French prestige market down 0.6% in 2014
Prestige beauty sales in France remained in the doldrums last year, with value sales down by 0.6%...January 22, 2015
AS Watson to acquire Dirx
Retailer AS Watson is to acquire Netherlands-based health and beauty chain Dirx. The Dirx chain operates 50...January 21, 2015
La Prairie opens first European flagship in Paris
Swiss skincare company La Prairie opened its first European flagship store in Paris in December. The...January 21, 2015
Unilever full-year 2014 profits rise on 2.7% decline in sales
Anglo-Dutch group Unilever reported a 5% increase in net profit to €5.52bn for the full year 2014,...January 20, 2015
CPL Aromas appoints coo
Fragrance house CPL Aromas has named Nick Pickthall group chief operating officer, a newly created position. Pickthall...January 20, 2015
La Prairie Group makes two new appointments
La Prairie Group has appointed Greg Prodromides senior vice president global marketing for the La Prairie brand....January 20, 2015
World Duty Free targets sales of €3bn in 2017
Travel retailer World Duty Free Group (WDFG) is targeting sales of €3bn in 2017, up from €2.40bn...January 19, 2015
Catherine Walsh to leave Coty
Catherine Walsh, senior vice president corporate communications at beauty group Coty, is resigning. Before taking on...January 19, 2015
ELC finalizes acquisition of Glamglow
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has completed the acquisition of California-based skincare treatment mask brand Glamglow, which it...January 19, 2015
Lancôme launches flagship store on China’s Tmall
French brand Lancôme has launched a flagship store on China-based Alibaba Group’s online shopping website Tmall.com. Alibaba...January 16, 2015
Oh My Cream to grow store network in France
French niche skincare retailer Oh My Cream, which opened its first boutique in Paris in 2012 and...January 16, 2015
P&G launches Dolce & Gabbana Intenso men’s fragrance
P&G is to launch what it calls a modern interpretation of...January 16, 2015
Treatment items bright spot in morose US prestige skincare market
While the US prestige skincare market saw sales fall by nearly 1% in the year ending November...January 16, 2015
Target shuts store network in Canada
US mass retailer Target has announced that it is closing its entire store network in Canada after...January 15, 2015
Cosmetic Valley to launch trade show in Paris
French industry cluster Cosmetic Valley announced that it is launching a trade show this year in Paris...January 15, 2015
Beiersdorf sales up 4.7% in 2014
German consumer-goods group Beiersdorf (BDF) reported preliminary sales of €6.29bn for 2014, an increase of 4.7% on...January 15, 2015
Dufry coo EMEA & Asia to leave company
Swiss travel retailer Dufry said that Xavier Rossinyol, coo of EMEA and Asia and a member of...January 14, 2015
World Duty Free launches luxury fragrance area in Heathrow T5
Travel retailer World Duty Free Group (WDFG) has launched an area dedicated to niche and designer fragrances...January 14, 2015
Annick Goutal to launch Korea-inspired EdT
French fragrance brand Annick Goutal is launching a new unisex EdT in April called L’Ile au Thé....January 13, 2015
Interparfums to launch third fragrance for Repetto
Two years after launching a first fragrance for dance accessories brand Repetto, French group Interparfums is introducing...January 13, 2015
AS Watson reports strong Christmas 2014 for UK’s Superdrug
Hong Kong-based retailer AS Watson reported strong sales at its retail chains in the UK over the...January 12, 2015
ELC finalizes acquisition of Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has completed the acquisition of niche fragrance brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle....January 12, 2015
JC Penney to shut 40 locations
US mid-tier department-store retailer JC Penney is to shut around 40 stores this year, which equates to...January 9, 2015
Macy’s to close 14 stores in US
In what it says is a move to adapt to changing consumer shopping patterns, US department-store retailer...January 9, 2015
Interparfums to launch major new fragrance for Boucheron
Interparfums is to launch what it hopes will be a major new fragrance pillar for the Boucheron...January 8, 2015
Dr.Ci:Labo and Shiseido top L2’s Japan Beauty Digital IQ Index
Local beauty brands scored higher than their global counterparts in L2’s Japan Beauty Digital IQ Index. Some...January 7, 2015
Benefit to launch new mascara
LVMH-owned Benefit’s major make-up launch this year is a new mascara called Roller Lash. Launching in March,...January 6, 2015
Lady Gaga fronts new Shiseido ad campaign in Japan
American pop star Lady Gaga is fronting a new ad campaign this month for Shiseido in Japan....January 6, 2015
Lancôme names Lisa Eldrige as make-up creative director
L’Oréal-owned Lancôme has appointed celebrity make-up artist Lisa Eldrige as make-up creative director. Eldrige will contribute to...January 6, 2015
November 2014 fragrance gift set sales fall in Europe
Sales of fragrance gift sets were disappointing in Europe for the month of November 2014. According to...January 6, 2015