With the recent announcement from global beauty leader L’Oréal that the company is looking into the sale of its ethical beauty brand, The Body Shop, we take a look at industry analysis behind the headlines.
Following the bid for a Unilever takeover by Kraft Heinz last month, Unilever is undergoing a comprehensive internal review. We take a look at the case for splitting up its business units, and whether personal care could dominate alone.
L’Oréal Paris has announced the launch of a new hair care range, Botanicals Fresh Care, a new naturals-focused launch by which it looks to expand its presence in the premium hair care segment.
Last summer Revlon got into the prestige beauty business in a big way by acquiring Elizabeth Arden. Some two years before that deal, Elizabeth Arden invested in an Air Paris rebranding scheme that wisely leveraged the potential of content, sharing and...
Italian cosmetics player KIKO Milano is reportedly in advanced talks to expand into Israel, with a local fashion chain said to be negotiating to operate its cosmetics stores in the country.
A new ‘clean and green’ skin care range has launched nationwide in the UK, with a range of products that it describes as creating a whole new category: ‘masspirational’.
Thirty years ago the US Congress declared March to be Women’s History Month. It’s a public celebration that industry influencers like the beauty subscription company Birchbox and Reese Witherspoon’s lifestyle brand would be remiss to overlook.
The private label bath and body care maker is among a group of business leaders participating in an economic development trade mission between the State of Florida and South Africa.
Specialty chemicals player Clariant has opened a new facility in Toulouse, France, dedicated as the headquarters and laboratories to its active ingredients for personal care.
Unilever has announced that it is undergoing a comprehensive internal review following news that Kraft Heinz has withdrawn its $143bn bid for the company.
New leadership took over the United States not two months ago, and already executive orders, emerging policy platforms, and the pandemonium of an experiment in business-tycoon-as-government-official have warranted a new level of coverage in a cosmetics...
Food giant Kraft Heinz has pulled out of the bidding process for Anglo-Dutch consumer player Unilever after its $143 billion (€134 billion) bid was turned down at the end of last week.
Illamasqua, a cosmetics brand known for its ethical stands, claims it is the first British business to make a pledge opposing US President Donald Trump.
After nearly one year as a stand-alone company, the North American social selling beauty company has announced the location of its new offices here in New York City. Soon hundreds of New Avon staff will move from the East Side to Lower Manhattan.
To find out how business on the ground is fairing since this country’s new President had his ‘worst call by far’ with a foreign leader, Cosmetics Design caught up with Jacqui Rathner of Naturally Australian Products.
Now among the biggest cosmetics and personal care companies in the world, Coty announced promising results while acknowledging that there are growing pains ahead.
The global pigments brand of chemical maker BASF awarded Ross Organic with the first-ever distributor of the year award, a notable milestone for both companies and a sign of things to come as well.
Major global specialty chemicals company Evonik has acquired a specialty additives business, in a move that it believes will benefit its cosmetics profile.
L’Oréal released its 2016 results this week, and with it confirmed reports that the global beauty giant is considering a sale of its ethical skin care brand, The Body Shop.
BRB, a silicones, additives, chemicals and lubricants company, last year opened a new silicones plant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and a research and development centre in Ittervoort, the Netherlands, last year.
The global specialty chemicals company has announced the appointment of Piyada Charoensirisomboon as its new vice president for global development of personal care.
German consumer goods player Beiersdorf has appointed a new board member to oversee its Eucerin skin care, La Prairie anti-ageing and Hansaplast wound care brands.
Consumer goods multinational Unilever has announced a new ingredient transparency initiative for its home and personal care brands, specifically focussing on fragrances.
The global beauty giant is said to be considering a £1bn sale of the ethical British skin care business, as the retail unit continues to slump in contrast with L’Oréal’s wider performance.
Mintel, the UK-based market research company presents the dilemma facing retailers in India in 2017 and going forward, following its demonetisation move.
L’Oréal has received a Grand Prize for gender diversity, picked out as a winner of the first Gender Diversity Awards to be held by Ethics & Boards and the Institut du Capitalisme Responsable (ICR).
The UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery association has released a position paper that considers the main implications of Brexit onto the beauty and personal care market.
Multinational consumer goods giant Unilever has released its annual report, acknowledging that its performance was beset by challenging market conditions.
Johnson & Johnson Inc’s latest acquisition - the biggest deal in its 130-year history - of a Swiss biotech company confirms the multinational is looking to bolster its presence outside of the US.
As of January 29, the cosmetics retailer has reorganized its company structure, and Ulta executives believe that the business will be more efficient in this new configuration.
Procter & Gamble, consumer goods multinational, has teamed up with UNESCO to reach and support young Syrian and Jordanian women who are struggling to complete basic education or pursue training as a result of their refugee status.
On Friday, inauguration day here in the States, a lot of changes took place as the Obama administration came to an end and a new team took power. As part of this transition, social and environmental policy pages were removed from the WhiteHouse.gov site.
Shiseido has continued to expand its international and US footprint with the acquisition of MatchCo, a California-based developer of customized digital tools used in personalization beauty regimes.
Aqua Bio Technology (ABT), a Norwegian skin care player, is making a decisive effort to expand its operations from being primarily an ingredients supplier for the industry, to also include the marketing and sales of third party products.
Beiersdorf has poster ‘better than expected’ sales for 2016, with organic sales growing by 3.2% across the Group, particularly boosted by brands like Nivea, Eucerin and La Prairie in its Consumer division.
Debenhams, a leading department store chain in the UK, has used the strong recent performance of its beauty offerings to defend the future of the retail format.
New Zealand-based organic skin care brand, Moana Skincare has entered into a partnership agreement with active ingredient developer Aqua Bio Technology (ABT).
The chemical tech company Avantium has announced the purchase of 100+ pending and granted patents for making CO2 into various materials, including specialty chemicals with applications in cosmetics and personal care.
Her predecessor left the executive vice president position in December of last year. Now the long-time Chanel finance leader is set to take control of the company’s skin care, color cosmetics, and fragrance business in the States.
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