KDC partners with Cornell Capital-led investor group
KDC and Cornell Capital have announced that a group of investors, led by the private investment firm has partnered with KDC and its management to fund the beauty and personal care product supplier’s next phase of growth. The investors include HabourVest Partners....
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Revlon Q3: redundancies imminent as sales drop further
Revlon has announced its results for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The company saw net sales drop to US$655.4 million in the third quarter, compared to US$666.5 million in the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, sales were ‘slightly...
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P&G restructure: Six new business units for largest markets
Procter & Gamble has announced its biggest organizational change in some 20 years, according to a report published by Reuters. The US FMCG giant is creating six business units for its biggest markets, effective July 2019. The new divisions, fabric and home care,...
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Could the FDA be poised to usher in tighter labeling rules? Launches consumer survey on cosmetics allergens
The FDA is hoping to launch a web-based survey on allergens in beauty products, including fragrance, make-up, nail care, skin care and hair care, according to a report published by Allergic Living. The agency is waiting for the go-ahead to request consumer feedback...
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Supply chain disruption causes Coty shares to plummet
Ongoing supply chain disruptions in the U.S. and Europe have caused Coty shares to drop 22 percent this week, and contributed to a sharper Q1 sales drop than expected, according to a report by Reuters. The issues also hit quarterly revenue and profit, according to the...
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Dollar Shave Club dabbles in fine fragrance and retail
Dollar Shave Club has announced the launch of a new men’s fragrance range, Blueprint, which will see the online subscription razor company launch into new markets, according to Adweek. Alongside this launch the company has also stated that it has created retail...
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Sephora partners with Google to launch content on Google Home Hub
In a first-of-its-kind partnership Sephora has teamed up with Google to broadcast the beauty retailer’s video content on the Google Home Hub in store. The Google Home Hub will be installed in 10 Sephora stores across the US and will allow consumers to navigate the...
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Glossier launches two-story New York flagship retail space
Skincare and beauty brand Glossier has launched a flagship retail space at 123 Lafayette Street, New York, the address where it was originally founded, according to a report by WWD.com. The space was designed by Gachot Studios and is also the location of the company’s...
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Employee Lawsuit brought against Sephora for unpaid wages
Sephora is at the centre of an Employee Lawsuit after workers accused the retailer of failing to adequately compensate them for time spent going through security and applying make-up before a shift. The lawsuit was brought against it in the Superior Court of...
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L’Oréal Paris chooses 10 Women of Worth for 2018 honouree list
L’Oréal Paris has recognised the 2018 Women of Worth honourees, which acknowledge 10 women across the U.S. who make a difference in their communities through volunteerism. The 10 women, Shreya Mantha, Alisha Zhao, Hannah Dehradunwala, Genevieve Chase, Dr. Holly...
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Solvay announces price increase for vanillin and ethyl-vanillin across North America
Speciality chemicals company Solvay has announced a proposed price increase of 15 percent across North America for vanillin and ethyl-vanillin. The increase will come into force as soon as ‘pending contracts allow’ and are said to be driven by continued and...
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Neutrogena launches individually wrapped wipes – and we’re confused
So we’ve seen the fatbergs, we’ve heard all about the waste floating in our oceans and we’re all trying to avoid disposable wipes, sachets and single-use plastics, right? Wrong – because just a week after Johnson & Johnson signed up to the Ellen MacArthur...
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Croda celebrates official opening of its Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology
Croda cut the ribbon on its Centre of Innovation for Marine Biotechnology last week. The center is based at PEI’s Nautilus Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Croda. The acquisition of Nautilus in the first quarter of the current financial year and continued...
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Milk Makeup causes controversy with Wu-Tang Clan collab
Milk Makeup has teamed up with notorious hip hop Wu-Tang Clan to create a limited edition range of lipsticks. The range was developed by the group’s unofficial leader, RZA and his wife Talani Diggs, according to a report published by Teen Vogue. “In previous...
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Shiseido Americas President and CEO named Chief Growth Officer as company launches new technology hub
Shiseido has created a Chief Growth Officer role as part of its future strategy to realize sustainable growth. The Japanese cosmetics manufacturer has named Shiseido Americas President and CEO, Marc Rey, to the role, effective January 1, 2019. In addition to his...
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Coty’s Covergirl becomes largest make-up brand to be certified by Cruelty Free International
Coty’s Covergirl has announced a strategic partnership with Cruelty Free International that aims to end animal testing for cosmetics everywhere, once and for all. As an initial step in the partnership, Coty has achieved Leaping Bunny certification from Cruelty Free...
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Former VP Marketing sues L’Oréal over ‘toxic work environment’
A former Vice President of Marketing at L’Oréal, Amanda Johnson, has filed a federal lawsuit in the US seeking damages for the racial discrimination and ‘toxic work environment’ she endured while employed by the French beauty giant, according to a report published by...
