Watch This Week in Beauty January 6-10, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...January 10, 2020
Bite Beauty moves into complexion products
Lipstick brand Bite Beauty, part of LVMH’s Kendo division, is to move into the complexion category. The...January 10, 2020
Italmobiliare acquires stake in Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Italian investment company Italmobiliare has acquired a 20% stake in the perfume and cosmetics brand Officina Profumo...January 10, 2020
BW Confidential becomes first media member of The Fragrance Foundation France
BW Confidential has revealed that it is the first media to become a member of The Fragrance...January 10, 2020
Beauty Success acquires majority stake in Beauty One Paris
French beauty retailer Beauty Success Group has taken a 75% stake in beauty institute company Beauty One...January 10, 2020
John Lewis managing director to step down
UK-based retailer John Lewis & Partners’ managing director Paula Nickolds is to leave the company, as the...January 9, 2020
LVMH names new environmental development director
LVMH has named Hélène Valade environmental development director, effective January 6. She succeeds Sylvie Bénard who was...January 9, 2020
Birchbox France co-founders and Otium Capital team up to buy Birchbox France
Beauty subscription service Birchbox France’s co-founders Quentin Reygrobellet and Martin Balas have teamed up with investment company...January 9, 2020
P&G to acquire women’s grooming brand Billie
P&G is to acquire women’s shaving and bodycare company Billie Inc. Billie, which was founded in 2015,...January 9, 2020
Macy’s to close more stores
US-based department-store group Macy’s is to close 28 Macy’s stores and one Bloomingdale’s store over the coming...January 9, 2020
Milk Makeup announces Tim Coolican as new ceo
Milk Makeup, the make-up and skincare division of Milk Group, named Tim Coolican as its new ceo....January 9, 2020
Rodan + Fields appoints chief growth officer
North American skincare brand Rodan + Fields has named Dimitri Haloulos as the company’s new chief growth...January 8, 2020
Emporio Armani names Nicholas Hoult and Alice Pagani as new fragrance ambassadors
Emporio Armani has named British actor Nicholas Hoult and Italian actress Alice Pagani as faces for the...January 8, 2020
L’Oréal Luxe names Cheryl Vitali global president of American brands
L’Oréal Luxe has appointed Cheryl Vitali to the newly created role of global president of L’Oréal Luxe’s...January 8, 2020
Albéa unveils new plant in China
Packaging company Albéa is to open a new plant in Huai’an, China. The plant will manufacture metal...January 8, 2020
Coty names Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin ceo
Coty has named Christoph Honnefelder as ceo of Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin. This news came as...January 7, 2020
Natura sees more savings from Avon deal
Brazil-based Natura &Co has said its target savings from its acquisition of Avon will come in at...January 6, 2020
L’Oréal unveils personalized skincare
L’Oréal has unveiled an AI-powered at-home system that formulates on-demand personalized skincare formulas. The formulas dispensed are...January 6, 2020
Harrods to open China store
UK-based department operator Harrods is to open its first store in China this year, according to reports....January 6, 2020
Avon ceo to step down
Avon Products’ ceo Jan Zijderveld is to step down as ceo, following Brazil-based Natura’s acquisition of the...January 3, 2020
Dubai Duty Free 2019 sales reach $2.029bn
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free’s sales for 2019 came in at Dhs7.406bn ($2.029bn), compared with $2.015bn in...January 2, 2020
Robertet acquires majority stake in Sirius
Fragrance company The Robertet Group has acquired a majority stake in organic essential oil company Sirius. The...December 23, 2019
Watch This Week in Beauty December 16-20, 2019
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...December 20, 2019
Ulta Beauty promotes managers
US-based Ulta Beauty has made a series of senior management changes. Kecia Steelman is to take on...December 19, 2019
Douglas sales up 5.4% in fiscal 2018/2019, to be exclusive European retailer for Kylie Skin
German beauty retailer Douglas’ sales for the fiscal year 2018/2019 rose 5.4% to €3.5bn. EBITDA was up...December 18, 2019
Amorepacific takes stake in Milk Makeup
South Korea’s Amorepacific Group has taken an minority stake in US-based vegan, cruelty-free color brand Milk Makeup....December 18, 2019
Alès names Patrick Puy chairman
France-based Groupe Alès has named Patrick Puy chairman of the board. He replaces Fréderic Poux, who has...December 17, 2019
HCT Group to merge with KDC/ONE
Formulation, filling and manufacturing company HCT Group is to merge with Quebec-based formulator and manufacturer Knowlton Development...December 17, 2019
The Hut Group raises £1bn
UK-based The Hut Group (THG) has raised £1bn ($1.3bn) through new and existing debt and equity investors....December 17, 2019
BW Confidential makes donation to CEW France
BW Confidential has donated €4,500 to industry association CEW France’s Centres de Beauté, which provide beauty treatments...December 16, 2019