Diptyque opens Hong Kong store
French fragrance company Diptyque opened its first standalone store in Asia earlier this month in Hong Kong’s...November 22, 2011
Intercharm Moscow sees successful 2011 show
Trade show Intercharm Moscow put on a bigger and better event this year. The show, which took...November 22, 2011
La Prairie’s new Paris hotel spa
Swiss brand La Prairie has teamed up with the Le Bristol hotel in Paris. The Spa Le...November 22, 2011
Colourcopia opens in London
Colourcopia, a boutique offering Coty-owned nailcare brand OPI’s entire range of more than 240 nail colors has...November 22, 2011
Make Up For Ever launches Paris flagship
LVMH-owned Make Up For Ever has revamped its Paris flagship store in Paris. Designed for professionals, but...November 22, 2011
Albéa buys Eyelematic
France-based packager Albéa has purchased US company Eyelematic, which specializes in the production of metal parts, plastic...November 22, 2011
Sa Sa launches Shanghai flagship
Hong-Kong based retailer Sa Sa opened a new flagship store in Mainland China at Shanghai’s Henderson Land...November 22, 2011
Estée Lauder launches new counter at Galeries Lafayette
Estée Lauder-owned Clinique opened its new department-store retail concept SAYLI, (acronym for ‘service as you like...November 22, 2011
Douglas teams up with Passion Beauté in France
The French subsidiary of German perfumery chain Douglas and French retail grouping Passion Beauté have formed an...November 22, 2011
NPD invests in Segmenta
Market research group NPD has made an investment in Segmenta, a research firm that tracks prestige beauty...November 22, 2011
Coty appoints non-executive chairman
US-based beauty group Coty has appointed Bart Becht, former ceo of consumer-goods group Reckitt Benckiser, to the...November 22, 2011
Mäurer & Wirtz signs Baldessarini
German beauty company Mäurer & Wirtz has acquired the fragrance license for men’s fashion brand Baldessarini, which...November 22, 2011
L’Oréal buys Clarisonic
L’Oréal USA is to acquire US-based group Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, maker of the Clarisonic skincare device before...November 22, 2011
Shanghai Jahwa sold
Chinese state-owned cosmetics company Shanghai Jahwa Group is to be taken over by insurance company Ping An...November 22, 2011
US prestige fragrance sales rise
Prestige fragrance sales in the US were up by 10% to $1.7bn from January to October, while...November 22, 2011
MAC collaborates with Chinese photographer
Estée Lauder-owned make-up brand MAC has teamed up with Chinese fashion photographer Chen Men to launch a...November 15, 2011
Pacific World merges with WE Bassett
US mass nailcare player Pacific World Corporation and beauty accessories group W.E. Bassett have merged to create...November 15, 2011
L’Oréal reports third quarter 2011
Sales at French group L’Oréal grew by 1.8% in the third quarter of 2011 to reach €4.94bn....November 15, 2011
Erbario Toscano develops travel retail
Italy-based hair- and bodycare brand Erbario Toscano is working with German travel-retail operator Heinemann to develop its...November 6, 2011
Arthès launches new brand
Grasse-based fragrance company Arthès introduced a new brand based on ingredients from the Provence region in France...November 6, 2011
Organic beauty sales to reach $9bn
Global sales of natural and organic beauty products are to reach $9bn this year and now account...November 6, 2011
Rochelle Bloom retires from Fragrance Foundation
US Fragrance Foundation president Rochelle Bloom is to retire at the end of the year. Bloom has...November 6, 2011
IFF opens Dubai facility
Fragrance creation house IFF has opened a new flavors and fragrance facility in Dubai, UAE. The site...November 6, 2011
Sally Beauty buys Dutch group
US-based retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies Sally Beauty Holdings has acquired the Floral Group, the...November 6, 2011
Coty to launch Madonna fragrance
Coty is to launch pop star Madonna’s debut fragrance in April 2012. The scent, called Truth or...November 6, 2011
Louis Vuitton to enter fragrance
LVMH-owned luxury brand Louis Vuitton is to enter the fragrance category. Sources say Vuitton will name its...November 6, 2011
ELC signs Tory Burch
Estée Lauder Companies’ Aramis Designer Fragrances division has signed a fragrance license with American designer Tory Burch....November 6, 2011
Puig sets up joint venture in Brazil
Puig has created a joint venture for the Brazil market. The new company called Braco, will distribute...November 6, 2011
Interparfums sees record quarter
Interparfums said that its new fragrance from Burberry, Burberry Body racked up sales of €30m in the...November 6, 2011
Macy’s to revamp NY flagship
US-based department store Macy’s is to invest $400m over the next four years in remodeling its flagship...November 6, 2011