Walgreens to test drone delivery in Virginia
Walgreens has teamed up with Wing to pilot drone delivery in Christianburg, Virginia next month. The Walgreens Boots Alliance-owned drugstore chain will be the first US retailer to test the on-demand delivery service with Wing, according to a statement issued by the...
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Shopify to launch CBD platform in US
Canadian Shopify is welcoming US merchants selling hemp or hemp-derived CBD products to its platform. The e-commerce tool provider’s sole condition is that the sale of hemp-derived CBD must be legal in the state the company operates in. US sales of CBD products are...
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Burt’s Bees stages social blackout for climate change
Burt’s Bees and National Geographic are leading a social media movement to raise awareness of climate change. The Clorox-owned brand’s social media presence will go dark during the UN Climate Summit with blacked-out content to show that if nature disappears, our...
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Mary Kay launches women’s entrepreneurship accelerator
Mary Kay has announced the launch of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator, a multi-partner initiative designed to inspire, educate and empower business women around the world. The initiative was developed in consultation with six UN agencies: UN Women, UNOP, ILO,...
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Cruelty Free International and DNV GL to present at UN sustainability summit
Cruelty Free International and DNV GL will come together to talk about how being cruelty free can be an integral part of a company’s sustainable supply chain at the SDG Summit in New York today. The two organisations will demonstrate how their combined expertise can...
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Natura Life + Science names General Counsel and VP of Legal Affairs
Natura Life + Science has announced that Gabriel Garcia will join the company as General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. Garcia is tasked with overseeing – and growing – the company’s legal department. Prior to this new role, he founded boutique law firm...
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US to ban animal testing for cosmetics?
The US Congress is considering a total ban on animal testing for cosmetics, according to a report published by Chemical Watch. The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019, which was introduced by Representative Jan Schakowsky, purports to ban the...
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Benefit names former Netflix exec CEO
LVMH-owned Benefit has announced the appointment of Christie Fleischer as CEO, according to a report published by WWD. Fleischer joins the prestige make-up brand from Netflix where she was Head of Global Consumer Products overseeing retail and licensee partnerships,...
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P&G’s Secret to support female soccer with US$200,000 investment
Procter & Gamble-owned Secret Deodorant has announced that it will continue to support female soccer players by helping to boost attendance and revenue at NWSL games as part of a wider effort to level the playing field for female athletes. For the 2019 season,...
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L’Oréal USA announces winners of 2019 Women in Digital NEXT Generation Awards
L’Oréal USA has announced the winners of its 2019 Women in Digital NEXT Generation Awards, a program that aims to support female leaders that are building technology with the potential to revolutionize the beauty industry. The three winners are Mandi Nyambi and Lanya...
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IFF-Lucas Meyer Cosmetics looks to cater to conscious consumers with Speximo acquisition
IFF and its affiliate Lucas Meyer Cosmetics has announced the acquisition of Swedish technology company Speximo AB in a bid to better cater to consumers seeking eco-friendly products. The company focuses on the creation of next generation stabilization and...
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M.A.C appoints James Aquilina as Senior Vice President, GM, International & Global Commercial
M.A.C has announced the appointment of James Aquilina as Senior Vice President, General Manager, International & Global Commercial. Aquilina will succeed Mary Renaud, who retired in August following a 35 year-career with the brand, and will ‘own the Global...
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Tiffany & Co to launch first fragrance duo, Tiffany & Love for Him and Her
Tiffany & Co has announced the launch of the next chapter in perfumery for the jewellery brand, Tiffany & Love for Him and Tiffany & Love for Her are due to debut globally in October. The two fragrances – Tiffany & Co’s first foray into the dual...
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Bluemercury Founders to step down
Macy’s has announced that the Founders of its beauty chain Bluemercury, Marla and Barry Beck are to step down. COO Barry Beck’s departure is set for September 20, while CEO Marla will remain at the company to oversee the transition period. Macy’s is currently on the...
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L’Oréal USA appoints President of L’Oréal Paris USA
L’Oréal USA has announced the appointment of Ali Goldstein as President of its L’Oréal Paris USA brand, effective October 1, 2019. Goldstein has worked for the French beauty giant for the past 18 years across a number of senior roles, most recently General Manager of...
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Lush will close to allow staff to join climate protests
Lush has announced that it will close 250 of its US and Canadian stores as well as its factories, headquarters and e-commerce site, in order to allow some 5,000 staff to join the Global Climate Strike, according to a report published by Allure. The store closures will...
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Henkel buys minority stake in refillable cleaning range Truman’s
Henkel has taken on the role of lead investor in a US$5 million seed round for eco-friendly home care start-up, Truman’s. The German FMCG manufacturer’s minority investment was made via its venture capital arm, Henkel Ventures. Truman’s is a direct-to-consumer...
