Lauder reports strong 2011
A good performance in emerging markets, skincare and travel retail helped Estée Lauder Companies report a 13%...August 31, 2011
Ileos acquires Mappel
Packaging company Ileos has acquired Mappel, a Brazil-based samples manufacturer. Mappel had sales of €25m in 2010....July 13, 2011
L’Oréal announces Scental moves
L’Oréal has named Olivier Teboul division manager of Lancôme at Scental, its travel retail arm for Asia...July 13, 2011
Sephora names US creative director
Sephora Americas has named Lina Kutsovskaya as vice president executive creative director. She will be responsible for...July 13, 2011
CVS creates beauty panel
US pharmacy chain CVS has created the Beauty Board, a panel of “beauty and style experts” who...July 13, 2011
Saks to enter Kazakhstan
US department-store retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is to open its first store in Kazakhstan in August 2012....July 13, 2011
Marionnaud revamps website
Perfumery chain Marionnaud says its website has become its number-two door in France following a revamp of...July 13, 2011
Duane Reade opens new concept flagship
New York-based drugstore Duane Reade has opened a new flagship store based on what the company calls...July 13, 2011
Aesop opens new Paris store
Australian skincare brand Aesop opened its third Paris store this month in the Marais district. The...July 13, 2011
INCC signs Mercedes
French distributor INCC Group has signed a fragrance license with car brand Mercedes. The first scent is...July 13, 2011
China may reduce luxury tariffs
China may reduce taxes on imports of luxury goods, say local press reports. The government could introduce...July 13, 2011
Catterton acquires Cover FX
Private-equity firm Catterton Partners has taken a stake in Canada-based cosmeceutical brand Cover FX. The brand, which...July 13, 2011
TPR buys Freez 24.7
US-based TPR Holdings has acquired prestige skincare brand Freeze 24.7. TPR recently bought haircare brand Oscar Blandi.July 13, 2011
Puig buys skincare company
Puig’s holding company Corporación Exea Empresarial and M3 Invest, a company owned by Payot president Hervé Lesieur,...July 13, 2011
Designer Parfums takes over Patou
UK-based Designer Parfums has acquired French fragrance brand Jean Patou from P&G Prestige. The company aims to...July 13, 2011
Sisley inaugurates eco-factory
French skincare company Sisley has inaugurated a new eco-conceived factory north of Paris. The site, covering 45,000m2...July 13, 2011
Unilever restructures
Consumer-goods group Unilever has restructured to boost development in emerging markets. The company will be divided into...July 13, 2011
Luxury brands connect with Gen Y
Luxury brands are capitalizing on the web to make their products more accessible to generation Y, according...July 13, 2011
Interparfums signs Balmain
Interparfums has signed a 12-year fragrance license with French couture brand Balmain. A new fragrance for the...July 13, 2011
US sales increase in mass and prestige
US prestige beauty sales were up by 5% in the first quarter of this year, while mass...June 15, 2011
Patyka gets investment boost
Morocco-based investment company Nebetou Fund has taken a minority stake in Parisian selective skincare brand Patyka Cosmetics....June 15, 2011
House of Fraser launches Fekkai
UK-based department store House of Fraser is to launch haircare brand Frédéric Fekkai in 10 of its...June 15, 2011
ELC opens Asia innovation center
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) opened its Asia Innovation Center this month in Shanghai, China. This new...June 15, 2011
More changes at P&G
Executive changes continue to make waves in P&G’s beauty business. Charles Bergh, president of the global male...June 15, 2011
L’Oréal to develop Agnès b in Asia travel retail
L’Oréal plans to develop its Agnès b make-up line in travel retail in Asia Pacific. The company...June 15, 2011
TPR buys haircare brand
US beauty company TPR Holdings has acquired a controlling stake in premium haircare brand Oscar Blandi....June 15, 2011
Sephora ups stake in Ile de Beauté
Sephora has increased its ownership in Russian beauty retailer Ile de Beauté by 20%, bringing its share...June 15, 2011
Ed Shirley to leave P&G
P&G’s vice chairman of beauty and grooming Ed Shirley is to leave the company in 2012. He...May 4, 2011
Bloomingdale’s opens three new outlet stores
US-based department-store group Macy’s is to open three new Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores in Florida, Massachusetts and Illinois...May 3, 2011
Interparfums extends ST Dupont license
Interparfums has extended its fragrance license with S.T. Dupont until 2016. The company has held the license...May 3, 2011