L’Oréal has increased its footprint in the fast-growing Brazilian hair care market by confirming the acquisition of coloration specialist Niely Cosmeticos.
Revlon has settled a lawsuit filed by its former science chief Alan Meyers, which cited discrimination by CEO that included anti-Semetic and anti-American remarks.
In cosmetics and personal care, clean water is needed and used every day, whether to cleanse our skin or rinse our hair, as well as in the manufacturing of the products; and L’Oréal, Unilever, and Procter & Gamble all recognise this with campaigns...
Online coupon provider RetailMeNot says it will fight back concerning the recently filed lawsuit by Mary Kay accusing it of providing fraudulent discount coupons that cannot be redeemed.
Inter Parfums French subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Procter & Gamble to acquire the Rochas brand for $108 million, in a move that will look to fuse fragrance with fashion.
R&D, production, warehousing, and distribution for Shiseido’s NARS and Bare Escentuals brands as well as for the company’s eponymous brand in North America all benefit from the expansion.
Cosmetics B.V. Jab, has sold off a part of its investment in fragrance and luxury cosmetics maker Coty, selling more than 1.4 million shares off at a total price in excess of $30 million.
Since June of 1967, the direct-sales beauty brand has been listed on the S&P 500. Friday, Avon Products (AVP) will be replaced on the stock market index by the Hanesbrands menswear company.
It promised so much – the globe’s biggest cosmetic and food players L’Oréal and Nestlé applying serious marketing, research and NPD clout to drive a nascent category into the mainstream public consciousness. It was going to make beauty from within (BFW)...
That’s just one of the claims the beauty brand is making against RetailMeNot in a federal suit filed on Friday. Mary Kay holds that it has not permitted the deals site to publish coupons using its likeness.
Procter & Gamble is looking into either a sale or an IPO for part of its beauty, hair and personal care portfolio, if a report citing anonymous industry insiders is credible.
“Companies and people seeking to expand and further distinguish their brand should think outside the box and explore ways to interact with consumers by appealing to all their senses,” says intellectual property attorney David A. Jackson.
As the demand for seaweed extracts increases around the world, Chilean company Gelymar enters into a commercial and development agreement with Eviagenics, focusing on developing natural and sustainable products and solutions for the personal care and...
The importance of the in-store experience has not been wasted on Sephora, as can been seen with its 'Innovation Lab', which the retailer says will feature programs that encourage the next generation of digital leaders.
Cosmetics Executive Women, the US-based professional organization for beauty industry leaders, just strengthened ties with its local members in the UK and France.
Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire iconic British skin care brand REN, with plans to extend its footprint in existing and new markets and make it global.
Schwan Cosmetics has announced that it is relocating two of its smaller facilities in Piscataway, New Jersey to Tennessee as it tries to consolidate and achieve greater synergies.
Body treatment products from the spa brand will be available online and in stores next month. And come mid-May, Bliss plans to launch an exclusive beach body treatment kit with the retailer.
Natural products company Hain Celestial has increased its footprint in the beauty and personal care arena with the acquisition of Belevedere International.
Ahead of the division of its personal care and battery businesses on July 1st of this year, Energizer Holdings’ executives name the newly separated businesses.
NaturalNano of Rochester, New York, has provided Halloysite Nanotubes to the manufacturer since 2008, and that is slated to continue for 3 more years thanks to the latest extension of the companies’ commercialization relationship.
The government of Venezuela has once again resorted to currency revaluation in an effort to stabilize its oil-based economy, a measure that will hit big multinational cosmetics and personal care players active there.
L’Oréal has posted strong fourth quarter and annual results and will look to the future ‘with confidence’ after recording growth in all divisions and all regions, despite a challenging economic situation.
Avon has warned that the stronger dollar could have a big effect on this year’s sales as fourth quarter sales were down thanks to the currency situation, and it may continue throughout 2015.
Unilever, owner of the TIGI Cosmetics professional salon brand, has entered into a global licensing agreement that aims to expand the market reach of the US-based brand.
Proctor & Gamble has appointed Francis S. Blake, former CEO of Home Depot, to its board of executive directors, the latest move in a series ultimately aimed at revamping the business.
Previously entrenched in the domestic space with product lines for home cleaning, pest control, and food storage, SC Johnson moves into the industrial personal care supply market.
Procter & Gamble is building a new manufacturing facility in West Virginia that is said be one of the most advanced and sustainable plant in its global supply chain.
In a bid to continue its turn around, Revlon has announced that Benjamin Karsch has been appointed executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the company’s consumer division.
Nu Skin is continuing to feel the fall-out from its China sales ban earlier in the year, while fourth quarter results are further impacted by the trial offer launch for its TR90 in the same period for 2013.
As the US economy continues to gather pace and the dollar gains against international currencies, some of the biggest US-based international cosmetics players are set to battle against currency headwinds in 2015.
Chris Brickman took over the role at the start of the month, and his predecessor, Gary Winterhalter, remains active in the business as the executive chairman of the board of directors.
Elizabeth Arden’s second quarter results fell more than 17% as it struggled against currency headwinds, challenges in the China market and celebrity fragrances that have lost their shine.
Ten people have been accused of exploiting 92-year-old L’Oreal tycoon, Liliane Bettencourt out of ‘hundreds of millions’ in a saga that's even seen former president Nicolas Sarkozy investigated for 'manipulating campaign pledges'.
Despite a drop in demand for Estée Lauder’s heritage brands, US sales were on the up; thanks to new product introductions, holiday sets and expanded distribution in the company’s make-up and luxury categories.
Select products from Bluemercury will be sold in Macy’s boutiques and the existing beauty and spa services retail shops will remain as a stand-alone specialty business, led by the company founders and enhanced with online and mobile storefronts.
Bonne Bell Cosmetics, manufacturer of Lip Smackers lip balms, is closing down its Ohio-based operations but is to sell on its most famous global brands.
The Personal Care Product Council (PCPC) said it welcomed comments made in President Obama’s State of the Union speech last week, in which he said he wanted to promote greater foreign trade.
Colgate-Palmolive announced a significant dip in its turnover for the fourth quarter, although net profit was up on account of gains from restructuring.
That according to Donna Barson, senior associate with market research consultancy Kline Group, who spoke with Cosmetics Design about the opportunities for cosmetics and personal care brands in this space.
