Alibaba Cloud teams up with Unilever on next-gen digital marketing initiatives
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence arm of Alibaba Group, has teamed up with Unilever in a strategic initiative that is said to enable Unilever to action next-generation digital marketing campaigns.
Pat McGrath becomes first make-up artist to receive a damehood
Make-up artist Pat McGrath has become the first of her profession to receive a damehood, according to a report published by Vogue.
L’Oréal’s Brandstorm challenges students to reinvent the beauty shopping experience
L’Oréal has announced the launch of the 29th edition of Brandstorm, its innovation competition for students.
Unilever and Innova Partnerships launch JV to explore self-cleaning surfaces
Unilever and Innova Partnerships are hoping to harness the power of seaweed in order to produce self-cleaning surfaces.
Croda to install £7.5 million biomass boiler in Hull facility
Croda has submitted plans to install a £7.5 million biomass boiler at its Hull-based plant, according to a report published by the Yorkshire Post.
THG buys Dermstore.com from Target for US$350 million
THG Holdings has announced that it has agreed to acquire Dermstore.com for US$350 million in cash from Target.
Lessons learned in 2020 – Retail
As pandemic-related closures forced us all off the high streets and onto the internet and essentially wiped out the travel retail channel, everything we thought we knew about shopping for beauty changed. For although online shopping has always been there, pre-Covid, the majority of beauty buyers still shopped in store. Accordingly, e-commerce development had lagged in recent years, leaving brands and retailers playing catch up.
Lessons learned in 2020 – The media
As we were implored to wash our hands with increasing desperation at the start of the year, suddenly the tangible became persona non grata. Despite studies increasingly proving surface transmission to be rare, schools are still withholding books from students, commuter rags have been consigned to history and some are still isolating their post. Is this the final nail in the coffin of the already weak and fading print? Certainly every media organization in the world was forced to make adjustments and accelerate their shift to digital and social in 2020.
Sustainable skincare company BYBI closes $7 million in Series A funding
UK-based sustainable and vegan skincare company BYBI has closed $7 million in Series A funding, with the investment led by Point King Capital, according to a report by WWD.com.
Clariant looks to the future with Conrad Keijzer named as new CEO
Clariant has announced the appointment of Conrad Keijzer as the new company CEO, who is set to take over from 1st January, according to Reuters.
Henkel creates personal care, household concept teams to accelerate innovation
Henkel has announced that its consumer business units Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care have established internal idea factory and incubator team in a bid to accelerate innovation and develop new business models.
Lanxess makes shortlist to buy Lonza’s specialty ingredients unit
Lonza is said to have shortlisted six interested parties in the sale of its Specialty Ingredients unit, according to a report published by Reuters. Those that have made the cut include German chemicals supplier Lanxess as well as buyout groups Advent, Carlyle Partners and private equity consortium Bain and Cinven.
Put it to a vote: Unilever asks shareholders to approve climate plan
The Unilever Board has announced its intention to put its climate transition plan before shareholders to seek a non-binding advisory vote on its emissions reductions targets and the path it has mapped to achieve them.
L’Oréal invests in social selling platform, Replika Software
L’Oréal has announced a minority investment in US social selling platform, Replika Software.
Unilever signs Halo Code to protect against hair discrimination
Unilever has committed to protect staff from hair discrimination, signing the Halo Collective’s Halo Code, according to a report published by The Guardian.
Clarins to reorganise travel retail division
Clarins is poised to create a new Global Travel Retail division, effective in January next year, according to a report published by TR Business.
Beauty is taking Climate action seriously: CDP A-rated firms swell to 313 as L’Oréal, Kao and Lauder awarded top score
L’Oréal, The Estee Lauder Companies and Kao are among the beauty companies to have made CDP’s A-list this year in a year that saw a record 313 firms achieve the top score.
KY Jelly to rebrand as Kynext
KY Jelly has unveiled a new look and brand name. The leading lubricant brand will now be known as Kynect.
No more quarantining your post: DS Smith debuts anti-microbial cardboard
Sustainable packaging manufacturer DS Smith has announced an exclusive partnership with Touchguard to develop a new range of sustainable cardboard packaging that can protect consumers against potentially harmful bacteria and viruses.
Europol shuts down 20K domain names in counterfeit cosmetics crackdown
Europol has shut down some 21,910 domain names and seized hundreds of thousands of counterfeit products in a crackdown on copies, according to a report published by Securing Industry.
Beiersdorf tempts Colgate-Palmolive exec over to take Chief Financial Officer role
Beiersdorf has appointed Astrid Hermann as Chief Financial Officer and a member of its Executive Board, effective January 2, 2021.
Kate Moss announced as cover star for January 2021 issue of Vogue; magazine promotes from within
Kate Moss has been announced as the cover star for the January 2021 issue of Vogue, with Julia Sarr-Jamois and Poppy Kain promoted to Vogue fashion directors.
PETA joins forces with beauty brands Dove and The Body Shop to defend animal testing ban
PETA, alongside beauty brands such as Dove, Simple, The Body Shop and Suave, has written an open letter to the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the European Council in a bid to ensure they uphold the EU Cosmetics Regulation’s animal testing and marketing bans.
UK retailer Debenhams goes into liquidation
UK retailer Debenhams is set to go into liquidation in the new year, a development that puts 12,000 jobs at risk and highlights the crisis on the UK high street, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Pete Markey named as Boots’ Chief Marketing Officer
Pete Markey has been named as the new Chief Marketing Officer for UK high street retailer Boots, effective February 2021, according to Campaign.
