Alès Groupe’s profit falls in 2016
France-based Alès Groupe’s net profit fell to €0.2m in 2016 compared with €8.4m the previous year. Operating...March 31, 2017
Arden signs up Reese Witherspoon
Elizabeth Arden has signed actress Reese Witherspoon to represent the brand. Arden describes Witherspoon’s role as a...March 30, 2017
Duty Free Show of the Americas draws to a close
The Duty Free Show of the Americas came to a close Wednesday evening in Orlando, US after...March 30, 2017
CBBeauty signs license with La Perla
Licensee and distributor CBBeauty has signed a license agreement with Italian fashion brand La Perla. The deal...March 30, 2017
AS Watson health and beauty online sales up 47% in 2016
Hong-based retail company AS Watson Group (ASW) said its global e-commerce health and beauty sales rose 47%...March 30, 2017
French pharmacy brand Mustela to enter travel retail
French mother-and-baby skincare specialist Mustela is making its first entry into the travel- retail channel. The brand,...March 29, 2017
Prestige make-up in UK boosted by gym selfies
Prestige make-up sales in the UK witnessed an increase of 9.8% in the 12-month period March 2016...March 29, 2017
China’s HNA looks to take stake in Dufry
Dufry saw a surge in its share price today on a Wall Street Journal report that Chinese...March 28, 2017
Revlon names new head of travel retail
Revlon has named Stéphane Bonnet as its new general manager of global travel retail. The news follows...March 28, 2017
Shiseido to open digital pop-up at Paris Charles de Gaulle
Shiseido Travel Retail has teamed up with Lagardère Travel Retail to open a digital-focused pop-up store to...March 28, 2017
Duty Free Show of the Americas opens in Orlando
The Duty Free Show of the Americas opened its doors Monday morning in Orlando, US. This year’s...March 27, 2017
L Catterton invests in probiotic skincare company Tula
Private-equity firm L Catterton has made what it calls a significant investment in US-based probiotic skincare company...March 27, 2017
La Prairie launches Swiss artist campaign on Instagram
Switzerland-based La Prairie is to feature the work of Swiss artists on its Instagram account as part...March 27, 2017
Dufry’s Hellenic Duty Free Shops signs 30-year contract with Fraport Greece
Dufry subsidiary Hellenic Duty Free Shops has signed a 30-year contract with Fraport Greece for the exclusive...March 24, 2017
Nuxe to unveil new ad campaign
French beauty brand Nuxe is to unveil a major new ad campaign from June based on a...March 23, 2017
Henkel names Rahmyn Kress chief digital officer
German group Henkel has appointed Rahmyn Kress chief digital officer. The appointment is part of Henkel’s strategy...March 23, 2017
Eurofragance names gm Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Fragrance creation company Eurofragance has appointed Andrés Pagés general manager for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean....March 22, 2017
Japanese traveler numbers on the rise
Both Japanese and Australian travelers are flying in greater numbers again compared with last year, according to...March 22, 2017
Hermès’ net profit up 13% in 2016
France-based Hermès said its net profit rose 13% in 2016 to reach €1.1bn. As previously reported, the...March 22, 2017
Natura announces new structure
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has unveiled a new structure to create distinct business units for each sales...March 21, 2017
Kiko to open Paris flagship store in 2018
Italian budget cosmetics brand Kiko is to open a flagship store on Paris’ avenue des Champs-Elysées. The...March 21, 2017
LVMH to take majority stake in Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Luxury group LVMH is to acquire a majority share in France-based fragrance house Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Maison...March 20, 2017
Douglas to acquire Spain’s Bodybell
German retailer Douglas is to acquire Madrid-based perfumery chain Bodybell, furnishing it with a leading position in...March 16, 2017
M1nd-set partners with TRT for employee program
Swiss travel-retail market-research firm m1nd-set has inked a partnership with Travel Retail Training (TRT) to develop a...March 16, 2017
Dufry sales up 27.5% in 2016
Swiss travel retailer Dufry posted sales growth of 27.5% in 2016 to CHF7.83bn ($7.8bn). Pro-forma organic growth...March 15, 2017
Interparfums to reposition Lagerfeld, looks to early termination of license
Interparfums says that it will likely to terminate its Karl Lagerfeld fragrance license early in 2024 rather...March 15, 2017
Puig holding Exea takes majority stake in Apivita
Exea, the industrial holding of the Puig family, has acquired a majority stake in Greek natural cosmetics...March 15, 2017
MAC appoints new global creative director
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC)-owned MAC has appointed Toni Lakis senior vice president, global creative director, effective March...March 15, 2017
BW Confidential launches new website
This month sees the launch of BW Confidential’s new website. The new BWConfidential.com is intended to make...March 9, 2017
Coty names new president for consumer division
US-based Coty has appointed Laurent Kleitman president Coty Consumer Beauty, effective May 15, 2017. Kleitman will replace...March 7, 2017