Christian Dior invests in fragrance industry with perfume-only boutique opening in Singapore
Christian Dior has opened a fragrance boutique in Singapore – Maison Christian Dior – highlighting the company’s dedication to the perfume industry. Showcasing the beauty giant’s range of 20 signature scents in one place, the boutique also sells candles and Mitzah – a...
Procter & Gamble hosts gender equality panel discussion for female Olympians
Worldwide Olympic Partner Procter & Gamble has held a panel discussion on gender equality, part of the Love Over Bias instalment of its Thank You, Mom campaign, during the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang, 2018. Female Olympians such as Anita DeFrantz, Michelle...
FDA files criminal charges against Belo Medical Group over sales of unregistered cosmetic products
The Food & Drug Administration has filed administrative and criminal charges against the Belo Medical Group regarding the alleged sale of unregistered cosmetic products. The FDA has insisted the company stop selling 11 products, which are said to be unregistered....
Amazon India to beef up beauty as Flipkart acquisition ups the stakes
Amazon India is planning to launch its own line of beauty and personal care products in a bid to see off competition from Flipkart in the wake of its Myntra acquisition, according to a report published by the Economic Times. “Amazon India is talking to contract...
Shiseido smashes 2020 target as sales hit ¥1 trillion in 2017
Shiseido has hit the sales target that it set for 2020 early, reporting sales of ¥1 trillion for the financial year ended December, 2017, according to a report published by Asia Nikkei. The Japanese cosmetics manufacturer saw operating profit hit a record ¥80.4...
Deep freeze: Winter Olympics presenters struggle to talk as temperatures cause cosmetics to freeze
The sub-zero temperatures at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are causing the make-up worn by BBC presenters to freeze on their faces, according to a report published by the Daily Mail. Olympic medallist and commentator Amy Williams took to Twitter to ask for...
Enter Lalavla: GS Retail unveils new name for Watsons in Korea
GS Retail is set to rebrand its recently acquired Watsons chain in Korea, according to a report published by Joongang Daily. The revamped stores will be designed to appeal to the millennial generation, with new name Lalavla described as ‘younger and hipper’. “After we...
Botox maker Allergan acquires biotech Elastagen
Allergan, the maker of Botox, has announced the acquisition of Syndey-based biotech firm Elastagen for US$95 million. The acquisition will see Allergan, a multi-billion dollar global biopharmaceutical company, purchase the University of Syndey spin-off Elastagen in an...
Procter & Gamble acquires New Zealand skincare competitor Snowberry
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has acquired New Zealand skincare brand Snowberry in what is thought to be a multi-million dollar deal that was closed last week. The acquisition will add Snowberry’s range of natural skincare products will evolve P&G’s current...
Shiseido Japan appoints R/GA as creative agency
R/GA has won the lucrative Shiseido account within Japan as the beauty company aims to reinvent its communications and business approach. R/GA, which entered the Japanese market just a year ago, will act as one of Shiseido’s agencies and has a five-strong team working...
Nivea India injects personality into new lip care campaign
Nivea has unveiled a new campaign for its Original Lip Care Balm. #UnlockYourSparkle was produced by DigitasLBi and is aimed at encouraging women to celebrate their individual personality, according to a report published by Economic Times’ Brand Equity. The spot,...
Wal-Mart to invest in India’s Flipkart?
Wal-Mart is said to be in talks to acquire a minority stake in Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart, according to a report published by Reuters, quoting the Economic Times as its source. The US retail giant is said to be considering the purchase of up to 20 percent of...
Profit plunges 76.2 percent at AmorePacific as Chinese tourists steer clear
AmorePacific has lost its billing as Korea’s top cosmetics producer as net profit for the fourth quarter of the financial year plunged 76.2 percent, according to a report published by Yonhap News. The drop was attributed to a decline in the number of Chinese tourists...
Procter & Gamble commits $30 million to women-owned businesses across India to promote gender equality
Procter & Gamble has committed $30 million to women-owned business across India in a bid to cement its stance on gender equality, according to a report by the Economic Times. The personal care giant will run the initiative over the next three years and will...
Beiersdorf Singapore offers Passion Peers one-year social media contract
Beiersdorf Singapore has appointed Passion Peers to handle its social media duties in a one year contract. The digital transformation company will have the option to extend the contract following the initial 12 months, and will be working on the personal care...
AS Watson hosts first retail-themed Big Data Hackathon in Hong Kong
AS Watson hosted the first retail-themed Big Data Hackathon in Hong Kong. The 36-hour, non-stop event attracted over 110 tech and data science professionals. “For retailers, big data is a game-changer. AS Watson Group is adopting a data-first strategy towards...
