Takasago perfumers celebrate company’s Kyoto to Grasse origins
On the eve of its 100th anniversary, Japanese fragrance house Takasago hosted a dinner in Paris this...December 11, 2019
Lancôme Travel Retail fetes its biggest pop-up in Korea
Lancôme Travel Retail Asia Pacific opened its largest pop-up in Korea, in partnership with Hyundai Department Store...December 11, 2019
Sulapac partners with Quadpack for microplastic-free packaging
Sulapac, the Finland-based developer of sustainable materials for packaging, has entered a preferred partnership agreement with packaging...December 11, 2019
Beiersdorf invests in Korean skincare & tech start-up
German company Beiersdorf has acquired a stake in Seoul-based skincare and tech start-up LYCL Inc. LYCL Inc,...December 9, 2019
Alain Maingreaud re-elected as TFWA president
Travel-retail association TFWA has re-elected Alain Maingreaud for another year. Maingreaud was elected following the association’s board...December 6, 2019
Watch This Week in Beauty December 2-6, 2019
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...December 6, 2019
Sa Sa to close Singapore stores
Hong-Kong-based beauty retailer Sa Sa is to close all of its 22 stores in Singapore, as it...December 6, 2019
Ulta Beauty sales up 7.9% in third quarter
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty reported a 7.9% increase in sales to $1.68bn for the third quarter...December 6, 2019
L’Occitane incubator takes stake in natural lipstick company
L’Occitane incubator Obratori has taken a minority stake in French start-up Le Rouge Français. Le Rouge Français...December 5, 2019
Lancôme launches Paris flagship
Lancôme has launched its first flagship store, a two-level boutique located on Paris’ avenue des Champs Elysées...December 4, 2019
Christian Louboutin Beauty launches on Tmall in China
Christian Louboutin Beauty has launched a flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall, its first point of sale in...December 4, 2019
L’Oréal Travel Retail opens pop-ups for Valentino
L’Oréal Travel Retail has opened a string of pop-ups for it new brand Valentino. The group has...December 4, 2019
Unilever makes new digital and North America appointments
Unilever has created a new digital role and appointed a new head of its North American business....December 3, 2019
Schwan teams up with Revieve to match products to skin type
Cosmetics pencils manufacturer Schwan Cosmetics and beauty tech company Revieve have partnered on a project that aims...December 3, 2019
Starboard appoints Lisa Kauffman svp, chief marketing officer
Cruise retailer Starboard Cruise Services has named Lisa Kauffman senior vice president, chief marketing officer. Kauffman joins...December 3, 2019
Lalique Group signs fragrance license with Brioni
Switzerland’s Lalique Group has signed a fragrance license with Kering-owned luxury menswear brand Brioni. The agreement will...December 3, 2019
Aveda launches in Latin America
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) launched haircare brand Aveda in Latin America, with the opening of its first...December 2, 2019
Douglas rewards two beauty start-ups
German retailer Douglas voted Ave+Edam and beautyself as winners of its #FORWARDBEAUTYChallenge, a competition it runs for...December 2, 2019
Watch This Week in Beauty November 25-29, 2019
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L’Oréal launches SkinCeuticals in travel retail
L’Oréal has launched its US-based professional skincare brand SkinCeuticals in travel retail. The brand launched at a...November 27, 2019
Starboard Cruise Services creates new Luxury Division
LVMH-owned retailer Starboard Cruise Services has created a new Luxury Division and the appointment of Stacy Shaw...November 27, 2019
Kao to launch new clean, eco-friendly skincare brand
Japan’s Kao-owned company e’quipe is to launch a new clean skincare and lifestyle brand next year, which...November 27, 2019
Quadpack begins trading on the Euronext Growth stock exchange
Packaging manufacturer Quadpack has begun trading on the Euronext Growth stock exchange in Paris, France. The company’s...November 26, 2019
Givaudan to acquire Indena’s cosmetics business
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to acquire the cosmetics business of Italy-based Indena, which produces...November 26, 2019
L’Occitane sales up 22% in fiscal first half
L’Occitane International’s sales for the first half of fiscal 2020 rose 22.1% to €727.16m, fueled by growth...November 25, 2019
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Watch This Week in Beauty November 18-22, 2019
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...November 22, 2019
Aptar hopes to disrupt fragrance with new Dolce pump
Aptar Beauty + Home is debuting a new fragrance pump, Dolce, featuring a reinvention of the spray...November 21, 2019
Kenzo to launch major new Flower scent
Kenzo Parfums (LVMH) is to launch a major new fragrance for Flower, capitalizing on the franchise’s 20th...November 21, 2019
Watsons opens 3,800th store in China
AS Watson Group has opened its 3,800th Watsons store in China, which it says is a milestone...November 21, 2019