Gillette slashes prices to keep up with competitors
Procter & Gamble has slashed the prices of its Gillette razors in a bid to keep up with start-ups such as the Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s that are proving popular with consumers due to lower-cost razors and blades. As of this month Gillette will break from its...
L’Oréal India appoints new consumer product head
L’Oréal India has announced the appointment of Aseem Kausik as head of the company’s Consumer Products Division (CPD). Kausik was appointed from his previous role as Director of the company’s Professional Products Division (PPD) and succeeds Satyaki Ghosh, who quit...
L’Oréal Asia Pacific runs three-day digital bootcamp
L’Oréal Asia Pacific has conducted its first digital bootcamp as part of the French beauty behemoth’s wider Digital Upskilling program. The pilot session saw 60 digital talents from 11 countries gather in Singapore for the three-day immersive workshop, run by...
Vietnamese consumers snap up cosmetics imports; market value to double to US$2.2 billion by 2020
Cosmetics imports hit a value of US$1.1 billion in Vietnam in 2016, according to reports from the International Trade Center and World Bank – and are expected to hit US$2.2 billion by 2020, says Vietnam Net Bridge. Imports account for some 90 percent of Vietnam’s...
Unilever teams up with Lazada to build first e-commerce end-to-end alliance in Southeast Asia
Unilever has signed an agreement with Alibaba-owned Lazada to build the industry’s first end-to-end alliance in the Southeast Asia region. The two companies will work closely together on category development, supply chain and fulfilment, data and marketing, social...
Analysts warn LG Household & Health Care to suffer as Chinese travel ban hits K-beauty
LG Household & Health Care will see sales drop off as the Chinese government imposes a ban on travel to South Korea, according to a report published by The Investor. Analysts are predicting that the K-beauty stalwart will miss expectations on first quarter...
L’Oréal Japan takes digital innovation to another level with Sonify Hair music technology
L’Oréal has once again upped its digital game thanks to the launch of a new patented evaluation technology, Sonify Hair – a sonification sound transformation that allows consumers to listen their ‘hair repair condition song.’ The new technology is said to bring...
Sephora promotes Mix & Play skin care with vending machines on Singapore streets
Sephora has teamed up with OOH Media for a new interactive outdoor campaign to promote its Mix & Play skin care line. The LVMH-owned retailer has installed colorful vending machines outside Midpoint Orchard shopping center, Singapore, according to a report...
L’Oréal Paris announces Deepika Padukone as global brand ambassador
L’Oréal Paris has named Deepika Padukone as its latest global brand ambassador, according to a report published by Vogue India. Padukone is expected to front a future beauty and skin care campaign. “I’ve always believed that feeling beautiful begins with feeling...
Reckitt Benckiser launches accessible sachet units – Durex Jeans – on Indian market
Reckitt Benckiser has launched a new format for its Durex brand, Durex Jeans, in India. The popular condom brand will now be sold in sachets – each containing two condoms, and priced at Rs25, according to a report published by Live Mint. The sachet-format has proved...
Cosmetics first: Shiseido pilots humanoid robots on its assembly lines
Shiseido has introduced a pilot program to deploy humanoid robots on the make-up assembly lines at its Kakegawa factory – a cosmetics first, according to the Japanese manufacturer. One human worker will work with two robots to produce a finished make-up product, with...
Johnson & Johnson Innovation collaborates on Singapore QuickFire Challenge
Johnson & Johnson Innovation has announced a collaboration to launch the Singapore QuickFire Challenge – teaming up with A*STAR's ETPL, through its Diagnostics Development Hub, and Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART). The QuickFire...
Woolworths launches budget beauty range into Australian market
The Australian arm of the Woolworths supermarket chain has launched a new budget beauty and personal care range to market in a bid to stay abreast of competition, according to a report by news.com.au. The new Voeu range will feature skincare products across three...
Colgate-Palmolive appoints PPR to manage social media
Colgate-Palmolive has appointed media agency PPR to manage its social media presence, according to a report published by Mumbrella. The agreement will also extend to occasional PR campaigns for Australia and New Zealand. PPR will be charged with implementing social...
‘We could suffer a blow in sales’: AmorePacific weighs in on Chinese-Korean THAAD dispute
The President and CEO of AmorePacific group has weighed in on the ongoing dispute between China and Korea over the latter’s decision to deploy a US anti-missile system, known as THAAD, on its territory, according to a report published by Yonhap News. “THAAD row could...
Unilever cuts CMO role in Australia and New Zealand as John Broome departs
Unilever is cutting back on senior marketing personnel, axing the Chief Marketing Officer role in local markets, according to a report published by Ad News, in favour of global marketing chiefs for each of its three business units. The latest market to lose the pole...
