Oriflame sales rise but profits hit by higher costs
Direct sales player Oriflame has announced a healthy increase in its quarterly and full year sales, but the results indicate that profit is tailing off against rising costs.
Archives for February 12, 2009
Strong dollar and weaker sales hit profits at Revlon
Revlon said that a strong dollar had a significant negative impact on its international sales, while poor sales of key brands hit results further.
Consumer goods sector to up graduate recruitment in 2009
Consumer goods, including cosmetics, may be one of the few sectors in the UK recruiting more graduates this year when vacancies in general are predicted to fall for the first time since 2003.
Recommendations on European trade mark case are "bad news" for L'Oreal
L’Oreal has suffered another setback in its long-running legal battle against Bellure, the Belgium perfume makers which sold discount scents on their similarity to big brands.