LVMH reports sales and profit increase for 2015
French group LVMH reported a 5% increase in organic sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 to...February 2, 2016
Kiko taps adMingle to develop loyalty for mobile app
Italian budget cosmetics brand Kiko Milano has signed up influence marketing specialist adMingle to develop its loyalty...February 2, 2016
Givaudan sees double-digit growth in net profit in 2015
Swiss flavor and fragrance house Givaudan reported sales of CHF4.4bn ($4.3bn) for the full year 2015, a...February 2, 2016
Interparfums to launch Boucheron Quatre for men
Interparfums is to launch a men’s version of its Boucheron Quatre fragrance this spring. Boucheron Quatre...February 1, 2016
BPI to launch new ad campaign for Issey Miyake
BPI is to launch a new ad campaign for Issey Miyake’s L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme fragrance. The...January 29, 2016
Shiseido raises sales and profit forecast
Japanese group Shiseido has raised its full-year forecast for sales and profits. The group recently changed the...January 29, 2016
Al-Futtaim and Chalhoub to bring Robinsons stores to Middle East
Al-Futtaim, owner of department store Robinsons, has partnered with Dubai-based luxury distribution company Chalhoub to bring the...January 29, 2016
Mobile shopping rises in US during holiday season
More than one in five consumers in the US purchased or browsed products online using a mobile...January 29, 2016
Estée Lauder Companies promotes three executives
Estée Lauder Companies has promoted three executives. The group named Stephane de la Faverie to the position...January 28, 2016
Aptar to acquire Mega Airless
US-headquartered Aptar has signed an agreement to acquire German airless dispensing systems specialist Mega Airless for around...January 28, 2016
TFWA reveals more needs to be done to boost beauty travel-retail sales
More needs to be done to convert browsers into buyers in the beauty category in airports, according...January 27, 2016
NYX to open first French standalone store
L’Oréal is to open the first French standalone store for its NYX Cosmetics brand in Toulouse in...January 27, 2016
Coty signs up Tiffany
Coty has inked an agreement with high-end jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. to develop and distribute its...January 27, 2016
L’Oréal’s Agon looks to 2016 with confidence
At his New Year’s address to the press, L’Oréal ceo Jean Paul Agon said the group was...January 27, 2016
P&G sees increase in second quarter profit
P&G reported a 35% increase in second-quarter profit to $3.21bn, driven by cost cutting. Sales, however, fell...January 26, 2016
Interparfums SA sales grow 10% in 2015
France-based Interparfums SA reported sales of €81m for the fourth quarter of 2015, up 8% at current...January 26, 2016
Firmenich to invest $15m in renewable energy
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich is to invest $15m in renewable energy in a bid to...January 25, 2016
Mane appoints new director of EMEA region
French flavor and fragrance company Mane has appointed Samantha Mane as director, EMEA region. A fifth-generation...January 25, 2016
Arcade Beauty inaugurates new Carestia factory
Sampling solutions specialist Arcade Beauty will inaugurate a new factory for its Carestia business today. The 4,000m2...January 22, 2016
Encore Consumer Capital to invest in Lorac Cosmetics
Private-equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has inked an investment partnership with US-based make-up brand Lorac Cosmetics. ...January 21, 2016
Rivoli unveils new exhibition at its Beauty Art Gallery concept store
Swiss skincare brand Rivoli has unveiled a new exhibition, Organic and Mineral by artist Marion Catusse, at...January 20, 2016
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa expands further in on-demand services
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa is continuing to hone its on-demand services offer with a second acquisition...January 19, 2016
Sephora to support female beauty entrepreneurs
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has created Sephora Accelerate, a program through which it intends to support early-stage...January 19, 2016
Unilever sales up 10% in 2015
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever reported sales of €53.3bn for 2015, a 10% increase year-on-year, boosted by a positive...January 19, 2016
Henkel promotes beauty division head to ceo role
German firm Henkel has announced a replacement for ceo Kasper Rorsted, who is to leave the company...January 18, 2016
Revlon owner seeks strategic alternatives
MacAndrews & Forbes, through which US businessman Ronald Perelman owns 77.6% of beauty firm Revlon, is looking...January 15, 2016
H&M adds organic beauty to offer
Swedish retailer H&M is adding to its beauty offer with a line of organic beauty products under...January 15, 2016
LVMH backs new skincare startup Cha Ling
LVMH has put its resources behind a new, sustainable well-being brand, Cha Ling, giving it its financial...January 15, 2016
Douglas ceo Henning Kreke to step down
Douglas ceo Henning Kreke is to step down from the role and become chairman of the retailer’s...January 14, 2016
Beiersdorf preliminary sales grow 6.4% in 2015
Germany’s Beiersdorf has reported a 6.4% increase in preliminary 2015 sales, to €6.69bn. In organic terms, the...January 14, 2016