UK retail giant, Marks and Spencer is the latest department store to be accused of contributing to fat shaming by stocking a range of body toning creams called ‘Fat Girl Slim’.
The Anglo-Dutch consumer giant will continue to look towards its personal care business after a difficult second quarter saw sales slow in emerging markets.
At the sixth round of EU-US trade talks on a new trade and investment deal between the two continents, experts suggested that the two sides may struggle on an agreement, particularly in the area of prohibited cosmetic ingredients.
Stefano Focolari, former chief marketing officer for Lumson has taken his experience at the Italy-based company and created a 'turnkey' service that he believes the packaging sector has been missing.
Old Spice is moving into new territory as it opts to expand into the French market, where it will focus on the deodorants sector with the 'Danger Time' range.
Switzerland-based fragrance and flavours player Givaudan says a particularly strong performance in its fragrance division has helped it to post six month results at well above the industry average, but the bottom line is hit by currency exchange.
After identifying significant growth opportunities across export markets and online, ‘Works with Water Nutraceuticals’ has completely revamped its skin supplement range in an effort to drive sales and brand awareness.
In yet another move which confirms L’Oreal is eager to press ahead with its digital dominance, the beauty giant has just announced the appointment of its first UK chief marketing officer.
Cosmetics Design sat down with the global cosmetics giant after a UK publication claimed it is "using children to push its products" in the form of 'free parties.'
The FIFA World Cup has come to an end. As has L’Oréal's partnership with Axelle Despiegelaere just weeks after the Belgian teen was offered a modelling contract when pictures of her cheering on her national team went viral.
Coty has restructured its organization to provide better focus on the market segments it serve, optimize its global markets presence, and to build on the brands in its portfolio.
The Body Shop enjoyed a pre-tax profits rise to £57 million in 2013, up nearly £6 million on the year preceding it, and the L’Oreal-owned beauty brand said it has its new ‘Pulse’ shop layout to thank for the favourable figures.
A visit by the Chinese President Xi Jinping to South Korea last week is expected to make further progress towards a free trade pact between the two countries that is likely to benefit the cosmetics and personal care sectors.
German scents and flavours group Symrise is now all set to buy France's Diana Group, having successfully issued a bond, whose €500 million value as part of a ‘comprehensive financing concept’ means the company’s finances are now in shape for the...
With Argan oil a key ingredient in many products in the continually growing natural cosmetics segment, Morocco’s economy is enjoying a boost from strong sales of the raw ingredient.
As algae based ingredients become favored for beauty now more than ever, Cosmetics Design caught up with proprietary algae producer Heliae to find out about its new international facility and how Japan is a particularly lucrative market for the company.
After months of disagreements over the terms of a trading contract, L’Oreal and Channel 4 have now confirmed that the beauty brand’s TV adverts will be shown on the UK channel again after a several month hiatus.
Korean consumer goods giant LG Household and Health Care has said it is no longer interested in bidding for Elizabeth Arden, after the cosmetics player revealed its restructuring plan.
As Cosmetics Europe announced that President of L’Oréal France, Loïc Armand, will take the reins as its President for the 2014 -2016 term, CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com was given an exclusive interview with the new boss - and his outlook is very positive.
Elizabeth Arden has announced a significant restructuring plan in a regulatory filing yesterday, that aims to reduce the size and cost of the company’s overhead structure.
After apparently being “inundated” with requests for the cosmetics brand by consumers, Estée Lauder recently launched its MAC cosmetics brand in Nigeria; on the back of that successful market entry, the company has now confirmed it is eyeing up other...
Beauty brand Benefit Cosmetics had hoped to tackle the branding opportunity of the ongoing FIFA World Cup with a novel crowd-pleasing idea: a pop-up beauty pub aimed explicitly at women in London’s Covent Garden.
L’Oréal has announced the acquisition of US color cosmetics player NYX Cosmetics in a move that will see it take on one of the fastest growing players in this highly competitive category.
L’Occitane en Provence is in the final stages of confirming a deal with internet retailer Alibaba, which will see it launch a digital retail platform on the popular Tmall site.
The personal care trade association held its General Assembly in Brussels this week and announced that exports from the EU are on the rise, boding well for the future despite the challenging economic status.
AAK has opened a new Personal Care Innovation Lab in San Jose, which the company say is designed to support growing demand for highly functional natural products.
Givaudan, a key player in the fragrance and flavour sector, has announced the creation of the Givaudan Foundation, which it notes is aimed at reinforcing its commitment to charitable causes, and its involvement in the communities in which it operates.
Kevin Gallagher's career has stretched for almost 40 years, and the vast majority of that has been with Croda's personal care business. In this interview he explains how job-hopping within different areas of the business gave him the crucial...
In what will come as a further blow to Amazon in the widely publicised court case which has seen it penalised for intellectual property infringement against beauty brand Lush, the terms of the injunction have now been confirmed.
Beauty multinational L’Oreal has revealed it is placing a strong focus on digital marketing in order to reach its goal of doubling its consumer base in the next six years.
On the back of ‘deteriorating economic conditions’ in the region, Central Europe has been called up as a beauty market lacking in strength by Market Research Report analysts.
Swiss perfumer Givaudan announces that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Soliance SA and its subsidiaries, as it looks to strengthen its process development and research capabilities, particularly in the cosmetics sector.
Speaking at the recent Nigerian Retail Transformation Conference, the managing director of L’Oreal Central West Africa announced the company has invested “over 800 million euros” in research and development in the region.
In an effort to develop more sustainable products, global ‘green’ brand Ecover has opted for altered algae DNA as a natural replacement for kernel palm oil in its products.
Germany-based personal and home care provider Henkel has signed an agreement with San Francisco-based TSG Consumer Partners that will add three big hair care brands to its portfolio.
Search engine giant Google has turned to the marketing success of beauty behemoth L’Oréal in its search for the top marketing talent, announcing the arrival of Marc Speichert.
Swiss food giant Nestlé has extended its investment in skin care by buying the rights to several of Valeant Pharmaceuticals dermatology products for $1.4 billion (€1027).
Dassault Systèmes’, a specialist in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management solutions has developed the 'ENOVIA' app for cosmetic formula-centric companies to navigate complex regulatory requirements and manage and leverage formulas more effectively.
Cosmetics brand Charlotte Tilbury is using e-commerce data to identify lucrative new markets, in a move which profits from the huge potential offered to beauty brands by big data.
On giving Cosmetics Design a preview of its newest portfolio 'NATpurity', we sat down with Naturex to discuss the brand’s investment in upgrading its' expertise through technologies at its France based facility.
Unilever has given an undisclosed sum to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in response to the complaint made by the protest group that the use of its peace logo in Lynx promotional materials was “a flagrant co-opting of decades of activism”.
With unrest continuing in Ukraine and impacting currencies and economic climate, cosmetics giant Oriflame has announced it is experiencing trying conditions, as Russia and Ukraine make up the company’s two biggest markets.
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