Target to enter Canada
US-based retailer Target is to enter Canada through the acquisition of up to 220 leases from Zellers,...January 26, 2011
Coty gets cash injection
US-based Coty has received an injection of cash from private-equity companies Berkshire Partners and Rhône. The companies...January 26, 2011
Douglas reports 2009-2010 sales
German retailer Douglas reported that sales for its perfumery division rose by 1.4% to nearly...January 26, 2011
Beiersdorf sees fall in 2010 profit
German group Beiersdorf (BDF) saw profits after tax fall by 19% to €308m, according to preliminary figures....January 12, 2011
Lane Crawford expands in China
Hong Kong-based department store Lane Crawford is to open three stores in China over the next two...January 12, 2011
Shiseido names new ceo
Shiseido has named Hisayuki Suekawa as its new president and ceo effective April 1. Suekawa replaces current...January 12, 2011
Katz moves to TPR
US company TPR Holdings has named beauty executive Neil Katz as special advisor. Katz was formerly ceo...January 11, 2011
Italy beauty sales 2010
Beauty sales in Italy reached €9.3bn at retail in 2010, up 1.3% from last year, says cosmetics...January 11, 2011
Macy’s beefs up e-commerce
US department-store group Macy’s is to hire 725 people in the next two years to boost e-commerce...January 11, 2011
Hermès obtains exemption from authorities
Hermès has obtained an exemption from the French market authorities from having to submit a takeover bid...January 11, 2011
Kao opens plant in China
Japanese group Kao Corp is to open a new 125,000m2 (1.35 million ft2) manufacturing plant in China....January 11, 2011
Unilever signs with BioLeap
Consumer-goods group Unilever has signed a two-year agreement with US drug company BioLeap to develop consumer-goods products...January 11, 2011
Sanex for sale?
P&G or Beiersdorf (BDF) may be interested in acquiring UK-based Sanex toiletries brand from Unilever, according to...January 11, 2011
P&G sells Zest
P&G has sold its Zest soap brand to US private-equity company Brynwood Parters, as part of its...January 11, 2011
Beauteam to launch MakeUp in New York
France-based company Beauteam is following up the 2010 launch of Make Up in Paris, its trade show...January 11, 2011
Aptar launches new Irresistible pump
Packaging company Aptar Group’s Aptar Beauty + Home division has launched a new pump (pictured)...January 11, 2011
CVS launches beauty loyalty program
US drugstore retailer CVS is launching a new loyalty program for cosmetics called Beauty Club. Customers enrolling...January 11, 2011
Sephora to sell on Shopbop.com
Sephora is to sell a Sephora Collection limited-edition make-up palette on US online fashion retailer Shopbop.com. The...January 11, 2011
Nestlé teams up with Jean-Claude Biguine
Swiss food company Nestlé and French hair-salon operator Jean-Claude Biguine have teamed up to offer...January 11, 2011
TSG buys stake in e.l.f
US private-equity company TSG Consumer Partners has acquired a minority stake in US low-priced beauty brand...January 11, 2011
The 2010 holiday season
The 2010 holiday season seems to have turned out better than expected, due to an...January 11, 2011
Sogecos offers loans to exhibitors
Show organizer Sogecos signed a deal with two banks to give Italian exhibitors at its Cosmoprof Bologna...December 30, 2009
Make-up sales in the US from NPD
NPD said that in the US from January to September 2009 eye-shadow sales fell by 12% versus...December 30, 2009
Cosfibel announces capital increase
In order to pursue its development, France-based packaging group Cosfibel announced a capital increase of €5.65m in...December 30, 2009
Symrise acquires Futura Labs
German fragrance house Symrise is to acquire Cairo-based flavor and fragrance manufacturer Futura Labs to fuel expansion...December 30, 2009
Shiseido launches new serum
Japanese group Shiseido is aiming for its new star product in the Bio-Performance skincare range...December 30, 2009
Ebay to pay damages to LVMH
A Paris commercial court has fined online auction site eBay €1.7m for selling LVMH fragrances and cosmetics....December 30, 2009
Watsons opens 500th store in China
Hong Kong-based group AS Watson opened its 500th Watsons store in Mainland China in November, part of...December 30, 2009
L’Oréal eyes acquisitions
L’Oréal ceo Jean-Paul Agon said in an interview with French weekly news magazine Le Point in November...December 29, 2009
Inter Parfums expects 9% growth in 2010
Inter Parfums SA is expecting sales of €265m in 2010, a growth rate of 9%. The French...December 29, 2009