Coty reports 1% drop in net revenues for second quarter 2016
US-based beauty group Coty saw its net revenues fall by 1% on a like-for-like basis (+4% on...February 4, 2016
Elizabeth Arden partners with Perfect Corp for YouCam make-up
Elizabeth Arden has partnered with Perfect Corp to feature products and co-branded content on Perfect Corp’s YouCam...February 4, 2016
Shiseido to invest ¥40bn in supply chain management base
Japanese company Shiseido is to invest ¥40bn ($342m) in a new global supply chain management base in...February 4, 2016
Birchbox cuts 15% of its workforce
US-based beauty subscription box company Birchbox has cut 15% of its workforce, and suspended operations in Canada...February 4, 2016
US prestige beauty market up 7% in 2015
The US prestige beauty market grew 7% to $16bn in 2015, according to The NPD Group. ...February 4, 2016
Kao beauty sales increase by 3% in 2015
Japan-based Kao Group saw net sales grow by 5% (+2.8% on a like-for-like basis) to ¥1,471.8bn ($12.2bn)...February 4, 2016
Rituals partners with Virgin Atlantic
Netherlands-based brand Rituals has partnered with Virgin Atlantic to supply amenity kits to the airline’s Upper Class...February 3, 2016
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