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Hilary Duff to front Unilever-Walmart collab to encourage recycling
Unilever and Walmart have launched a joint campaign designed to make it easier for consumers across the US to recycle with confidence. Bring it to the Bin, as the initiative has been named, will be fronted by Hilary Duff. "We know how urgent it is to address the...
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Estelle Chan named as Maybelline New York’s new face
L’Oréal-owned Maybelline New York has announced Estelle Chan as its new – and youngest – face. Chen joins a roster of high-profile spokeswomen including Gigi Hadid, Adriana Lima and Herieth Paul. Chen will make her debut in the brand’s New York Fashion Week campaign,...
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Millie Bobby Brown apologises for faking skin care video
Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown has apologised after fans called her out for faking a promotional video for her Florence by Mills skin care line where she was supposedly recreating her bedtime skin care routine, albeit only pretending to wash her face or...
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Actress Viola Davis announced as L’Oréal Paris’ newest international spokesperson
L’Oréal Paris has announced Viola Davis, 54, as its newest international spokesperson. The actress, activist and humanitarian will star in TV, print and digital advertising campaigns for Age Perfect beginning later this month and joins the likes of Celine Dion, Helen...
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FDA recalls Beauty Plus products due to asbestos
The Food & Drug Administration has recalled Beauty Plus products due to officials finding carcinogen asbestos in four talc-based products. The FDA issued the safety recall earlier this month, with the contaminated products being, Beauty Plus Global Inc. City Color...
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YouTube launches new offshoot site YouTube.com/Fashion
YouTube has announced the launch of a new offshoot site named YouTube.com/Fashion, which aims to capitalize on the solid growth it has seen in beauty and fashion content. The new vertical aims to capitalize on the sheer volume of style and beauty content and will...
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Coty supports ongoing turnaround programme with strengthened supply chain leadership organization
Coty has announced a strengthened leadership organization to assist its ongoing turnaround plan and future growth. The beauty giant is looking to implement the action points of its turnaround plan put in place in 2018 in order to stabilize the supply chain and...
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Anastasia Beverly Hills sues unknown OfferUp seller for hawking stolen products
Anastasia Beverly Hills has filed a lawsuit against an unknown seller on online marketplace OfferUp.com, according to a report published by NBC Los Angeles. The make-up brand is accusing the seller, identified as Does, of selling stolen or counterfeit products via the...
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Henkel names SVP Head of Human Resources North America
Henkel has announced the appointment of Frank Steinart as Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources North America. In addition, he will serve as a member of the German FMCG manufacturer’s North American Leadership Team and be based at Henkel’s Consumer Goods...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance names Global Chief Information Officer
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has announced the appointment of Francesco Tinto as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Vice President. Tinto joins Walgreens Boots Alliance from Kraft Heinz and, in his new role, is charged with overseeing the global...
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The Estee Lauder Companies names new Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced the appointment of Deirdre Stanley as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective October 28, 2019. Stanley will report to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman and Fabrizio Freda, President and CEO and join the...
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L’Oréal USA appoints Stéphane Rinderknech as President and CEO, EVP North America
L’Oréal USA has announced the appointment of Stéphane Rinderknech as the new President and CEO, Executive Vice President, North America. Rinderknech will take on his new role as of 1st October, 2019, when he will succeed Frédéric Rozé and will report to him in his...
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KKW Beauty to hit Ulta stores this fall
KKW Beauty is due to hit Ultra stores this fall as Kim Kardashian West expands past her own website for the first time. Users will be able to 'try before they buy', which has previously not been possible due to its web-only retail channel. No official release date has...
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Estée Lauder Companies appoints Helen Davis SVP global supply chain, manufacturing
Estée Lauder Companies has announced the appointment of Helen Davis as Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain – manufacturing. Reporting directly to Greg Polcer, Executive VP, Global Supply Chain, Davis will be responsible for driving the company’s ‘manufacturing...
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Top execs exit as Johnson & Johnson restructures beauty division
Johnson & Johnson carried out a restructure of its beauty department over the summer, according to a report published by WWD, resulting in the departure of some key personnel. Sebastien Guillon, Global President of Beauty, and Michelle Freyre, US President of...
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Shiseido creates Business Transformation Department
Shiseido has announced the creation of a new office function, which has been named ‘Business Transformation Department’. As the name suggests, the team will be charged with implementing swifter management planning and will be established under the Group CFO to...
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Jamie Kern Lima steps down from her It Cosmetics brand
The Founder of IT Cosmetics, Jamie Kern Lima, is stepping down from her role as CEO of the brand. Kern Lima founded It Cosmetics 11 years ago, selling the brand to L’Oréal for a cool US$1.2 billion in 2016, remaining in situ as CEO of the brand. “The time has come to...