Together as one: Unilever completes unification
Unilever has announced that it has completed the unification of its legal structure under a single parent company, Unilever PLC.
LVMH targets digital growth with management reshuffle
LVMH has announced a series of senior appointments across its digital and selective retail arms, according to various reports published by WWD.
P&G sells Newbridge plant to Mapaex
Procter & Gamble has sold its Newbridge, Co Kildare plant in Ireland to Mapaex, according to a report published by RTE.
LVMH’s Dior runs ad featuring Depp days after supporting victims of domestic violence campaign
LVMH-owned Dior is continuing to run ads featuring disgraced actor Johnny Depp, despite the fact a UK court recently found that there was ‘overwhelming evidence’, that he beat his then-wife Amber Heard during the mid-2010s, according to a report published by The Guardian.
L’Occitane Q2: Recovery could be around the corner as net sales decline narrows
L’Occitane has announced its results for the second quarter of the current financial year (FY2021). The group reports that recovery is on the horizon as its net sales decline has narrowed significantly from 22.2 percent in Q1 to 4.5 percent this quarter. As a result, sales were down 13.1 percent to €616.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2020.
LVMH to fund hotel rooms for victims of domestic violence
LVMH has responded to a call for action launched by the French Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, Elisabeth Moreno, to support a campaign designed to reach victims of domestic violence – a cohort that has swelled since the start of the pandemic.
PZ Cussons names new Chief Financial Officer
PZ Cussons has announced the appointment of Sarah Pollard as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective January 4, 2021.
Gucci Beauty teams up with Snapchat to launch new Portal Lens as part of Bloom Profumo di Fiori marketing promotion
Gucci Beauty has teamed up with Snapchat to launch a new Portal Lens as part of the marketing promotion for the new Gucci Bloom Profumo di Fiori fragrance.
Scotland becomes first nation to offer free tampons for all
Scotland has become the first country worldwide to offer free sanitary provisions for those that need it, a landmark move that follows a four-year campaign.
Symrise to expand Scent & Care activity with acquisition of Sensient’s fragrance business
Flavors & fragrance business Symrise is to expand its Scent & Care activity following the acquisition of Sensient Technologies Corporation’s fragrance business.
Garnier launches solid shampoo bar
L’Oréal’s Garnier says it has become the first major mass market brand to launch a range of zero waste shampoo bars onto the UK market.
ECJ rules on free movement for CBD
The European Court of Justice has ruled that CBD is not classified as a narcotic and therefore can benefit from the same free movement of goods between EU Member States that other legal products enjoy, according to a report published by Hemp Today.
Luxury warns Treasury: we won’t invest in UK if tax free shopping ends
A group of leading retailers and luxury brands have warned the UK Treasury that they will re-visit investment plans if the proposed abolition of duty-free shopping forges ahead, according to a report published in the Financial Times.
Unilever research finds mouthwash technology could help reduce coronavirus transmission
Unilever has unveiled new research that show that a mouthwash containing CPC technology can reduce the viral load of SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
L’Oréal Paris names Gemma Chan International Spokesperson
L’Oréal Paris has announced British actor and activist Gemma Chan as International Spokesperson.
L’Oréal Paris appoints Visna Lim to Global Chief Digital Officer
L’Oréal Paris has announced the promotion of Visna Lim to Global Chief Digital Officer, and will be based in Paris, according to Marketing Interactive.
Henkel joins Amazon and Global Optimism’s The Climate Change Pledge
In a bid to boost is sustainability credentials, Henkel has joined The Climate Change Pledge, an international cross-industry commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism.
THG’s Matthew Moulding to receive £830 million pay-out as e-commerce business soars
Matthew Moulding is set to receive one of the biggest pay-outs in UK corporate history, receiving £830 million in shares as his e-commerce retail business THG hit valuation targets following its stock market flotation.
Croda evolves in fragrant personal care market; acquires Iberchem for €820m
British chemicals company Croda has announced the acquisition of Spanish fragrance and flavors manufacturer Iberchem for €820m in a bid to expand further into the fragrant personal care and market.
Rimmel London announces major update to Cybersmile Assistant for Anti-Bullying week
Coty-owned Rimmel London and anti-cyberbullying charity The Cybersmile Foundation have announced a major update to the Cybersmile Assistant for Ant-Bullying week
L’Oréal Luxe partners with Pinterest on luxury fragrance finder
L’Oréal Luxe has partnered with Pinterest on a new luxury fragrance finder, which will feature luxury brands Armani, Viktor & Wolf and YSL, according to a report by AdWeek.
THG announces new client wins and advances sustainability agenda with launch of THG Eco
THG has announced new partnerships in fashion and beauty as well as an accelerated sustainability focus with the launch of THG Eco.
Abuse is Not Love: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty launches new global program to help stop domestic violence
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty has announced a global program named Abuse is Not Love, aimed at aimed educating and putting an end to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by supporting the prevention programs of its non-profit partners.
L’Oréal UK and Ireland names new MD
L’Oréal UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Thierry Cheval as UK and Ireland Managing Director, effective immediately.
Beiersdorf unveils climate change action; new Nivea bottle made with 50 percent less plastic
THE WHAT? Beiersdorf has unveiled a raft of climate change action in a bid to tackle the global plastic problem, showcasing a new Nivea bottle that’s made with 50 percent less plastic. THE DETAILS Launched at the Plastic-Free World Conference, the bottle and cap of...
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