CVS drug stores get serious about beauty
The retailer is looking to make up for $2b of revenue, which the company previously brought in through tobacco sales, with a four-pronged approach that centers on wellness.
Archives for June 23, 2015
Was Coty CEO appointment terminated because the job is too big?
Speculation has been rampant since yesterday’s announcement that newly appointed Coty CEO Elio Leoni Sceti will now no longer take up the position next month.
Bill aims to finally outlaw animal testing of cosmetics in the USA
A bipartisan bill has been introduced to the United States Congress that aims to finally ban the testing of cosmetics and personal care products on animals.
Cosmetics manufacturers and retailers fined €174m for price fixing in Belgium
L’Oréal, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, and Beiersdorf are among 18 companies who were collectively fined €174 million by the Belgian Competition Authority after being found guilty of fixing the prices of personal care products between 2002 and 2007.
Nanomaterials found detrimental to sea life
Published research from the University of California, Davis, casts doubt on whether personal care products can be safely designed with nano-zinc and nano-copper oxides.