Lagardère Travel Retail sales up 7.7% in 2018
France-based Lagardère’s travel-retail business saw sales rise 7.7% (+8.8% like-for-like) to €3.67bn in 2018. For the fourth quarter...February 7, 2019
ELC sales up 7% in second quarter fiscal 2019
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) said that its quarterly net sales hit $4bn for the first time. Sales...February 5, 2019
Kao cosmetics sales up 5% in 2018
Japan-based Kao’s net profit rose 4.5% to ¥155.33bn ($1.41bn) in 2018. Net sales grew 1.2% to ¥1,508bn...February 5, 2019
Unilever net profit up 51% in 2018
Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group Unilever reported net profit of €9.8bn for 2018, an increase of 51.2%. The company...January 31, 2019
LVMH reports double-digit growth in sales and profit for 2018
French group LVMH said 2018 was another record year, with both sales and profits seeing double-digit growth....January 29, 2019
Interparfums SA sales up 8% in 2018, driven by Coach
Interparfums SA’s sales rose 6% to €24.8m for the fourth quarter of 2018. For full-year 2018, sales...January 29, 2019
Givaudan net income down 7.9% in 2018
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan posted sales of CHF5.53bn ($5.55bn) for full-year 2018, up 5.6% compared...January 25, 2019
P&G beauty sales up 4% in second quarter fiscal 2019
Procter & Gamble (P&G) reported net sales of $17.44bn for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 (October...January 23, 2019
Beiersdorf organic sales growth slows to 5.4% in 2018
German group Beiersdorf’s preliminary sales for 2018 came in at €7.23bn, representing organic sales growth of 5.4%...January 18, 2019
Douglas’ loss increases further for fiscal year 2017-18
German perfumery chain Douglas’ net sales for the full year 2017-18 (ending September 30, 2018) increased 17%...December 11, 2018
Hudson’s Bay Company posts loss of $122m in third quarter 2018
North American department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) posted a net loss of CAD$164m (US$122m) in the...December 7, 2018
LG Household & Health Care invests $27m to boost Japan cosmetics presence
South Korean company LG Household & Health Care has injected KRW30bn ($26.6m) into its subsidiary Ginza Stefany...November 27, 2018
L’Occitane profit down 48% in first half of FY 2019
L’Occitane International’s net profit fell 47.9% to €5.6m for the six months ended September 30, 2018. The...November 26, 2018
Nordstrom sales up 3% in third quarter 2018
US-based retailer Nordstrom posted sales of $3.65bn for the third quarter, up 3% compared to the same...November 16, 2018
Macy’s profit doubles in third quarter of 2018
US-based retail group Macy’s, Inc saw its net income rise 106.7% to $62m in the third quarter...November 15, 2018
Natura profit more than doubles in third quarter 2018
Brazilian beauty group Natura’s net profit more than doubled in the third quarter 2018, while sales grew...November 9, 2018
Revlon announces cost-cutting program
US-based Revlon is to cut $150m in costs by the end of next year. The company said...November 9, 2018
Lagardère Travel Retail sales up 9.2% in third quarter 2018
France-based Lagardère’s travel retail business saw sales rise 9.2% to €1.00bn (+9.8% like-for-like) in the third quarter,...November 9, 2018
Shiseido sales up 10.2% for first nine months of 2018
Japanese group Shiseido’s net sales rose 10.2% (+9.7% at local currency) to ¥805.76bn ($7.09bn) for the first...November 8, 2018
Coty narrows loss, sales down in first quarter of fiscal 2019
US-based Coty reported a 9.2% decline in net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 to...November 7, 2018
Hermès fragrance sales fall in third quarter 2018
French company Hermès posted sales of €1.46bn for the third quarter of 2018, up 9.4% (+9.6% at constant...November 7, 2018
Symrise sales up 4.6% for first nine months 2018
Symrise posted sales of €2.38bn for the first nine months of 2018, up 4.6% compared to the...November 7, 2018
Interparfums Inc profit up 10.9% in third quarter 2018
Fragrance manufacturer and distributor Interparfums Inc reported a 10.9% increase in net income to $18.9m for the...November 6, 2018
IFF sales up 4% for third quarter of 2018
US-based flavor and fragrance company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reported a 4% increase in net sales...November 6, 2018
Elf Beauty sales down 11% in third quarter 2018
US-based Elf Beauty’s net sales fell 11% in the third quarter of 2018 to $63.9m. The drop...November 6, 2018
Dufry sales growth slows in third quarter 2018
Swiss travel retailer Dufry’s sales grew by 0.6% for the third quarter of 2018. On a like-for-like...November 5, 2018
Avon sales down 2% in third quarter 2018
Direct seller Avon Products’ net sales fell 2% to $1.35bn for the third quarter of 2018. Total...November 1, 2018
Estée Lauder Companies net sales up 8% in first quarter of fiscal 2019
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) posted net sales of $3.52bn for the first quarter of fiscal 2019, an...October 31, 2018
L’Oréal third-quarter sales up 6.2%
L’Oréal posted a 6.2% increase in third-quarter sales to €6.47bn, citing strong growth in skincare, Asia and...October 30, 2018
Pola Orbis nine-month sales up 3.9%
Japanese group Pola Orbis posted net sales of ¥184.8bn ($1.64bn) for the first nine months of 2018,...October 30, 2018