Coty creates South Africa subsidiary, sees sales, profits fall for first quarter 2014
Coty has created a subsidiary in South Africa to manage its business in the country and in...November 7, 2013
Air-Val signs Angry Birds fragrance license
Spain-based Air-Val has signed a worldwide fragrance license for gaming brand Angry Birds. At this year’s...November 7, 2013
Nougat London launches Bubble T toiletries
UK-based brand Nougat London launched a new toiletries brand called Bubble T in October. The brand is...November 7, 2013
Perfumes y Diseño to launch Halloween Man Rock
Spanish company Perfumes y Diseño is to launch a new fragrance for J del Pozo’s Halloween franchise next...November 7, 2013
Orlane launches B21 Extraordinaire
Skincare brand Orlane is launching B21 Extraordinaire, a skincare product formulated with a cocktail of...November 7, 2013
Marionnaud revamps Paris flagship store
Perfumery retailer Marionnaud’s newly renovated French flagship store on Paris’ Champs Elysées is intended to boost the...November 7, 2013
Euroitalia to launch fragrances for Versace, Moschino, John Richmond
Italian company Euroitalia is to launch a new high-end range for the Versace brand in November. The collection...November 7, 2013
BPI lines up 2014 launches
BPI is to come out with a new women’s fragrance for Narciso Rodriguez next year. Called Narciso, the...November 7, 2013
Ferragamo Parfums showcases four new launches at TFWA
Salvatore Ferragamo Parfums presented four new projects at this year’s TFWA World Exhibition. The first is a new...November 7, 2013
Zwilling to open 22 travel retail doors in Europe
German beauty tools company Zwilling, owner of the Tweezerman brand, is making a push into travel retail,...November 7, 2013
Annick Goutal to open Manhattan store
Amore Pacific-owned fragrance brand Annick Goutal is opening its first store in New York City in February...November 7, 2013
Yves Rocher signs joint venture with Singapore’s Luxasia
French brand Yves Rocher has signed a joint venture in Singapore with local distributor Luxasia. Yves Rocher...November 7, 2013
Shiseido launches Lacquer Gloss
Shiseido will introduce a new lip line in January 2014 called Lacquer Gloss. The gloss comes in...November 7, 2013
L’Occitane launches new brand for Brazil
French company L’Occitane launched a new brand, for the Brazilian market in October. Called L’Occitane au...November 6, 2013
Beauteam launches MakeUp in Seoul
Beauteam, which organizes the MakeUp in Paris and MakeUp in New York exhibitions, is launching MakeUp in...November 6, 2013
Eurofragances opens Singapore subsidiary
Fragrance creation house Eurofragances has opened a subsidiary in Singapore to serve markets including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia,...November 6, 2013
Bourjois scouts for new locations
Chanel-owned Bourjois, which opened its flagship store in Paris this year, is scouting locations for new openings...November 6, 2013
ArtDeco to open first standalone in Paris, France
German brand ArtDeco is to open its first standalone boutique in Paris, France early next year. The...November 6, 2013
Alliance Boots names Walgreens executive head of Health & Beauty UK and Republic of Ireland
Walgreens-owned health and beauty group Alliance Boots has appointed Richard Ashworth, Walgreens corporate operations vice president for...November 6, 2013
Beiersdorf nine-month sales up 2.4%
Germany-based consumer-goods group Beiersdorf (BDF) reported a 2.4% sales increase for the first nine months of the...November 5, 2013
Vuitton to postpone fragrance launch until 2016
LVMH-owned luxury-goods brand Louis Vuitton is to launch its first fragrance collection in 2016, two years later...November 4, 2013
Nuance introduces men’s shopping area
Travel-retail operator Nuance is introducing a new shopping area for men. Developed in partnership with P&G Prestige,...November 4, 2013
ELC reports 5% sales increase for first quarter fiscal 2014
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) reported a 5% increase in net sales to $2.68bn for its first fiscal...October 31, 2013
Revlon appoints new ceo
US-based company Revlon has named Lorenzo Delpani president and ceo of the company. Delpani was previously ceo...October 31, 2013
New ceo for Bloomingdale’s
US-based retailer Macy’s has named Tony Spring chairman and ceo of Bloomingdale’s. Spring succeeds Michael Gould, who...October 31, 2013
Shiseido sees improvement in Japanese market
Shiseido said it is seeing a “moderate recovery” in the Japanese economy and that the country’s cosmetics...October 31, 2013
L’Oréal reports sales decline for third-quarter 2013
L’Oréal reported sales were down 0.8% to €5.48bn in its third quarter, due in part to negative...October 31, 2013
Coty inks fragrance license with Miu Miu
US-based Coty has signed a fragrance license with Prada-owned fashion brand Miu Miu. The first Miu Miu...October 30, 2013
DFS may open stores in Europe
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS Group has indicated that it may soon open downtown duty-free stores in Europe...October 30, 2013
Kao sees slight profit decline for first nine months 2013
Japanese group Kao Corp’s net profit for the first nine months of 2013 fell by 0.5% to...October 30, 2013