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The Estee Lauder Companies announces winners of the inaugural Nature Research Awards
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced the winners of the inaugural Nature Research Awards for Inspiring Science and Innovating Science, for which it is a partner. The global awards were created to recognise both inspirational early-career female researchers and...
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Mary Kay debuts US$125 million Lewisville facility
Mary Kay has cut the ribbon on its new US based global manufacturing and research and development facility in Lewisville, Texas. Named in honor of company co-founder, the Richard Rogers Manufacturing/R&D Center will supply the direct sales company’s global...
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An ‘Amazon for vegans’: Isreali tech entrepreneurs seek funding for vegan marketplace
Israeli tech entrepreneurs, Alon Hochberg and Amir Lavi have launched an online marketplace dedicated entirely to vegan products. Billion vegans has raised pre-seed private of investment of US$300,000 and is hoping to pull in more via an equity crowd-funding round. “I...
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The Estee Lauder Companies sees shares soar as it reports sales increase of 8 percent for Q1 2019
The Estee Lauder Companies saw shares soar 12 percent on the back of a strong set of results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The US prestige beauty manufacturer reported a sales rise of 8 percent to US$3.52 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018....
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Lady in red: Bespoke lipstick bar opens in New York
Stephanie March, one half of the duo behind New York salon Rouge, has opened up a custom make-up bar in Soho, according to a report published by Vogue. Shoppers at SheSpoke, as the new bespoke beauty bar is known, can either commission a copy of their favorite...
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Croda releases 100 percent bio-based, 100 percent renewable surfactants
Croda has announced the official launch and certification of its ECO range of bio-based surfactants. The new 100 percent bio-based and 100 percent renewable range of non-ionic surfactants is the widest commercially available and certified to meet USDA BioPreferred...
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Laboratories Expanscience boosts US baby care offer; acquires Babo Botanicals
Family-owned French dermo-cosmetics brand, Laboratories Expanscience has announced the acquisition of Babo Botanicals. Founded in the US, Babo Botanicals is a botanically-infused mineral skin care line for babies and adults. The purchase will allow Expanscience to...
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Vaseline debuts new dry skin line, Clinical Care, on national tour
Vaseline is touring the US in celebration of its latest launch, Vaseline Clinical Care, which it is hailing as a breakthrough line of dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic body products targeted at those with hard-to-heal dry skin. The brand’s patented Barrier Repair...
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L’Oréal, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson et al sign global commitment to end plastic pollution
L’Oréal, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever are among some 290 organisations to sign a new global commitment to eliminate plastic waste and pollution at source. The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment was officially unveiled by Ellen MacArthur at the Our Ocean...
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Coty appoints The&Partnership London as lead creative agency for Wella Professionals
Coty has announced that it has selected The&Partnership London to act as global lead creative agency for its Wella Professionals brand. The appointment is effective immediately. “Founded in 1880, Wella Professionals is a leader in salon hair care and we want to...
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Mystery IFF investor outed as Tetrapak heirs
The mystery behind the identity of a shareholder with a US$2.54 billion stake in International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been resolved after a year of speculation, according to a report published by Euronews. The stake is held by Winder Investment, a...
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Milani Cosmetics appoints new CMO
Milani Cosmetics has announced the appointment of Evelyn Wang as Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Wang joins Milani Cosmetics from Wet N Wild where she served as SVP of Marketing and is credited with enhancing the brand’s appeal to Gen Z and millennial...
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‘A challenging quarter’: Colgate-Palmolive announces Q3 results
Colgate Palmolive has announced net sales of US$3,845 million for the third quarter of the current financial year, down 3 percent compared to the same period last year. The North American region was the only one to post sales growth in the quarter, with performance in...
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Troubled Deciem founder and CEO Brandon Truxae hit with Estée Lauder Companies no-contact order
A court has granted Estée Lauder Companies a restraining order against Deciem founder and CEO Brandon Truaxe that requires him to stay at least 300 metres from the homes of Estée Lauder executive Leonard Lauder and Andrew Ross, or contacting or visiting any ELC...
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Kimberly Clark CEO steps down as company reports operating profit fall due to rising commodity costs
Kimberly Clark CEO Thomas Falk has announced he is to step down as the company reports a fall in its full-year adjusted operating profit due to a rise in commodity costs such as plastic, pulp and oil. The operating profit decline has sent shares in the company falling...
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Federal judge orders Keystone Laboratories to cease sales of over-the-counter products due to violations
A federal judge has ordered Memphis-based Keystone Laboratories to cease the sale of a handful of its over-the-counter products due to alleged federal violations, according to the Memphis Business Journal. U.S. District Judge John Fowkles Jr has ordered a permanent...
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Sephora expands CBD offering with Lord Jones CBD Lotion
Sephora has expanded its CBD offering by stocking the Lord Jones CBD lotion, according to a report by High Times. The Lord Jones products are said to have a cult following, with the High CBD Formula Lotion containing zero THC and not made from CBD isolate. The lotion...
