Archives for August 9, 2005

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As enthusiasm for RFID wanes innovation should buck trend

Technical problems, consumer suspicions and high prices have served to put many cosmetics companies off investing in Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. However, falling prices and new technology allowing tags to be turned off and read...

Skin cancer risk in young points to more sun cream

By  Simon Pitman

As the latest research shows that skin cancer is on the rise in younger people, the growing importance of good quality sunscreen products is likely to fuel continued growth in the category in the coming years.

Beiersdorf results beat expectations

By  Simon Pitman

Beiersdorf, the German based cosmetics giant and owner of the Nivea brand, has reported second quarter results that have exceeded analysts expectations, as sales rose nearly 6 per cent.