US prestige beauty sales up 6% in second quarter over Q2 2019
Prestige beauty sales in the US rose 66% in the second quarter over the same period in...July 30, 2021
Hermès Perfume & Beauty sales up 17% over 2019 in H1
France’s Hermès reported a 77% increase in sales in the first half compared with the same period...July 30, 2021
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P&G appoints Jon Moeller as CEO
P&G’s Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Jon R. Moeller is to succeed David Taylor as President...July 30, 2021
L’Oréal first-half sales grow 20.7%, up 6.6% on 2019
L’Oréal said it saw an exceptional first half, with like-for-like sales up 20.7% to €15.19bn compared with...July 29, 2021
LUXASIA readies retail concept Escentials for Southeast Asia expansion
Asian distribution company LUXASIA is gearing up to expand Escentials, its retail nameplate for niche and luxury...July 29, 2021
Givaudan signs joint venture with India’s Privi Speciality Chemicals
Givaudan has signed a joint venture with India-based Privi Speciality Chemicals Limited to strengthen production for its...July 29, 2021
Coty unveils Burberry Hero
Coty is to launch a new fragrance for men for the Burberry brand called Burberry Hero. The...July 29, 2021
Luxe Brands launches new Ariana Grande fragrance
Luxe Brands has unveiled a new fragrance for musician Ariana Grande focused on clean and natural ingredients....July 29, 2021
Chromavis strengthens North America, Asia and EMEA team
Chromavis’ new appointments (from left to right): Songlee Choi, Angelina Moryama, Carla Visigalli Italian company Chromavis...July 29, 2021
The Future Laboratory View: How Eco-venient is your retail business?
Our guest contributor, futures consultancy The Future Laboratory’s new trend report examines how to balance customers’ needs...July 28, 2021
Beauty by Holition teams up with Harper Dennis Hobbs to launch virtual try-ons in travel retail
Digital agency Beauty by Holition has appointed retail property consultancy Harper Dennis Hobbs to launch its virtual...July 28, 2021
Givaudan invests in Next Beauty
Givaudan has invested in the series A funding round of Next Beauty, an incubator for emerging fragrance...July 28, 2021
Cosmoprof Asia to cancel 2021 in-person edition
Cosmoprof Asia is to cancel its in-person trade show in Hong Kong this year, due to ongoing...July 27, 2021
Online reservation platform Planity raises €30m
Planity President and Co-Founder Antoine Puymirat © Rémi Barthas French online beauty reservation platform Planity has raised...July 27, 2021
LVMH sales and profits up double digits in first half over 2019
LVMH reported a 56% increase in sales to €28.7bn in the first half of 2021 compared with...July 26, 2021
L’Oréal announces first global ambassador for YueSai brand
L’Oréal-owned Chinese brand YueSai has appointed Chinese model Zilin Zhang as its first global brand ambassador. The...July 26, 2021
DFS to launch seventh First Class Beauty Campaign
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS Group will launch the seventh edition of its First Class Beauty campaign during...July 26, 2021
La Mer to launch flagship on Lazada’s LazMall Prestige
Estée Lauder Companies-owned skincare brand La Mer is to launch a flagship store on Southeast Asian e-commerce...July 26, 2021
Foreo launches on CDF Macau online store
Swedish beauty-tech company Foreo has launched its Foreo and FAQ brands on CDF Macau’s online store in...July 26, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty July 19-23, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...July 23, 2021
Sephora confirms acquisition of Feelunique
LVMH’s Sephora has confirmed that it will acquire UK-based e-commerce player Feelunique from private-equity company Palamon Capital...July 23, 2021
Guerlain names Violette Serrat Make-up Creative Director
LVMH-owned Guerlain has named Violette Serrat Make-up Creative Director. She succeeds Olivier Echaudemaison. Serrat is a make-up...July 23, 2021
Unilever sees growth in prestige and skincare in first half
Unilever reported underlying sales growth of 5% in the second quarter, while underlying sales growth came in...July 22, 2021
Givaudan fine fragrance sales rise 34.5% in first half
Givaudan saw like-for-like sales grow 7.9% to CHF3.37bn ($3.66bn) for the first half of the year, while...July 22, 2021
Coty names new Chief Prestige Brands Officer
Coty has appointed Constantin Sklavenitis as Chief Prestige Brands Officer, effective September 6. Sklavenitis was previously Senior...July 22, 2021
Eurazeo invests in in Pangaea Holdings
Investment group Eurazeo has taken a minority stake in Pangaea Holdings for $53m. Pangaea Holdings incubates and...July 22, 2021
Watsons unveils target to offset CO2 emissions
Health and beauty retailer Watsons, part of the A.S. Watson Group, has set a target to offset...July 22, 2021
Macy’s names new CEO for Bluemercury
US-based Macy’s has named Maly Bernstein CEO of its beauty retail chain Bluemercury, effective September 13, 2021....July 22, 2021
JCPenney to launch new beauty concept
Department store JCPenney is to launch a new beauty concept offering a mix of mass, masstige and...July 21, 2021