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
BHV Marais to open in Dubai
Department store BHV Marais, owned by Groupe Galeries Lafayette, is set to open a store in Dubai,...January 13, 2016
D&G, Christina Aguilera will not join Coty stable with P&G transaction
Coty will not be taking over the fragrance licenses for Dolce & Gabbana and Christina Aguilera as...January 12, 2016
Arcade Beauty names new ceo
Sampling specialist Arcade Beauty has named Peter Lennox as its new ceo, effective February 1. Lennox...January 12, 2016
Rodan + Fields names new president and ceo
US skincare brand Rodan + Fields has named Diane Dietz as its new president and ceo, effective...January 12, 2016
Symrise bolsters Cosmetics Ingredients team
Flavor and fragrance firm Symrise is bolstering its recently extended Cosmetics Ingredients division with two new members...January 8, 2016
Sue Fox to lead ELC travel retail in EMEA
Estée Lauder Companies has named Sue Fox vice president and general manager of its travel retail business...January 8, 2016
Packaging firm HCP bought by Baring Private Equity Asia
Packaging manufacturer HCP has been acquired by investment firm Baring Private Equity Asia, a source at the...January 8, 2016
Birchbox reveals second private-label line
Beauty sampling service and retailer Birchbox has launched its second private label line. Called Arrow, the make-up...January 8, 2016
Sally Beauty Supply names new president
US-based Sally Beauty Holdings has named Sharon Leite president of its Sally Beauty Supply business in the...January 8, 2016
New president of professional products division at L’Oréal
French group L’Oréal has appointed Nathalie Roos president of its professional products division and member of the...January 7, 2016
SGD completes demerger and names new management
Glassmaker SGD has completed the demerger of its perfumery and pharmacy business units, effective January 1, with...January 7, 2016
Shiseido names new president for Canada
Japanese group Shiseido has named Louanne McGrory as president of its Canadian subsidiary, effective January 1. ...January 7, 2016
L’Oréal unveils world-first stretchable skin sensor
L’Oréal has unveiled what it describes as the first ever stretchable skin sensor, designed to help consumers...January 6, 2016
BareMinerals launches major new skincare franchise
Shiseido-owned BareMinerals is introducing a major new skincare franchise this January. The Skinsorials line is designed to...January 6, 2016
Catterton, LVMH and Groupe Arnault create global investment firm
Private-equity firm Catterton, LVMH and Groupe Arnault, LVMH chairman and ceo Bernard Arnault’s family holding company, have...January 6, 2016
Supermodel Anja Rubik is new face of Kérastase Visions of Style campaign
L’Oréal-owned Kérastase has recruited supermodel Anja Rubik to be the new face of its Visions of Style...January 5, 2016
Millennial women are the heaviest buyers of beauty products
Millennial women are the heaviest buyers of beauty products in the US, according to a study by...January 5, 2016
Kosé to establish subsidiary in Brazil
Japanese beauty group Kosé plans to establish a subsidiary in Brazil to import and sell its products...January 5, 2016
Shiseido pulls out of its joint venture in Turkey
Japanese company Shiseido has pulled out of its joint venture in Turkey. Effective at the end of...January 5, 2016
L’Oréal USA to acquire Raylon Corp assets
L’Oréal USA has signed an agreement to acquire assets of Raylon Corporation, a full-service wholesale distributor of...January 4, 2016
Tranoi trade show to debut fragrance section at Paris event
French fashion trade show Tranoi will introduce a niche fragrance area to its January event for the...January 4, 2016
Shiseido purchases Serge Lutens trademark
Japanese group Shiseido has purchased the Serge Lutens trademark. Shiseido began negotiating the purchase of the trademark...January 2, 2016
France’s prestige skincare to see promising sales this Christmas
Prestige skincare is set to see promising sales in France this Christmas, according to a study by...December 22, 2015