BW Confidential donates €3,000 to CEW’s Centres de Beauté
BW Confidential has donated €3,000 to the French CEW’s Centres de Beauté, which provide beauty treatments to...December 19, 2016
Unilever to acquire haircare brand Living Proof
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever is to acquire premium haircare brand Living Proof. The brand will be added...December 16, 2016
Online club Beauty Pie to offer beauty products at factory prices
A new company called Beauty Pie is out to bring consumers beauty products sourced from the same...December 16, 2016
Eurofragance inaugurates Singapore factory
Spanish fragrance house Eurofragance has inaugurated a new plant in Singapore to improve and expand production. ...December 15, 2016
Memebox raises $60m in funding
Online beauty brand and retailer Memebox has raised $60m in funding to improve its mobile shopping experience,...December 15, 2016
Symrise extends ceo Heinz-Jürgen Bertram’s contract five more years
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has renewed ceo Heinz-Jürgen Bertram’s contract ahead of schedule for a...December 15, 2016
Cautious optimism at MakeUp in Sao Paulo
There is light at the end of the tunnel for the beauty business in Brazil, according to...December 15, 2016
Fraport and Heinemann set up joint venture
German travel retailer Gebr Heinemann has set up a joint venture with Fraport, the owner and operator...December 14, 2016
Eyeshadow palette sales in Europe see mixed performance in Oct 2016
Eyeshadow palettes saw 25% growth in the UK for the month of October, according to the NPD...December 14, 2016
Perfumes for millennials drive women’s fragrance sales in France
Perfumes targeting millennials are driving growth in the women’s fragrance category in France, with sales up 4%...December 14, 2016
Ulta Beauty to open Manhattan store
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will open its first store in Manhattan, New York City. The store,...December 14, 2016
ADF & PCD event expects 6,000 visitors for 2017
Trade show organizer Easyfairs Oriex expects more than 6,000 visitors to attend the ADF & PCD packaging...December 13, 2016
L’Occitane opens New York flagship with digital focus
French company L’Occitane en Provence opened a new flagship store in Manhattan, New York, featuring a strong...December 13, 2016
Firmenich names Nathalie Lorson and Tony Reichert master perfumers
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Nathalie Lorson and Tony Reichert master perfumers. Lorson...December 12, 2016
Paris perfume museum to open on Friday
Paris’ first perfume museum, Le Grand Musée du Parfum, was unveiled today to the press. The 1,400m2...December 12, 2016
La Prairie launches Line Interception Power Duo
Swiss beauty brand La Prairie (Beiersdorf) is to launch a new skincare duo consisting of a day...December 12, 2016
Sephora France’s new skincare brands for spring 2017
Sephora France is to introduce a string of new brands next spring. They include: Skinfood. This...December 9, 2016
Beauty M&A to heat up, says AT Kearney
M&A activity in beauty and personal care will increase as companies look to access new consumers, markets,...December 9, 2016
Shiseido creates corporate venture capital business
Japanese group Shiseido has created an internal venture capital business to invest in new beauty products and...December 9, 2016
Travel-retail distributor MSX expands business to beauty
UK-based travel retail distributor and specialist Macintyre Scott Xtra (MSX) has expanded into luxury goods, including cosmetics...December 8, 2016
The NPD Group acquires Counter Intelligence Retail
Information provider The NPD Group is to acquire Counter Intelligence Retail (CiR), a market research and data...December 8, 2016
Millennials account for 60% of Birchbox subscribers
Beauty subscription service and online retailer Birchbox now has over 200,000 monthly subscribers in France. The company...December 8, 2016
Bottega Veneta to launch men’s EdP
Bottega Veneta (Coty) is to launch a new men’s scent next year, Bottega Veneta Pour Homme Parfum....December 7, 2016
First PCD New York show attracts almost 2,000 visitors
“A good first edition” was how exhibitors described the inaugural US version of packaging show PCD...December 7, 2016
Mascara sales in Europe in decline
Mascara sales in Europe are in decline. Sales across the four European markets of France, Spain, Italy...December 7, 2016
Douglas closes Turkey stores
German perfumery chain Douglas has exited Turkey, closing its 11 stores in the country at the end...December 7, 2016
Symrise looks to enhance fine fragrance image
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is looking to revamp its image in fine fragrance. The aim...December 7, 2016
Ghd opens pop-up, looks to expand in France
Professional hair styling tools brand ghd, which was recently acquired by Coty, has opened a 170m2 (1,830ft2)...December 7, 2016
Hudson’s Bay Company posts loss of $94m in third quarter 2016
North American department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) posted a net loss of CAD$125m (US$94m) in the...December 6, 2016
Marionnaud recycling initiative attracts 120,000 consumers in France
Since launching its recycling program in April, French perfumery chain Marionnaud says that 120,000 consumers have dropped...December 6, 2016