Puig begins trading on the Spanish Stock Exchanges
Puig begun trading today as a listed company on the Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao and Valencia Stock Exchanges (the Spanish Stock Exchanges).
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Sycamore Partners said to be interested in taking Nordstrom private
Sycamore Partners is one of the buyout equity firms that have expressed interest in taking Nordstrom private.
L’Oréal Paris opens pop-up at Thailand King Power Srivaree
L’Oréal Paris has partnered with King Power International for what it calls its first Jumbo thematic pop-up in Thailand King Power Srivaree.
dsm-firmenich sales down 2% in Q1
Dsm-firmenich reported sales fell 2% in the first quarter of 2024 to €3.07bn.
Coty launches Kylie Cosmetics in India
Coty has launched the Kylie Cosmetics brand in India in partnership with beauty retailers House of Beauty (HOB) and Sephora.
ELC Q3 sales up 5%, travel retail improves
Estée Lauder Companies’ (ELC) sales rose 5% to $3.94bn for its third quarter ended March 31, 2024
Bella Hadid to launch fragrance brand
Model Bella Hadid is to launch a new fragrance brand called 'Ôrəbella on May 2.
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Puig sets share price for IPO
Puig has set the price guidance for its IPO at €24.50 per share, the top end of a previously reported range.
L’Occitane owner offers to buy out company
L’Occitane International’s owner Reinold Geiger has made an offer to take the French cosmetics company private.
Maesa names Molly Kennedy VP Marketing
Maesa has named Molly Kennedy VP, Marketing, leading Kristin Ess Hair and other brands
Kering to prioritize bringing fragrance licenses in-house
Kering is to prioritize bringing its fragrance licences in-house.
Estée Lauder Companies and Microsoft to create AI Innovation Lab
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) and Microsoft Corp. are expanding their relationship with the creation of an AI Innovation Lab.
L Catterton acquires majority stake in KIKO Milano
Investment firm L Catterton has acquired a majority stake in the Italian beauty brand KIKO Milano.
Unilever’s sales up 4.4% in Q1
Unilever reported underlying sales increased 4.4% in the first quarter of 2024.
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Kering appoints Alexandre Choueiri CEO & President of Kering Beauté Americas
Kering has appointed Alexandre Choueiri CEO & President of Kering Beauté Americas.
Symrise sales up 5% in Q1
Symrise reported sales rose 5% in its reporting currency to €1.29bn in the first quarter of 2024.
Hermès Perfume and Beauty sales up 4.3% in Q1
Hermès reported consolidated revenue of €3.8bn in the first quarter of 2024.
Interparfums sales down 1% in Q1
Interparfums has reported sales of €212.7m in the first quarter of 2024.
PZ Cussons to sell St. Tropez
PZ Cussons is to sell the self-tanning brand St. Tropez.
US Senate passes bill to ban TikTok, unless sold
The US Senate has passed the legislation that would ban short video app TikTok in the country if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, fails to sell the platform.
THG Beauty revenue down 4.2% in 2023
THG reported revenue fell 8.4% year-over-year in its preliminary results for the financial year ended December 31, 2023.
Beiersdorf inks partnership with biotech Rubedo Life Sciences
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Prada Beauty unveils counter at Paris’ CDG
Prada Beauty has unveiled a new counter at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, and a pop-up in Hainan, China.
Saks launches retail media network
Saks has launched the Saks Media Network.
West Lane Capital Partners acquires Mented Cosmetics
Private equity firm West Lane Capital Partners has acquired beauty brand Mented Cosmetics.
US moves closer to TikTok ban
The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Saturday that would ban the short video app TikTok in the country.