Nars to launch Guy Bourdin collection
Shiseido-owned make-up brand Nars is to launch a new limited-edition holiday collection inspired by French photographer Guy...October 2, 2013
Revlon ceo to step down
US-based Revlon’s ceo Alan Ennis is to leave the company. Revlon has appointed David Kennedy as interim...October 2, 2013
Lily Collins named Lancôme spokesperson
L’Oréal-owned brand Lancôme has named actress British actress Lily Collins as its new spokesperson. Collins will first...October 1, 2013
Art & Fragrance reports decline in first-half fragrance sales
Switzerland-based fragrance company Art & Fragrance posted operating sales of Sfr55.3m ($61.1m) for the first half of...September 30, 2013
Victoria’s Secret opens new travel-retail stores
US-based lingerie and beauty retailer Victoria’s Secret has opened three new airport Beauty & Accessories stores in...September 29, 2013
Topline to open fifth factory
US-based beauty packaging supplier Topline Products is looking to open its fifth factory, either in Europe or...September 29, 2013
Pinchme to launch in US
Australian beauty sampling site Pinchme.com is launching in the US in October. The site allows members to...September 29, 2013
Sephora adds new brands to French stores
LVMH-owned retailer Sephora is introducing several brands to its French stores in time for the end-of-year holidays....September 29, 2013
Interparfums launches new Boucheron scent
Fragrance group Interparfums has launched a new women’s scent for its Boucheron brand called Boucheron Place Vendôme....September 27, 2013
Perfumes y Diseño signs fragrance license with Philippe Starck
Spain-based Perfumes y Diseño has signed a fragrance license with French designer and architect Philippe Starck. Perfumes...September 24, 2013
Dr Hauschka opens Milan flagship
Germany-based organic brand Dr. Hauschka has opened its first flagship store in Milan, Italy. Located in the...September 23, 2013
L’Oréal makes India acquisition
Beauty group L’Oréal has made its first acquisition in India with the purchase of Mumbai-based professional skincare...September 23, 2013
Watier to leave namesake brand
Quebec-based beauty company Lise Watier Cosmétiques founder Lise Watier and her husband and company president Serge Rocheleau...September 20, 2013
Jean Patou reinvents classic fragrance
Designer Parfums-owned Jean Patou is embarking on a revival of the classic fragrance brand with the launch...September 19, 2013
By Kilian to inaugurate New York City store
French fragrance brand By Kilian is to open its first store in the US in New York...September 19, 2013
Coty lays out plan for growth
In its first financial report since going public in June, sales at US-based Coty grew by 1%...September 17, 2013
Karstadt Premium Group changes hands
Berggruen Holdings, owner of German department-store retailer Karstadt, has sold a 75.1% share of its Karstadt Premium...September 17, 2013
Management changes at Chanel US
Beauty brand Chanel has announced that Julien Gommichen, currently general manager and managing director for Chanel Middle...September 17, 2013
Saks appoints new president
US-based department store Saks Inc has appointed Marigay McKee as president, following the departure of the retailer’s...September 16, 2013
Aubade launches first fragrance
French lingerie brand Aubade is launching its first fragrance, called Aubade Le Parfum, in partnership with...September 16, 2013
Thierry Mugler to launch 2013 edition of Les Liqueurs de Parfums
Clarins Fragrance Group-owned brand Thierry Mugler is to launch this year’s edition of Les Liqueurs de Parfums,...September 16, 2013
Amway opens brick-and-mortar location in Berlin
US-based direct seller Amway has opened a brick-and-mortar location in Berlin, Germany, as part of its strategy...September 13, 2013
Aesop inaugurates fifth Paris store
Australia-based beauty company Aesop opened its fifth standalone store in France today, in Paris’ Montmartre neighborhood. This...September 12, 2013
Clarisonic to open second skincare bar in France
L’Oréal-owned device brand Clarisonic is opening its second skincare bar in France this month at department store...September 11, 2013
Interparfums sells Nickel
Interparfums is to sell men’s skincare brand Nickel to L’Oréal in a deal to close at the...September 10, 2013
Neiman Marcus to be sold for $6bn
US-based luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is to be sold for $6bn to private-equity group Ares Management and...September 10, 2013
BW Confidential launches daily news service
BW Confidential, the Paris-based trade publication for the international beauty industry, has launched a new daily news...September 9, 2013
DFS rebrands Galleria stores
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS Group is rebranding its downtown duty-free stores DFS Galleria to T Galleria by...September 9, 2013
Nuance rolls out premium fragrance concept
Switzerland-based travel-retail operator Nuance launched a new shop-in-shop fragrance concept called Deluxe Fragrances at Turkey’s Antalya airport...September 6, 2013
Burberry launches first in-house fragrance
Fashion house Burberry launched Brit Rhythm, its first in-house fragrance since taking back the beauty...September 6, 2013