LVMH sees another good year
French luxury group LVMH saw sales increase 19% to €28.1bn (including the integration of Bulgari) or +9%...February 6, 2013
Douglas reports net loss for fiscal year
German retailer Douglas Group reported a net loss of €109.9m in its fiscal year ending September 30,...February 6, 2013
Interparfums sales up 7% for 2012
Sales at beauty group Interparfums reached €445.5m in 2012, an increase of 6.9% at constant currency rates...February 6, 2013
Shiseido’s nine-month profit drops 21%
Japanese group Shiseido’s net income for the first nine months of its fiscal year declined 21% to...February 6, 2013
Art & Fragrance buys CPS
Switzerland-based company Art & Fragrance has purchased French filling and logistics company Cosmetics Perfumes Services (CPS). Art...February 6, 2013
P&G ses 2% growth for quarter ending December 2012
US-based Procter & Gamble (P&G) registered organic net sales growth of 2% to $22.2bn in the October...February 6, 2013
Unilever sales rise 11% in 2012
Sales at personal-care group Unilever rose by 10.5% in 2012 to €51.3bn, while net profit for the...February 6, 2013
Arden reports11% sales increase
Beauty group Elizabeth Arden reported net sales up 10.8% to $812.5m for the six months ending December...February 6, 2013
Boots launches new make-up tool
UK-based drugstore operator Boots has launched a new in-store make-up tool created in partnership with color technology...February 6, 2013
EU Animal testing ban to come into effect in March
An animal testing ban on the sale and import of new cosmetics in the European Union (EU)...February 6, 2013
Luxury brands & Chinese consumers
Luxury brands should look to Hong Kong if they want to better understand Mainland Chinese consumers, says...February 6, 2013
Avon makes new appointment
US-based direct seller Avon has appointed David Powell as senior vp of business transformation and global supply...February 6, 2013
Mavive creates fragrance exhibition
Italy-based Mavive has teamed up with the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia to create the first fragrance...February 6, 2013
Lablabo inaugurates new site
French packaging company Lablabo has invested €4.7m in a new 4,000m2 (43,055ft2 ) production site, which regroups...February 6, 2013
NPD reports 2012 growth by market
The prestige beauty market saw contrasted sales growth by region in 2012, according to market-research company NPD....February 6, 2013
Beiersdorf reports 5% sales increase for 2012
German group Beiersdorf (BDF) reported preliminary organic sales of €6.04bn in 2012, an increase of 4.7% on...February 6, 2013
L’Oréal opens new facilities in India
L’Oréal opened a new research and innovation center in India to develop hair and skincare products, and...January 23, 2013
L’Oréal confident for 2013
The year 2012 was positive for L’Oreal, according to group ceo Jean-Paul Agon. Speaking at the group’s...January 23, 2013
Clarins closes Kibio
France-based Groupe Clarins has confirmed that it will shut its natural skincare brand Kibio. Sources say that...January 23, 2013
Li & Fung acquires Lornamead
Hong Kong-based Li & Fung has acquired Lornamead, owner of brands such as Finesse, Yardley and Aqua...January 23, 2013
Mugler renews the Source
Parfums Thierry Mugler is renewing the Source, the fragrance refill concept that it pioneered 20 years ago...January 23, 2013
Beiersdorf revamps Nivea design
Beiersdorf is to introduce a new packaging design for Nivea based on the brand’s blue tin this...January 23, 2013
Advent sells stake in Dufry
Private-equity company Advent International has sold its 13% stake in Swiss travel-retailer Dufry for Sfr442m ($476m). The...January 23, 2013
Kiehl’s lowers prices
L’Oréal-owned skincare brand Kiehl’s is lowering its prices by 15 to 20% in a number of markets...January 23, 2013
BPI signs Azzedine Alaïa
Shiseido-owned BPI has signed a fragrance and cosmetics license with fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. A first fragrance...January 23, 2013
Professional nail products up 25% in 2012
Global sales of professional nailcare products rose by 25% in 2012, according to market-research company Kline &...January 23, 2013
New fragrance launches total 1,330 in 2012
Some 1,330 new fragrances were launched in 2012, up from 1,220 in 2011, according to the latest...January 23, 2013
Selfridge’s launches No Noise campaign
UK department store Selfridge’s launched a “No Noise” campaign on January 11. The initiative, which runs until...January 23, 2013
Superdrug to launch new private-label range
UK-based retailer Superdrug is to launch a new private-label beauty brand called B. in February. The new...January 23, 2013
Walmart launches Drew Barrymore color line
US retail chain Walmart and beauty company Maesa have partnered to launch Flower, a color cosmetics line...January 23, 2013