Vietnam’s cosmetics market booms: imports double to US$6 billion in 2017
Vietnam’s cosmetics market has enjoyed stellar growth in recent years, with an average increase of 30 percent per year, according to figures released by the Vietnam Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics Association as reported by Vietnam.net. The majority of that...
Unilever plays on New Zealand-Australia rivalry with new ‘cheeky’ ad campaign
Unilever’s Lynx brand has launched a new tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign across TV, digital and social in collaboration with Emotive Content, according to a report published by AdNews. The campaign, designed to promote new fragrance Lynx Australia, is a humorous...
Jyothy Labs to drive naturals and ayurveda portfolio with Henkel India-acquired brands Margo and Neem
Jyothy Labs is set to delve deeper into the naturals and ayurveda market with the Margo toilet soap and Neem toothpaste brands, which it acquired as part of its Henkel India portfolio. The company is looking to hit ₹500 crore by 2021 from its naturals and Ayurveda...
Who will buy K-beauty’s Style Nanda? L’Oréal, Shiseido and LVMH-backed L Catterton rumored to be bidding
The parent firm of K-beauty budget brand Style Nanda is said to have received a series of letters of intent to bid for the brand, according to a report published by The Investor, quoting industry sources. LVMH-backed L Catterton and Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity...
Huda Beauty launches in India on Nykaa.com
Huda Beauty has joined Nykaa.com’s roster of premium brands, marking its entry onto the Indian market, according to a report published by Business Standard. The Dubai-based brand launched on the Indian e-commerce platform last week, joining its Luxe offer. "If there’s...
India on track to become Unilever’s largest market
India is on track to become Unilever’s largest market by sales, according to a report published by Business Recorder. Hindustan Unilever beat analyst estimates to report a 28 percent rise in profit for the three months to December, totaling INR13.3 billion. Business...
Shiseido researchers unveil LED-lashes using ‘wireless power feeding’
Japanese beauty company Shiseido has unveiled new battery-free LED lashes through ‘wireless power feeding’ technology that transmits power using micro waves from remote places. Researchers teamed up with Ritsumeikan University to develop the 3.5-cm-long receiver...
L’Oréal replicates Chinese skin in Shanghai-lab to better cater to regional consumer
Beauty giant L’Oréal has become the first cosmetics company to reconstruct Chinese skin in order to allow R&D teams to create more region-specific products such as anti-aging serums, whitening creams, and pollution-fighting cleansers in the lucrative Chinese...
Rise in new Taiwanese cosmetic companies help country reach all-time export high
The Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced an all-time high in cosmetic exports in 2017 thanks in part to a rise in new cosmetic brands being launched abroad and achieving success in countries such as China. The total amount of cosmetic products exported...
Unilever Philippines plans plastic sachet recycling facility
Unilever Philippines is said to be considering the possibility of building a plastic sachet recycling facility in the country, according to a report published by the Business Inquirer. The Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant will assess the profitability of a pilot scheme in...
South Korean government to help boost K-beauty presence in ASEAN markets
The South Korean government has pledged to assist the K-beauty camp in growing its presence in the ASEAN market, according to a report published by Yonhap News. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will run a series of educational programs for manufacturers on customs...
South Korea leads pack in driving uniform cosmetics regulation in Asia by 2019
South Korea is set to bring a uniformed change in the South Asian cosmetics market by 2019, with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announcing it will form a new council with ASEAN member countries to create standardized regulations. The move is hoped to allow South...
Sephora continues India expansion with a further 50 stores set to open by 2022
Beauty retailer Sephora has upped its expansion into the Indian cosmetics market with the announcement it will launch 10 stores a year in the country, with the retailer aiming to hit 50 stores in the next three to four years. Operating in the country in partnership...
Thai government issues health warning after penis whitening trend goes viral
The Thai Public Health Ministry has issued a warning after images of a Thai man undergoing a whitening treatment on his penis went viral, according to a report published by the BBC. The ministry has warned of the possible side effects such a treatment could provoke,...
Laneige names Kim You jung as new face
Laneige has named actress Kim You jung as the new face of the brand, according to a report published by The Straits Times. Kim will replace K-drama stalwart Song Hye kyo from March. Song has fronted the K-beauty brand’s campaigns for the past 10 years, and will now...
Kidults: SK Planet reports surge in make-up sales to South Korean children
Elementary school pupils in South Korea are snapping up make-up at an astonishing rate, according to a report published by Branding in Asia. E-commerce platform SK Planet reported a 251 percent leap in sales of cosmetics to children in 2016, while a study posted on...
Counterfeit South Korean products said to be flooding Chinese-speaking countries
A large number of counterfeit South Korean cosmetic products are said to be flooding Chinese-speaking countries, according to a report by Business Korea. It is thought that Hong Kong custom’s officers seized a significant amount of counterfeit products during the...
