Coty to launch personal beauty assistant for Amazon Echo Show
Coty is to launch a new visual skill for Amazon Echo Show (Amazon’s first Echo device with...January 17, 2018
Albéa to be sold to PAI Partners
Sun European Partners is to sell Paris-based packaging company Albéa to PAI Partners The company said that...January 2, 2018
Shiseido launches animation with Tasa Meng at Taipei airport
Shiseido Travel Retail and Taiwanese travel retailer Tasa Meng have teamed up to launch Clé de Peau...December 6, 2017
Symrise to acquire Brazil’s Citratus Fragrâncias
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is to acquire São Paulo-based fragrance producer Citratus Fragrâncias in a...December 6, 2017
Unilever to acquire Sundial Brands
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever is to acquire New York-based haircare and skincare company Sundial Brands, a move it...November 27, 2017
L’Oréal sales fall 0.9% in third quarter
L’Oréal reported a 0.9% decline in sales for the third quarter 2017 to €6.097bn, although on a...November 2, 2017
ELC sees 14% sales increase in first fiscal quarter 2018
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) reported what it described as outstanding results for the first quarter of fiscal...November 1, 2017
Kosé’s net profit up 51% in first half
Japanese beauty group Kosé posted a 15% increase in net sales (+14.8% at constant currency) to ¥144.62bn...October 31, 2017
L’Oréal names new executive vp communications
L’Oréal has appointed Lucia Dumas executive vice president of communication and public affairs. She will join the...October 17, 2017
LVMH sales up 12% in third quarter 2017
French group LVMH reported a 12% increase in organic sales to €10.38bn for the third quarter of...October 9, 2017
Douglas appoints new ceo
German beauty chain Douglas has appointed Tina Müller ceo, replacing Isabelle Parize. Müller is currently chief marketing...September 25, 2017
Liliane Bettencourt passes away
Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of Eugène Schueller, founder of the L’Oréal Group has passed away. She was 94....September 21, 2017
Intercos sells minority stake to Canada fund
Canada pension plan company Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has taken a 20.588% stake in Italy-based cosmetics...August 8, 2017
L’Oréal sales up 3.5% for second quarter 2017
L’Oréal’s sales rose 3.5% (+4.3% like for-like) to €6.56bn in the second quarter of 2017. For the...July 27, 2017
LVMH profit up 24% in first half 2017
French luxury-goods group LVMH saw second-quarter sales increase 15% to €9.83bn (+12% on an organic basis). Sales...July 26, 2017
Hermès fragrance sales fall 2.1% in second quarter 2017
French company Hermès reported a 9% increase in sales (+8% on a constant currency basis) to €1.36bn...July 21, 2017
Chanel opens another fragrance and beauty boutique
Chanel has opened another store devoted only to fragrance and cosmetics in France. The 100m2 boutique is...July 21, 2017
Unilever sales up 4.9% for second quarter 2017
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever reported a 4.9% increase in sales to €14.4bn in the second quarter...July 20, 2017
Givaudan’s first-half 2017 sales up 2.3%
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan reported sales of CHF2.48bn ($2.61bn) for the first half of 2017,...July 20, 2017
Printemps unveils its new beauty store
French department-store operator Printemps unveiled its new beauty area at its Paris flagship, which it describes as...July 19, 2017
Dufry partners with Dior for Brazil pop-up store
Swiss travel-retail operator Dufry has partnered with Dior to launch the brand’s first pop-up store at São...July 18, 2017
Colette to close its doors
Colette, the Paris-based fashion and lifestyle concept store is to close its doors in December after 20...July 12, 2017
L’Oréal signs partnership with Perfect Corp
L’Oréal has inked a global partnership with augmented reality (AR) beauty app company Perfect Corp. The deal...July 10, 2017
Hermès wins big at French FIFI Awards
Hermès was the big winner of this year’s French FIFI Awards for fragrance, which were held last...June 9, 2017
L Catterton invests in Il Makiage
New York-based prestige professional make-up brand Il Makiage has received an investment of $29m from the Growth...June 8, 2017
Estée Lauder teams up with ModiFace for AR e-commerce previews
The Estée Lauder brand has partnered with Canada-based ModiFace to launch an augmented reality- (AR) based product...May 26, 2017
Sulwhasoo to enter Europe with Galeries Lafayette shop-in-shop
Amorepacific-owned Sulwhasoo is to launch at Paris department store Galeries Lafayette’s flagship location on boulevard Haussmann in...May 18, 2017
Douglas to acquire Italy’s Limoni, La Gardenia
German beauty retailer Douglas is to acquire Italian perfumery chains Limoni and La Gardenia Beauty from a...May 17, 2017
Positive outlook for Asia duty free as TFWA Asia Pacific show opens
Global duty-free and travel-retail sales grew 2.5% to $63.5bn in 2016, Tax Free World Association (TFWA) president...May 8, 2017
Kosé sales, profits up for full year
Japanese group Kosé reported a 9.6% increase in sales to ¥266.76bn ($2.39bn) for the fiscal year ended...April 28, 2017