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Rimmel launches global campaign to raise awareness of cyberbullying
Rimmel has launched a global campaign in order to raise awareness of cyberbullying, and to help individuals that have experienced it to build resilience. The campaign aims to highlight the effects of the issue, with 48 million women across the globe having said to...
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Procter & Gamble reports five-year quarterly sales high
Procter & Gamble has reported its strongest quarterly results in five years with Q1 organic sales rising 4 percent, which is said to have been boosted by beauty and grooming products, according to Reuters. During an earnings call, Chief Financial Officer Jon...
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Sunday Riley and Sephora hit back at ‘fake reviews’ allegations
Sunday Riley and Sephora have both responded to claims the skincare brand creates fake product reviews on the Sephora website, according to a report by Allure. The response comes after a former employee posted a leaked company email onto a Reddit thread, which claimed...
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Kimberly Clark eschews sexist label with ‘extra-large’ tissue rebrand
Kimberly Clark has rebranded its ‘mansize’ Kleenex tissue range as ‘extra-large’ in a bid to respond to accusations of sexism, according to a report by The Drum. In order to push a unisex angle, Kimberly Clark will launch Kleenex Extra Large as consumers voice...
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Elizabeth Arden celebrates James Goldcrown collaboration with pop-up opening
Elizabeth Arden has announced a new pop-up store in order to celebrate the launch of the limited edition Eight Hour cream, Love Heals x Eight Hour collection, created in collaboration with British muralist James Goldcrown. The limited edition Eight Hour cream is said...
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Coty appoints Sennen Pamich as new SVP of Professional Beauty Division, North America
Coty has announced the appointment of Sennen Pamich as new Senior Vice President of its Professional Beauty Division, North America, effective end of October, according to a report by Salon Today. Pamich will report to Sylvie Moreau, President of Coty Professional...
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Procter & Gamble’s Venus range gets a marketing facelift
Procter & Gamble has announced it is set to overhaul the marketing for its Venus brand, which includes its razors and products such as the Venus Bikini Perfection, according to a report by Cincinnati Business Courier. The overhaul will see the personal care giant...
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Johnson & Johnson achieves Q3 profit, raises full year forecast
Johnson & Johnson has achieved a Q3 profit of $3.393 billion, with sales of $20.35 billion for the three months ending September 30th. Topping the general consensus, the company has raised its full year outlook to an adjusted EPS of $8.13 to $8.18, with expected...
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Harry’s Lab launches offshoot women’s hair removal line Flamingo
Harry’s Lab has launched into the women’s hair removal market with new offshoot line named Flamingo, according to a report by WWD.com. The range is a new angle for Harry’s Lab, which is an in-house brand incubator born from Harry’s, and is the first foray into women’s...
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Microsoft Genomics brokers first microbiome genomics partnership with Eagle Genomics
Ground-breaking microbiome data platform Eagle Genomics has announced a partnership with Microsoft Genomics. The e[automateddatascientist] platform can be employed to assess a product’s suitability for retail / consumption by assessing its impact on the microbiome....
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US shopper sues Clorox over ‘discriminatory’ Burts Bees site
Burts Bees owner Clorox is facing a lawsuit over the accessibility of its e-commerce site, according to a report published by Law 360. Lucia Marett filed a complaint in New York on Friday claiming that the company had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, New...
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Beauty for all: P&G tweaks Herbal Essences bottle design to help visually impaired
Procter & Gamble’s Herbal Essences has become the first North American mass hair care brand to adjust its bottle design in order to make it simpler for the visually impaired to tell the difference between shampoo and conditioner through their sense of touch. The...
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Amway brings in Pizza Hut executive to take on new CEO role
Amway has named Milind Pant as its first Chief Executive Officer. Pant joins Amway from Yum! Brands where he was President of Pizza Hut International. His appointment is effective January 2, 2019. “Milind brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to help lead Amway...
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Chrissy Teigen added to Sephoria Sunday line-up as retailer scrambles to sell last tickets
Sephora is set to host its answer to BeautyCon at the weekend. The first edition of Sephoria House of Beauty will take place on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21 in Los Angeles. The event is described as ‘highly immersive’, fusing high-touch physical and...
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Back in business: Lauder succeeds in bid to oust Truaxe from Deciem
A judge in Ontario has approved The Estee Lauder Companies’ petition to force Brandon Truaxe to stand down from his role as CEO of Deciem on an interim basis, according to a report published by Global News. The move comes after a tumultuous week in which Truaxe...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance FY2018: sales up 11.3 percent but market unimpressed
While Walgreens Boots Alliance congratulated itself on a job well done over fiscal 2018, with double digit sales growth, the market was less than impressed, according to a report published by Reuters, pointing to a disappointing performance by the company’s UK unit....
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