Italy beauty sales down 1.3% in 2013
Fragrance and cosmetics sales in Italy reached €9.4bn last year, a decline of 1.3% over 2012, according...January 8, 2014
Pochet to invest €40m in new markets
French group Pochet, which specializes in fragrance, cosmetics and wine and spirits packaging, will invest €40m this...January 8, 2014
Calvin Klein adds new scent to Euphoria line
Coty Prestige brand Calvin Klein is expanding its Euphoria fragrance collection with a new women’s scent called...January 7, 2014
Kao Americas appoints new president
Kao Americas has appointed Paul Nunnari president of Kao Canada, effective January 1. He replaces Simon Bureau,...January 7, 2014
Robertet and Codif acquire supplier Hitex
French fragrance house Robertet and raw materials supplier Codif have acquired C02 extraction supplier Hitex from pharmaceutical...January 7, 2014
Coty acquires OPI’s UK distributor
Coty is to acquire UK-based company Lena White Ltd, the largest international distributor of its nailcare brand...January 6, 2014
Lancôme to launch cream and beauty tool duo
L’Oréal-owned Lancôme is to unveil a new skincare product this spring that it claims heralds a new...January 6, 2014
Revlon to leave China
US-based Revlon is to pull out of China and cut 1,100 jobs in a bid to reduce...January 2, 2014
Coty creates joint venture for UAE
US-based Coty has set up a joint venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with distributors Chalhoub...December 26, 2013
Marionnaud to close store network in Poland
AS-Watson owned perfumery chain Marionnaud is closing down its business in Poland in the first quarter of...December 24, 2013
Shiseido names Masahiko Uotani as president and ceo
Japanese beauty company Shiseido representative director, chairman, president and ceo Shinzo Maedo is to step down in...December 24, 2013
Philips Beauty plans to roll out beauty tool pop-up store
Beauty tool manufacturer Philips Beauty’s pop-up store, which opened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands early December, may roll...December 23, 2013
Mainland China luxury sales see slower growth in 2013
Growth in Mainland China’s luxury-goods market has slowed from 7% in 2012 to around 2% in 2013...December 20, 2013
Thierry Mugler launches Paris cabaret show
French fashion designer and creator of his eponymous fragrance brand Thierry Mugler has launched a cabaret show...December 20, 2013
Galeries Lafayette said to be in talks to acquire House of Fraser
French department-store retailer Galeries Lafayette is in talks to purchase UK-based retailer House of Fraser, according to...December 19, 2013
Panpuri builds on day spa network
Thailand-based spa company Pañpuri is developing its urban day spa concept beyond its home market. The company,...December 18, 2013
Beauty apps a-go-go
The number of beauty apps is growing by the day. Some of the favorites from the beauty...December 18, 2013
Givaudan introduces app to help consumers navigate perfume market
Fragrance house Givaudan is aiming to help consumers navigate the perfume market with its new iPhone app,...December 18, 2013
Case study: social media and smelling like a man, man
Companies puzzled about how to approach social media have been dissecting and analyzing the campaign for P&G’s...December 18, 2013
Sephora begins selling beauty on the go
Sephora launched a mobile site in the US in August, which allows shoppers to buy, view previous...December 18, 2013
Gloss’UP launches mobile nailcare services truck
Gloss’UP, a beauty bar located in the Marais district in Paris, France, is launching Nail Truck, an...December 18, 2013
Sephora’s new exclusives
Sephora France is to sell new special-edition fragrances from four major brands next spring. The chain will...December 18, 2013
Algenist’s new cream targets women over 50
US-based brand Algenist is to launch Genius, a new skincare product targeting women aged 50 and over....December 18, 2013
Benefit launches its first BB cream
LVMH-owned Benefit is to launch Big Easy, its first BB cream, next spring. The company...December 18, 2013
L2 releases annual Digital IQ Ranking
Market research group L2’s annual Digital IQ Ranking, which judges beauty brands’ performance in the digital space,...December 18, 2013
Groupe Beaumanoir opens two new stores in France
French department-store retailer Groupe Beaumanoir has opened two new stores in northern France, in Rennes and Dinan,...December 18, 2013
Burberry opens Beauty Box boutique in London
Beauty and fashion group Burberry opened a boutique called Burberry Beauty Box in London’s Covent Garden this...December 16, 2013
Albéa opens plastic tube factory in France
France-based packaging supplier Albéa inaugurated its biggest plastic tube factory in the world in Sainte Ménehould, France...December 16, 2013
Perfumer Nagel to join Hermès Parfums
Hermès Parfums announced that perfumer Christine Nagel is join the company and work alongside the brand’s in-house...December 13, 2013
Erno Laszlo names new ceo
US-based skincare brand Erno Laszlo has named Rochelle Weitzner ceo. Weitzner has served as coo at the...December 13, 2013