L’Oréal named one of Fast Company’s ‘50 Most Innovative Companies in the World’
L’Oréal has been included by US magazine Fast Company in its ’50 Most Innovative Companies in the World’ list for 2015. Every year, the US technology and business magazine ranks the top 50 companies from across the world, according to their use of inventive or...
Walgreens targets the multicultural market with exclusive colour cosmetics line
Walgreen stores across the US will target the multicultural market with the introduction of Circa Colour Cosmetics, a new range of cosmetics designed for range of skin tones. The retail chain is working with cosmetics company Maesa to create affordable products for...
AmorePacific’s opens 350 new stores in China
Korean cosmetics firm AmorePacific has announced plans to increase its revenue by opening 350 new stores in China. The firm will increase the number of Laneige and Sulwhasoo sales outlets and partner with a wider range of online retailers to drive sales of its...
New study reveals consumer insight on product launches
Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of consumers are excited by product launches, but only 28 percent end up remembering them, according to research by UK-based marketing agency Five by Five. The report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults, found that half of consumers...
Revlon appoints Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Revlon has announced that Benjamin Karsch will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Revlon’s consumer division. Karsch recently spent six years at global health insurance provider Cigna as Chief Marketing Officer. Karsch was...
Macy’s to acquire Bluemercury for $210 million
US department store firm Macy's Inc. has announced that it acquire Washington DC-based beauty chain Bluemercury in an effort to boost sales. Bluemercury was founded in 1999 and began as a local chain offering beauty products and spa services in the affluent regions...
US demand for tube & stick packaging to exceed US$2 billion by 2018
Demand for tube and stick packaging in the US is projected to rise by 4 percent per year, with the market forecasted to reach $2.1 billion by 2018, according to industry intelligence specialists ReportBuyer. Growth will be fuelled by recoveries in the manufacturing...
Johnson’s launches global campaign to educate parents on the importance of bath time
Johnson’s has launched its global ‘So Much More’ campaign, which aims to highlight the importance of bath time in nurturing a child’s development. A survey, commissioned by the firm, of 3,500 parents of young children around the world found that 84 percent of parents...
Packaging manufacturer Albéa opens new plant in Italy
Packaging manufacturer Albéa has opened a new US$7 million production site near Milan. The 18,400 square metre site located in the village of Bottanuco will employ 250 people and has the capacity to produce 160 million units per year. It has been fitted with...
Essentra completes $455m acquisition of Clondalkin
UK-based packaging manufacturer Essentra has strengthened its position in as a global leader in beauty packaging through its acquisition of US packaging specialists Clondalkin SPD in a deal worth US$455. The acquisition adds 2,400 people in 24 facilities, including...
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