Shiseido to acquire Drunk Elephant
Japanese group Shiseido is to acquire US-based clean skincare brand Drunk Elephant for $845m. Drunk Elephant’ was...October 8, 2019
Watch This Week in Beauty Video September 30-October 4, 2019
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...October 4, 2019
L’Oréal and Albéa create paper-based cosmetics tube
L’Oréal and French packaging company Albéa have invented what they say is the first carton-based cosmetics tube,...October 3, 2019
Laurent Boillot to leave Guerlain
Guerlain (LVMH) ceo Laurent Boillot is to leave the brand, to head up the LVMH-owned cognac brand...October 3, 2019
Neiman Marcus adds online Clean Beauty section
US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has opened a Clean Beauty online shop for existing and new products...October 2, 2019
Alibaba showcases Fliggy at TFWA Cannes
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba aims to capture China’s 150 million international travelers as they travel abroad with...October 1, 2019
New business models for fragrance
How companies’ approaches to the fragrance market may change
October 1, 2019
The latest launches – October 2019
The latest launches in fragrance, skincare and color
October 1, 2019
Industry celebrates BW Confidential’s 10th anniversary at The Beauty Party in Cannes
Last night, BW Confidential hosted The Beauty Party at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes to celebrate its...October 1, 2019
TFWA highlights need for data at opening conference at Cannes show
This year’s edition of the TFWA World Exhibition and Conference opened in Cannes this morning amid renewed...September 30, 2019
TFWA World Exhibition & Conference kicks off today
The TFWA World Exhibition & Conference opens its doors today at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes....September 30, 2019
Quadpack acquires packaging company Louvrette
Spain-based packaging manufacturer Quadpack has acquired German packager Louvrette. The acquisition makes Quadpack one of the leading...September 30, 2019
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This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...September 27, 2019
Puig and Qatar Duty Free launch multibrand activation at Hamad International Airport
Puig has launched its biggest-ever fragrance activation in travel retail, at Hamad International Airport in partnership with...September 26, 2019
Sofina takes minority stake in Nuxe
Belgian holding company Sofina has acquired a 45.13% stake in French cosmetics group Nuxe. The shares were...September 26, 2019
Shiseido reappoints president and ceo Masahiko Uotani until 2024
Japanese beauty group Shiseido has reappointed president and ceo Masahiko Uotani for a five-year term from 2020...September 26, 2019
Firmenich acquires minority stake in Robertet
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has acquired a 17% stake in French fragrance company Robertet, for...September 26, 2019
Juliette has a gun launches clean personal care line
French fragrance brand Juliette has a Gun has launched a line of what it calls clean personal-care...September 25, 2019
Dufry concession extended to 25 Spanish airports
Spanish airport operator AENA has extended Dufry’s duty-free contract to cover 25 Spanish airports for five additional...September 25, 2019
L’Oréal pledges zero-net emissions by 2050
L’Oréal aims to achieve zero-net emissions by 2050, a move it says will contribute to keeping global...September 24, 2019
Vienna Airport and Gebr Heinemann extend partnership until 2030
Vienna Airport and German travel retailer Gebr Heinemann have extended their partnership to 2030. As a new...September 24, 2019
Hudson’s Bay to exit the Netherlands
Retailer Hudson’s Bay will close its 15 stores, its e-commerce site and its headquarters in the Netherlands...September 24, 2019
San Francisco Equity Partners sells Japonesque stake to Topspin
US-based private-equity firm San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has sold its majority stake in Japonesque to private-equity...September 24, 2019
Biotherm debuts Sense of Travel pop-up in China
Biotherm Travel Retail Asia Pacific (L’Oréal) has debuted its Sense of Travel pop-up concept at Sanya International...September 24, 2019
New launches drive growth in French lipstick sales in first half
Lipstick sales in selective retail in France were up 9% for the first half of 2019, according...September 24, 2019
L’Oréal to pay €320m in settlement with French tax authorities
L’Oréal says it has come to an agreement with the French tax authorities to pay a total...September 23, 2019
Rodan + Fields to expand into Asian market
US-based skincare brand Rodan + Fields is to launch in Japan in 2020, marking its first step...September 23, 2019
Court rejects bid to block Debenhams rescue plan
UK department-store group Debenhams, which fell into administration in April, will be able to implement its proposed...September 20, 2019
Watch This Week in Beauty Video September 16-20, 2019
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...September 20, 2019
Robertet sales and profit up in first half 2019
France-based flavor and fragrance group Robertet’s sales grew 6.2% to €287.7m in the first half of 2019,...September 19, 2019