Shiseido partners with Tresaure Data to break down data silos
Shiseido has called in Treasure Data to help break down data silos inadvertently created by the Japanese cosmetics giant, causing a disjointed view of audience, according to a report published by Luxury Daily. The companies worked together to create a centralized...
AmorePacific increases R&D focus with Yongin factory expansion
K Beauty giant AmorePacific is said to be investing in R&D as a way to bolster its lead in the cosmetics market, and is expanding its production and R&D facilities at its Yongin site. The company is said to be investing 163 million won in its R&D and...
BeYu makes second attempt at breaking Indian cosmetics market
German cosmetics brand BeYu – part of the ArtDeco Group – is poised to return to the Indian cosmetics market next month following its previous attempt, which saw it leave the country in 2012. Partnering with Kaunis Marketing Services Pvt Ltd, the company, short for Be...
Did China suspend operations at LG Household & Health Care’s cosmetics plant?
The Korea Times reported on Friday that Chinese officials had suspended production at LG Household & Health Care’s Hangzhou cosmetic plant for one month, attributing the halt in operation to the escalating row over South Korea’s decision to deploy a US...
Nude by Nature to cash in as unprecedented number of Australian women seek out cruelty-free cosmetics
Australian women are prioritising ‘cruelty-free’ over other characteristics when buying cosmetics, according to a study carried out by Roy Morgan and reported by Finder. The survey revealed that ‘not tested on animals’ was more important to shoppers than SPF rating...
‘Sheconomy’ boosts China’s cosmetics market
Women are said to be boosting the consumption market in China thanks to a rise in the ‘sheconomy’ – an influx of female consumers. The country was geared up for more sales last Wednesday on International Women’s Day as women continue to drive the economy. Indeed, it...
Shiseido transfers Elixir production to capitalize on made-in-Japan trend
Beauty giant Shiseido has transferred the production of its Elixir skin care range from Vietnam to Japan in a bid to capitalize on the growing desire for made-in-Japan products in China, according to a report by asis.nikkei.com. As part of the brand overhaul,...
BASF opens €50 million Mumbai innovation campus
BASF has cut the ribbon on its biggest R&D investment in South Asia to date. The specialty chemicals supplier inaugurated its new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai, India last week, and expects its total investment in the project to reach €50 million. The...
Sip and slick: Chanel opens pop-up café to promote Rouge Coco in Tokyo
Chanel has opened a pop-up café at the So-Cal Link Gallery in Tokyo’s Omotesando district to drum up business ahead of the launch of its latest lip gloss range. The pop-up will enable consumers to enjoy a coffee and a chat while they sample any of the 24 shades...
Takasago cuts the ribbon on Indian plant
Takasago has opened its new US$10 million R&D and manufacturing facility at One Hub, Chennai, India, according to a report published by Times of India. The new facility boasts a capacity of more than 10,000 tonnes per annum and will produce both flavors and...
Procter & Gamble marks 30th Turkish anniversary with $70 million factory investment
Procter & Gamble has marked its 30th anniversary of entering the Turkish market with a 250 million lira ($70 million) investment in the production of baby and feminine care products at its Gebze factory. The US personal care giant will be investing in feminine...
Mary Kay China focuses on sustainable supply chain
Direct sales giant Mary Kay China has dedicated its time to creating a sustainable supply chain, according to a report by Shanghai Daily.com. The company is said to be focusing on developing an environmentally-friendly model to reduce its carbon footprint, choosing to...
Gillette India under fire for ‘wasting time’ in Reckitt Benckiser court case
Gillette India has come under fire for having missed the deadline for filing a rejoinder in the Reckitt Benckiser defamatory advert court case, with judge Justice GS Patel rescheduling the next hearing on 3 November, 2020. Gillette India is suing Reckitt Benckiser for...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health suspends distribution of 30 beauty products amid tidal wave of counterfeit goods
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health’s Department of Medicine Management has suspended the distribution of more than 30 beauty products as part of its ongoing compliance drive, aimed at halting the tidal wave of counterfeit cosmetics flooding the market, according to a...
Malaysia to become top Asian market for Japanese cosmetics as consumers snap up Shiseido et al
Malaysia is poised to become the top Asian market for Japanese cosmetics, according to a report published by the Bangkok Post. The country is currently ranked third, behind Singapore and Thailand, but Tetsuya Kambe, Director of the Japan Cosmetic Industry...
Ansell files third condom lawsuit against Reckitt Benckiser
There’s been a clash between two condom titans following the patent infringement lawsuit brought by Ansell Holdings against Reckitt Benckiser. The Australian firm is suing Reckitt Benckiser for a patent infringement regarding the Durex RealFeel condom, which Ansell...
Shiseido to adopt English as official language
Japanese beauty behemoth Shiseido has announced it is set to make English the company’s official language as of next year, in a move that signals the success of its global expansion. Japanese employees will be expected to write up documents and conduct meetings in...
