Marc Jacobs Beauty names youtube make-up artist as advisor
Marc Jacobs Beauty (part of LVMH’s Kendo arm) has appointed youtube make-up artist Nikkie de Jager as...January 28, 2019
Investors urge Elf Beauty to review strategy
US-based Elf Beauty has received a letter from investor Marathon Partners Equity Management urging its board to...January 28, 2019
Memebox closes $35m series D funding led by JJDC
San Francisco-based Memebox has closed a series D funding round led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC)....January 25, 2019
Amazon launches direct sales in Brazil
Amazon has launched direct sales in Brazil, according to Reuters. The move follows delays due to the...January 25, 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
Watch This Week In Beauty Video January 21-25, 2019
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...January 25, 2019
Agon talks digital, announces launch of online platform for ingredient information
At his New Year’s address to the press in Paris last night, L’Oréal chairman and ceo Jean-Paul...January 25, 2019
Kaufhof could face cost-cutting after weak Christmas sales
German department store chain Galeria Kaufhof may have to cut costs following a sales decline over the...January 24, 2019
No-deal Brexit could see loss of 20 million air passengers, warns ACI
If the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, the resulting freeze on airline capacity would result...January 24, 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
Coty Luxury names new travel retail senior vice president
Coty has named Txema Marquiegui senior vice president travel retail. He replaces Philippe Margueritte who is leaving...January 23, 2019
Gryphon Investors acquires RoC Skincare from J&J
San Francisco-based private-equity firm Gryphon Investors has acquired skincare brand RoC Skincare from US company Johnson &...January 22, 2019
San Francisco Equity Partners acquires majority stake in Jane Iredale
Private-equity firm San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP) has acquired a majority stake in US-based clean cosmetics company...January 22, 2019
Clarins brand names new general manager
French company Groupe Clarins has appointed Katalin Berenyi general manager for the Clarins brand. Berenyi, who co-founded...January 22, 2019
Nestlé Skin Health eyed by private-equity firms
UK-based Cinven and US-based Advent are among the private equity companies looking to acquire Nestlé’s skin health...January 22, 2019
Deciem founder Brandon Truaxe dies
Brandon Truaxe, founder of beauty brand Deciem has died at the age of 40. The cause of...January 22, 2019
Skincare spend by Chinese male consumers doubled in 2018, says Tmall
Tmall, the e-commerce platform by Chinese retailer Alibaba, registered a 31% increase in the number of men...January 21, 2019
Amazon launches own-brand make-up range
Amazon has added a beauty range through its find. fashion brand. Also called find., the beauty brand...January 21, 2019
Giorgio Armani adds two skus to Power Fabric range
Giorgio Armani Beauty (L’Oréal) has added a new concealer and a foundation balm to its Power Fabric...January 21, 2019
Skin Elysées launches with flagship store and spa in Paris
French skincare brand Skin Elysées Paris launched today, coinciding with the opening of its flagship store and...January 18, 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
Watch This Week In Beauty Video January 14-18, 2019
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...January 18, 2019
Dufry reorganizes, looks to M&A
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has restructured in a bid to cut costs and simplify its business, and...January 18, 2019
Miu Miu launches new fragrance
Miu Miu (Coty) has launched its latest fragrance, Miu Miu Twist Eau de Parfum, along with an...January 17, 2019
Intel unveils fully automated store
Intel presented a ‘smart’ convenience store that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enable a completely unmanned...January 17, 2019
Bloomingdale’s opens revamped beauty floor in NYC flagship
US retailer Bloomingdale’s opened the revamped cosmetics department of its New York City flagship store today. The...January 17, 2019
Sears accepts chairman’s bid for bankrupt retailer
US department-store group Sears has reportedly accepted chairman Eddie Lampert’s bid to take over the bankrupt retailer...January 17, 2019
Consumer goods industry launches global alliance against plastic waste
Nearly 30 companies from the plastics and consumer-goods industry have joined forces to form a global alliance...January 16, 2019
Neiman Marcus debuts high-end cannabis beauty products
US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is adding high-end CBD (cannabidiol) beauty products to its offer online and...January 15, 2019
AS Watson’s targeted e-marketing drives sales for Maybelline and Jeffree Star
Hong Kong-based retail group AS Watson has unveiled the recent marketing strategies it employed to drive sales...January 15, 2019