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
Nocibé no longer up for sale
Investment fund Charterhouse, a majority shareholder of Nocibé, has said that the French retailer is no...September 6, 2013
Hema opens beauty store
Netherlands-based low-cost retailer Hema is opening its first store dedicated exclusively to beauty outside of Holland, in...September 6, 2013
Jean-Christophe Letellier new md L’Oréal India
French group L’Oréal appointed Jean-Christophe Letellier managing director of L’Oréal India at the end of July. Letellier...August 28, 2013
L’Oréal sales up 4.7% in 2013 first half
L’Oréal reported sales of €11.74bn in the first half of 2013, an increase of 4.7% on the...August 28, 2013
L’Oréal to acquire Magic Holdings
Beauty group L’Oréal announced its bid to acquire Chinese cosmetic facial mask specialist Magic Holdings; the company’s...August 28, 2013
A strong 2013 for Lauder
Full-year net sales at US-based The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) broke the $10bn mark for the first...August 28, 2013
P&G sees 1% growth in fiscal 2013
Consumer-goods group Procter & Gamble (P&G) reported a 1% increase in sales to $84.2bn for fiscal 2013....August 28, 2013
Stephen Smith resigns from Elizabeth Arden
US-based beauty company Elizabeth Arden executive vice president and cfo Stephen Smith has resigned from the company...August 28, 2013
Arden 2013 sales fall short of expectations
After lowering its sales and earnings forecast for fiscal 2013 in June, net sales growth at US-based...August 28, 2013
Interparfums posts 2013 first-half sales of €218.5m
French beauty group Interparfums reported first-half sales of €218.5m, or €120m excluding sales of Burberry products,...August 28, 2013
Interparfums inks two new beauty licenses
Interparfums Inc, the US subsidiary of beauty group Interparfums, signed a 12-year beauty license with Chinese luxury-goods...August 28, 2013
Revlon to acquire The Colomer Group
US-based Revlon subsidiary Revlon Consumer Products Corporation is to acquire Spanish beauty care company The Colomer Group...August 28, 2013
Canada’s HBC to buy US Saks
Canadian department store Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), owner of Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor department stores,...August 28, 2013
Loblaws acquires Shoppers Drug Mart
Canadian grocery retailer Loblaws, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, has acquired Canadian drugstore chain Shoppers Drug...August 28, 2013
Brasil Beauté takes over Agua de Cheiro
North American investment fund Brasil Beauté has taken over Brazilian beauty chain Agua de Cheiro from Globalbras....August 28, 2013
Shiseido focuses on masstige market in India
Japanese beauty group Shiseido opened a subsidiary in India in July to develop sales of its...August 28, 2013
Printemps acquisition finalized
Divine Investments SA, a fund owned by a group of Qatar-based private investors, finalized the acquisition of...August 28, 2013
L’Oréal launches Michelle Phan make-up line
L’Oréal US’s Luxe division launched a new make-up line from celebrity beauty vlogger Michelle Phan in August...August 28, 2013
Tria Beauty receives $45.5m in financing
US-based beauty device manufacturer Tria Beauty has received $45.5m in financing to expand the brand’s distribution and...August 28, 2013
First half prestige beauty sales vary across markets
US prestige beauty sales grew by 8%, or $5bn in the first half of 2013, according to...August 28, 2013
Consumer study sheds light on UK online search habits
According to Beauty Sector Report, a study by digital marketing agency Greenlight, consumers in the UK made...August 28, 2013