Oriflame expands in East Africa
Swedish direct-sales company Oriflame is expanding in East Africa through the acquisition of its franchisee operations in...June 12, 2012
Sephora may enter India before end of year
According to industry sources, LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is said to be gearing up to enter India...June 12, 2012
How French consumers perceive shopping websites
A study by French market research company Yuséo on how French consumers perceived shopping on the websites...June 12, 2012
Weleda restructures management
Amid falling profits and stagnating sales, Switzerland-based organic beauty and pharmaceutical company Weleda has reorganized its management...June 12, 2012
Urban Decay to begin selling in China
Make-up brand Urban Decay’s announcement that it is to begin selling its products in China has seen...June 12, 2012
Arden buys fragrance licenses
Elizabeth Arden has acquired the fragrance licenses for musicians Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj from US-based Give...June 12, 2012
Maesa’s founder to head up US business
France-based contract manufacturer Maesa has appointed its founder and co-chairman Gregory Mager to head up its US...May 30, 2012
Tom Ford wins big at Fifi Awards
The winners of the 2012 Fifi Awards were announced in New York City on May 21. Estée...May 30, 2012
Marionnaud supports breast cancer foundation
Marionnaud has donated €38,000 to The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Foundation, marking the sixth year that...May 30, 2012
Essie opens first French nail bar
L’Oréal-owned nailcare brand Essie opened its first nail bar in France in May at the Vélizy 2...May 30, 2012
Beauty sales in Brazil up 7.9% in 2011
Beauty, fragrance and personal hygiene sales in Brazil rose 7.9% in 2011 to R$29.4bn (US$14.8bn) on a...May 30, 2012
Arcancil acquired by its ceo
French make-up brand Arcancil has been majority acquired by its current ceo Anne Delleur. The brand has...May 30, 2012
Louboutin to move into beauty
French luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin and US company Batallure Beauty have created a joint venture to launch...May 30, 2012
Sephora names new gm for Inside JC Penney
Sephora Americas (LVMH) has named former vice president of e-commerce merchandising Artemis Patrick as gm of Sephora...May 30, 2012
ELC sees Q3 2012 sales rise
Increased advertising spend and fewer promotional operations contributed to Estée Lauder Companies’ (ELC) third-quarter sales growth of...May 30, 2012
Arden sees sales rise 3.5%
For the quarter ended March 31, net sales at US beauty group Elizabeth Arden grew by 3.5%...May 30, 2012
P&G: may have gone too fast in emerging markets
P&G admitted that it may have gone too fast into emerging markets and said that it will...May 24, 2012
Sogecos makes new appointments
Cosmoprof trade show organizer Sogecos has appointed Enrico Zannini as director of Cosmoprof Worldwide. Zannini was formerly...May 24, 2012
Prestige sales in France decline in first quarter 2012
Sales of prestige beauty products in the selective perfumery channel in France fell 1.1% in value and...May 24, 2012
Sales of prestige BB Creams grow in US
NPD reported that BB creams sold in US department stores generated nearly $9m in the 12 months...May 24, 2012
US teens beauty usage stabilizes
Use of beauty products by teens and tweens in the US stabilized in 2011, although is still...May 24, 2012
Waysherb opens more counters in China
Chinese brand Waysherb, which is positioned as a natural prestige line, is to open its seventh counter...May 24, 2012
Diptyque launches new scents
French brand Diptyque is to launch a new fragrance called Volutes in October, which will also include...May 24, 2012
New U opens news beauty stores in India
Beauty retailer New U, part of India’s Dabur group, opened twin flagship stores in South Delhi in...May 24, 2012
BDF makes more executive changes
German group Beiersdorf announced that Ümit Subaşı, executive board member responsible for emerging markets is leaving the...May 24, 2012
Collistar to launch in China
Italian beauty brand Collistar is to launch in China this July exclusively through perfumery chain Sephora’s 118...May 24, 2012
P&G to move beauty to Singapore
P&G is to move its beauty operations from Ohio, US to Singapore over the next two years,...May 24, 2012
Coty withdraws Avon bid, gets ready for IPO
News emerged that Coty was preparing an initial public offering (IPO) just days after it withdrew its...May 24, 2012
Avon’s new ceo looks to stabilize its business
Avon’s new ceo Sheri McCoy said that stabilizing the business was her “first and most urgent objective”...May 2, 2012
Prestige sales in China up 21% in 2011
Prestige beauty sales in China were up 21% in 2011, according to NPD. Skincare saw growth of...May 1, 2012