profit falls in first quarter 2019
South Korea’s Amorepacific Corporation saw its net profit fall 30.8% in the first quarter of 2019 to...April 30, 2019
Symrise first-quarter sales up 9.3%
Germany-based flavor and fragrance company Symrise saw its first-quarter sales rise 9.3% to €848.8m, boosted by what...April 30, 2019
L’Occitane International like-for-like sales up 4.2% in fiscal 2019
L’Occitane International’s unaudited net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 increased 8.1% (+8.7% at...April 30, 2019
Alès Groupe gains minority shareholder, names Frédéric Poux chairman
French beauty company Alès Groupe has gained a new minority shareholder in Co-Capital, a holding company specialized...April 30, 2019
Alès Groupe sees first-quarter sales rise 5.1%
French beauty company Alès Groupe saw its first-quarter sales increase 5.1% (+5.6% on a constant-currency basis) to...April 26, 2019
Montblanc and Jimmy Choo drive Interparfums SA sales in first quarter
France-based Interparfums SA posted sales up 4.1% to €126.6m for the first quarter of 2019, in line...April 25, 2019
Hermès fragrance sales up 3% in first quarter
French luxury accessories company Hermès posted consolidated revenue up 16% to €1.61bn for the first quarter of...April 25, 2019
Groupe Bogart sales up 28.4% in 2018
French cosmetics and fragrance company Groupe Bogart reported sales of €164.3m in 2018, growth of 28.4% that...April 25, 2019
Unilever Ventures invests in Dr Roebuck’s
Unilever’s venture capital and private-equity arm Unilever Ventures has invested in Australian skincare brand Dr Roebuck’s. “Dr...April 24, 2019
P&G net profit up 9% in third quarter
US-based consumer-goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) posted net profit of $2.745bn for the third quarter of...April 23, 2019
Unilever’s beauty segment grows 6% in first quarter
Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group Unilever reported sales of €5.2bn for its Beauty & Personal Care division in the...April 18, 2019
Lalique fragrance sales climb 11% in 2018, plans to add two new licenses
French crystal-maker and perfume manufacturer Lalique Group reported sales of €136.4m in 2018, an increase of 6%...April 17, 2019
Heinemann sales climb 11.4% in 2018
Buoyed by robust growth in retail sales, German duty-free and travel retailer Gebr Heinemann saw sales for...April 17, 2019
L’Oréal first-quarter sales up 11.4%
L’Oréal’s sales for the first quarter rose 11.4% to €7.55bn, buoyed once again by the Luxe and...April 16, 2019