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Ulta revisits forecast after ‘solid’ Q2 performance
Ulta has announced its financial results for the second quarter of the financial year. Net sales were up 12 percent over the three months ended August 3, 2019 to US$1,488.2 million, while comparable sales rose 6.2 percent compared to the same period a year ago. “The...
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Revlon to scope out potential bidders after Labor Day
Revlon is exploring a sale and will make contact with potential bidders as early as next month, according to a report published by Bloomberg, quoting an anonymous source close to the company. The US cosmetics giant, which also owns Elizabeth Arden, is said to have...
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Calvin Klein embraces influencer marketing with Eternity for Men campaign
Calvin Klein is set to launch its first influencer campaign for its Eternity for Men scent, according to a report published by WWD. The campaign will run globally until Father’s Day 2020 online only. The campaign stars wrestler Jordan Burroughs, footballer Thiago...
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Lime Crime to boost presence in Ulta
Digitally native Lime Crime is set to boost its presence in Ulta stores, upgrading from 8 SKUs on a single shelf to its own 52 SKU-strong gondola. The three-foot, four-shelf gondolas will appear in 300 Ulta locations, and will also feature the brand’s new augmented...
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Under the influence? Lauder spends majority of marketing budget on digital and social media stars
CEO of The Estee Lauder Companies, Fabrizio Freda has revealed that the US prestige beauty giant spends as much as 75 percent of its marketing budget on digital and influencers, according to a report published by Ad Week. Freda disclosed the figure during an earnings...
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Lord & Taylor sold to Le Tote for US$75 million
The owner of the Lord & Taylor department store chain, Hudson’s Bay Company has found a buyer for the retailer, according to a report published by WWD. Fashion rental service Le Tote will purchase Lord & Taylor for US$75 million. The deal is expected to close...
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Coty FY19: simplification begins as beauty behemoth parts ways with Younique
Coty has announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. Revenue was down 8 percent to US$8,648.5 million over the year, mainly due to a poor performance from the consumer segment, which saw revenues drop 17.1 percent on a reported...
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Eco-credentials of Colgate’s disposable battery-powered toothbrushes for kids questioned
What lessons are we teaching our children? Well, if yours is kitted out with one of Colgate’s battery-powered kids’ toothbrushes, designed to be used for three months before being discarded, you may well be teaching them good dental hygiene habits but a strong set of...
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Priyanka Chopra to launch make-up line?
Priyanka Chopra may well be about to jump on the celebrity cosmetics bandwagon. According to various reports the Bollywood star is set to launch a skin care and make-up line next year. “Priyanka has been working on this for a very long time,” an anonymous source told...
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Natura &Co and fellow B Corps call on corporate giants to embrace ethical business
The CEOs of Natura &Co and Beautycounter are among 33 top executives, all of them heading up B Corps, who have taken out a full page in the New York Times imploring big business to prioritise the planet over profit, according to a report published by The Drum. “We...
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Walmart launches clean beauty line, Earth to Skin
Walmart has launched a new skin care line billed as a ‘luxurious, clean and simple brand’ that is to be sold at a budget price, according to a report published by Allure. Earth to Skin, as the new range has been named, is formulated without parabens, phthalates,...
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Arm & Hammer named as sponsor of Odyssey of the Mind STEM contest
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda has partnered with Odyssey of the Mind. The popular baking soda brand will become a sponsor of Odyssey of the Mind’s eponymous annual competition, where students in kindergarten through college work together to solve creative problems at a...
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Coty Professional to debut vegan and sustainable hair care line weDo
Coty’s professional unit is set to usher in a new hair care brand billed as both vegan and sustainable, according to a press release issued by the company. The WeDo Professional range will launch in the Nordic region in September before rolling out across Europe and...
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L Brands Q2: Victoria’s Secret disappoints but company beats expectations
L Brands has reported its results for the second quarter of the current fiscal year. The company beat analyst expectations on profit despite dwindling sales, according to a report published by CNBC. Indeed, revenue came in at US$2.9 billion, versus US$2.98 billion for...
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Olaplex latest: L’Oréal must pay US$50 million, says judge
A federal judge has ended speculation over the exact level of damages due to Olaplex following its victory against L’Oreal USA last week, according to a report published by Reuters. Olaplex was awarded close to US$100 million by the jury at trial but the verdict has...
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Rich list update: Jane Lauder joins ranks of top billionaires after stellar ELC results
This year we’ve seen LVMH’s Bernard Arnault join the US$100 billion club and now Jane Lauder has joined the ranks of the world’s richest after the eponymous luxury prestige group delivered a set of stellar results this week, according to a report published by...
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