It’s Skin announces merger with Hanbul to shore up Chinese business
It’s Skin has announced a merger with its parent company Hanbul in a bid to build is international presence, particularly in the Chinese market, according to a report published by The Investor. It’s Skin will take over Hanbul’s R&D center and production facilities...
Delhi High Court throws out Procter & Gamble / Hindustan Unilever spat over shampoo ads
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a series of lawsuits concerning shampoo advertisements that were filed by both Procter & Gamble and Hindustan Unilever, according to a report published by Business Standard. P&G kicked off the ongoing row with a suit seeking...
Kanebo settles in skin-whitening suit
Kanebo has settled a class action bought in Yokohama, Japan. Some 17 women were seeking ¥370 million in compensation after experiencing an adverse reaction to the company’s skin whitening range, according to a report published by The Japan Times. The women filed the...
Counterfeit cosmetics seizure in China worth over $120 million
A seizure of approximately $120 million worth of fake branded cosmetics has taken place in Taizhou, Zhejiang province. Counterfeit products included names such as Chanel, Estée Lauder, Lancôme and Christian Dior, with 15 suspects already arrested and 13 charged,...
Unilever Foundry launches first Singapore-based co-working space
Unilever’s startup partnership business Unilever Foundry has launched Level 3, it’s first Sinapore-based co-working space. Located within Unilever Singapore Headquarters, the Level 3 space is said to be a ‘physical manifestation’ that connects small business and...
Nippon Shikizai acquires Orléans Cosmetics in a bid to grow in European market
Nippon Shikizai has acquired French cosmetics supplier Orléans Cosmetics through its European subsidiary Thepenier Pharma Industrie in a bid to develop its offerings in the French and European markets. The company is looking to grow its global development and expand...
Colourmix retailer fined over counterfeit Bioderma make-up remover
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Colourmix has been fined HK$160,000 for selling counterfeit Bioderma make-up remover across eight of its stores. There were a total of 481 counterfeit bottles from the French cosmetics company in the batch with Magistrate Amy Chan...
P&G Philippines to mentor micro-store owners
Procter & Gamble’s Philippines arm has teamed up with the country’s Department of Trade to run a program aimed at helping the owners of neighbourhood stores, known as sari-sari, to expand their businesses, according to a report published by Kam City. The Angat...
Shares in Shiseido fall 6 percent as 2017 earnings forecast lowered
Shares in Shiseido fell 6.4 percent at last week’s close after the Japanese cosmetics giant lowered its earnings outlook for the year ahead, according to a report published by Barron’s Asia. Shiseido adjusted its sales forecast to 10.5 percent growth, bringing the...
Shares nosedive as AmorePacific reports lower-than-expected sales and earnings
Shares in AmorePacific hit a two-year low last week as the K-beauty behemoth released its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, according to a report published by The Korea Herald. Operating income was down 17.2 percent year-on-year, while sales...
AmorePacific looks to Thailand as K-beauty seeks a ‘new China’
With its buoyant Chinese market under threat of sanctions, the K-beauty camp is looking elsewhere for growth, according to a report published by The Korea Times. Cosmetics exports to Thailand have soared in the last three years, as Korean exports in general dropped in...
Hong Kong: Shiseido and co capitalize on booming pop up retail trend
Pop up retail spaces are said to be the answer to high retail rents and shrinking volumes in Hong Kong, with brands such as beauty giant Shiseido capitalizing on the growing trend. PopUp Angels is a Singapore-based company that is offering short time-frame retail...
We’ll double growth; L’Oréal Thailand opens first LEED Silver-certified green distribution center
L’Oréal Thailand has cut the ribbon on its first LEED Silver certified distribution center, according to a report published by The Nation. The new center will also lend the French beauty giant considerable heft, allowing it to retain its market leadership position and...
Indian tech firm Syska to launch personal care range
Indian LED and cell phone accessories brand Syska is set to launch a range of personal care products, according to a report published by Udaipur Kiran. The range will comprise two different lines – one for men and another for women – and span some 30 beauty and...
Digital strategy puts Estée Lauder Companies in China’s Top 10 Beauty Products
The Estée Lauder Companies has had two of its products named in the Top 10 Beauty Brands in China report by L2 Digital IQ Index: Beauty China 2017, achieved by the beauty giant’s strong digital presence in the country. The Estée Lauder brand achieved the number one...
Deepika Padukone: newest international brand ambassador for L’Oréal?
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is rumored to become the newest international brand ambassador for L’Oreal. It has been reported that Padukone approached the company regarding the role, which became available following the departure of actress Katrina Kaif last...
L’Oréal India enhances parental benefits package to retain high-potential employees
L’Oréal’s Indian division has ushered in a new parental benefit package in a bid to attract and retain high-potential employees, according to a report published by The Economic Times. The French beauty giant has extended its maternity leave allowance from 14 weeks...
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