Korea introduces stricter labelling legislation to include sanitary towels and face masks
The Korean Food and Drug Safety Ministry has announced stricter legislation to enforce more stringent labelling policy changes, which will include all paper-based medical devices such as face masks and sanitary towels. The move follows consumer safety concerns...
Nivea hopes to extend Indian deodorant season with #EndWinterOdour campaign
Beiersdorf-owned Nivea is hoping to convince Indian consumers to use deodorant year-round, not just in the summer when it is hot, according to a report published by Brand Equity. The German skin care manufacturer has drafted in DigitasLBi India to craft a novel...
India first: Unilever Ventures invests in start-up Peel-Works
Unilever Ventures is said to have made its first investment in an Indian start-up, according to a report published by The News Minute. The Anglo-Dutch FMCG’s venture capital arm joins IDG ventures and Inventus Capital Partners in financing Mumbai-based Peel-Works in...
Li & Fung Limited sells beauty business as part of strategic divestment plans
Supply chain solutions partner Li & Fung Limited has announced the sale of its Beauty division, alongside its Furniture and Sweaters business, to the Hony Capital and the Fung Group in what is estimated to be a $1.1 billion cash consideration. The move comes as...
AmorePacific export sales top $300 million thanks to strong US sales
K beauty giant AmorePacific has announced annual export sales of over $300 million, up 35.2 percent in the like-for-like period, receiving the $300 million Export Tower Award at 54th annual Trade Day in Seoul this week. Strong sales in the United States offset weaker...
Avon appoints Chimp&z media agency as India digital partner
The Indian arm of direct sales company Avon has appointed media agency Chimp&z as its digital media partner following a multi-agency pitch. As part of its role Chimp&z will oversee the development of the brand’s identity online by developing innovative...
Trust is vital: Sephora South East Asia mulls over influencer collaborations
Sephora is considering how best to work with influencers on social media, according to a report published by The Drum. Nandini Joshi, Vice President of Marketing and E-commerce for South East Asia, revealed in an interview with The Drum that the brand is changing the...
L’Oréal China CEO: Growth in China is ‘unlimited’
The CEO of L’Oréal China believes the country’s growth potential is ‘unlimited’ because of the growing middle class, according to a report published by CNBC. “If we can really continue to be consumer-centric and to innovate in China for the Chinese, as we do currently...
Walgreens to acquire 40 percent stake in GuoDa drugstores
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 40 percent stake in Chinese pharmacy chain Sinopharm Guoda Drugstores Co, following a public tender process. Walgreens revealed that it would pay approximately US$416 million for the...
Johnson & Johnson Innovation JLABS expands into China with new Shanghai centre
Johnson & Johnson Innovation is set to take its biotech incubator system JLABS outside of North America for the first time, entering China with a new Shanghai-based center. Located in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, the center is set to open in Q2 2019 and is being...
L’Oréal China awards Mindshare Media Agency full media duties
L’Oréal China has awarded Mindshare Media Agency its full media duties, consolidating its e-commerce and performance work previously held by Publicis Media’s Performics, according to a report by Campaignasia.com. The media agency underwent a competitive three-way...
Neutrogena Australia launches UV-activated dress to detect sunburn
The Australian arm of Johnson & Johnson-owned skin care brand Neutrogena has launched a UV-activated dress as part of its Skinnovation Collection, which aims to highlight when users are being exposed to harmful UV rays that could cause sunburn. The clothing...
Shiseido to target millennials with new brand Recipist
Shiseido is hoping to capture the hearts of millennial women with a new brand, launched in November, according to a report published by Asia Nikkei. The brand was born in response to a chance comment made by an employee to CEO Masahiko Uotani. “Young women don’t have...
Unilever appoints new GM for Malaysia and Singapore
Unilever has named Annemarieke de Haan as General Manager for its Malaysia and Singapore arm, according to a report published by Marketing Interactive. de Haan has worked at the company for some 18 years, most recently as Vice President for Home and Personal Care at...
AmorePacific to launch world-first 3D-printed bespoke face mask
AmorePacific is set to launch a new bespoke face mask, said to be the first of its kind in the world, according to a report published by Business Korea. The Tailored Mask will hit stores in 2018 and includes a bespoke 3D printed mask and custom-formulated serum. In...
Chinese water company Nongfu Spring enters skin care market with birch-sap face products
Chinese bottled water company Nongfu Spring has entered the skin care market for the first time with a range of products named Yoseido, which use birch sap as the main ingredient. Creating facial masks and two types of toners, the company has launched the skin care...
Sa Sa International Holdings reports first-half net profit rise thanks to boost in tourism
Hong Kong-based cosmetics retailer Sa Sa International Holdings has reported a first-half net profit rise of 14.5 percent to HK$109.9 million for the six months ending September 2017. The rise was attributed to the resurgence of mainland tourism as well as improved...
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