Employees protest at Marionnaud France
French employees at AS Watson-owned chain Marionnaud demonstrated in September in protest at layoffs at the retailer....October 9, 2009
Mavive signs with Zippo
Italian company Mavive has signed a fragrance licensing deal with American lighter brand Zippo. The company will...October 9, 2009
Inter Parfums signs with Jimmy Choo
France-based Inter Parfums has signed a 12-year global fragrance license with UK shoe and accessories brand Jimmy...October 9, 2009
Firmenich examines social networking
Fragrance house Firmenich’s website Osmoz.com has teamed up with market-research firm Linkfluence to map out where and...October 9, 2009
Fragrance Foundation launches campaign to boost consumption
New York-based Fragrance Foundation is launching a multi-media ad campaign next year to boost fragrance consumption....October 9, 2009
Clinique unveils new counter at Selfridges
Estée Lauder-owned Clinique is the latest brand to reveal a new counter at Selfridges’ London revamped beauty...October 9, 2009
Kline reveals retail shifts
Beauty Retailing 2008 Global Series, a new report from market-research firm Kline & Company, which examines the...October 9, 2009
Munich airport unveils new Pure Brand zone
Munich Airport’s retail subsidiary Eurotrade opened a 112m2 (1,200ft2) Pure Brand beauty zone at the German airport....October 9, 2009
Coty signs with Beyoncé
Coty has signed a fragrance licensing agreement with American singer Beyoncé. The star’s first scent will launch...September 27, 2009
Airless association looks to consumers
The Airless Packaging Association aims to boost consumer awareness of the airless system in cosmetics packaging. It...September 27, 2009
Korres does deal with J&J
Greek brand Korres has handed over its North American business to consumer-goods group Johnson & Johnson (J&J)...September 27, 2009
Guerlain opens new Paris store
French brand Guerlain opened its 11th Paris boutique in September. The 110m2 store is located nearby a...September 27, 2009
Bourjois launches new brand
French brand Bourjois has launched UNE natural beauty, a “responsible” make-up brand containing 98% natural ingredients,...September 27, 2009
Estée Lauder closes Prescriptives
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to close its Prescriptives brand by January 2010. The company explained...September 27, 2009
Cinq Mondes to open spa in Tunisia
France-based spa operator Cinq Mondes has announced its first collaboration with the Radisson Hotel chain. In January,...September 11, 2009
Shoppers Drug Mart opens new Murale store
Canada-based Shoppers Drug Mart opened its third Murale store in Toronto at the beginning of September. The...September 9, 2009
Studio BeautyMix’s new medispa offering
Studio BeautyMix, the beauty space at retailer Fred Segal in Santa Monica, California, has opened a...September 7, 2009
Sears returns to beauty
US department store Sears re-entered the beauty business in September, eight years after pulling out of...September 6, 2009
Kurkdjian launches brand
French perfumer Francis Kurkdjian is launching an eponymous fragrance brand, Maison Francis Kurkdjian in October...September 6, 2009
Estée Lauder focuses on big brands
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is looking to strengthen ‘big brands’ in its new fiscal year and...August 23, 2009