Sophie Hanrot promoted to Coty Chief Human Resources Officer
Coty has announced the promotion of Sophie Hanrot to Chief Human Resources officer, effective 1st July, 2019. Reporting to Coty’s CEO Pierre Laubie, Hanrot will succeed Sébastien Froidefond who is leaving Coty for ‘personal reasons,’ according to the company. Hanrot...
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Beauty retailers suffer as Amazon expands into specialized markets
Beauty retailers are said to be feeling the hit following the announcement of Amazon’s new venture into specialised products with the launch of Amazon Professional Beauty. Shares in Sally Holdings Inc and Ulta Beauty dropped 17 percent and 2.6 percent respectively...
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Johnson & Johnson cuts Global CMO role
Johnson & Johnson has scrapped the position of Global Chief Marketing Officer after Alison Lewis, who held the position for almost six years, announced her resignation, according to a report published by Best Media Info. Lewis’ duties will be shared among her...
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New York braces for CBD ban
Retailers throughout New York are preparing to pull CBD-based food, drinks and supplements from their shelves as a city-wide ban on edibles containing the popular ingredient is poised to come into force, according to a report published by the New York Post. The ban...
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P&G-owned SK-II has announced that it will partner with Soul Machines to create the world’s first autonomously animated digital influencer, known to all as Yumi. Yumi is part of the brand’s ongoing transformation journey to connect with a new generation of...
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World Economic Forum launches six Global Councils to help regulate new tech
The World Economic Forum has created 6 Global Fourth Industrial Revolution Councils in order to assist governments and companies with tech governance. The councils will span artificial intelligence, autonomous mobility, blockchain, drones, the internet of things and...
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Mink has launched a product it is claiming to be the world’s first 3D make-up printer, capable of transforming images into wearable make-up. Designed to be portable and compact, the printer weighs just 2.2lbs and is handbag-sized and controlled via an app. Ingredients...
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LVMH Chairman joins US$100 billion club
LVMH Chairman, Bernard Arnault is said to have become the third member of the centi-billionaires club, according to a report published by Money and Markets. Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft Founder Bill Gates are the only other two people on earth...
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Martha Stewart to step into CBD with Canopy Growth
Martha Stewart is working with Canopy Growth to develop a line of CBD-based products, including cosmetics and body care, according to a report published by Bloomberg. “We’re working in animal care, we’re working in cosmetics, body care. I’ve been experimenting a...
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The Estee Lauder Companies collaborates with Cruelty Free International to end animal testing
The Estee Lauder Companies and Cruelty Free International have announced a new collaboration with a view to ending animal testing for cosmetics once and for all. The US prestige beauty giant will support the animal rights advocate’s efforts to encourage leaders to...
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Lululemon launches new athleisure Selfcare range
Lululemon has entered the personal care market with the launch of a new four-SKU line of dual-gender products, which will be available via Sephora as well as its own website and select Lululemon stores and partner stores. The athleisure Selfcare range includes a dry...
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Colgate-Palmolive finalizes design of first recyclable toothpaste tube
Colgate-Palmolive has finalized the design of a recyclable toothpaste tube that is said to set a new industry standard. The tubes have replaced the standard toothpaste design in favour of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), which is said to be the second most popular...
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Cosmetic products cause thousands of child-related injuries in U.S., says report
Cosmetic products are said to have caused injury to more than 64,000 children younger than five years old in the U.S. between 2002 and 2016, according to a study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics. By studying the National Electronic Injury Surveillance...
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Is Coty courting Kylie Cosmetics for a possible buy-out bid?
Coty is reportedly looking at a possible investment bid for Kylie Cosmetics, according to a report by WWD.com. A source has stated that the brainchild beauty brand of Kylie Jenner is in talks with Coty Inc to sell a 51 percent stake of the company. The successful...
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MAC Cosmetics becomes first brand to trial YouTube’s new AR try-on function
YouTube has announced the new augmented reality function that allows viewers to virtually try-on make-up products, with MAC Cosmetics being the first brand to launch an AR campaign. The feature will act as an advert, with users watching beauty vloggers showcase the...
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Procter & Gamble cost saves by taking Secret deodorant brand in-house
Procter & Gamble has divulged that it no longer outsources ad creation for its Secret deodorant brand, with the in-house team now taking on the task, resulting in a cost saving to the company, according to a report by AdAge. Speaking at a Deutsche Bank investor...
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The Estee Lauder Companies CEO named as one of world’s best by Barron’s
The Estee Lauder Companies’ President and CEO, Fabrizio Freda has been named as one of the world’s best CEOs of 2019 by Barron’s for the second consecutive year. Freda is one of 30 top executives named to Barron’s unranked list, others include Ulta top dog, Mary...
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Essie announces Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness as first male partner
Essie has named Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness as its first ever non-female brand ambassador, according to a report published by Dazed Digital. “I’m so honored to announce I’ve teamed up with @essie as their first non-female ambassador in celebration of Pride,” Van...
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CreatorIQ closes US$12 million funding round; Unilever Ventures among investors
CreatorIQ has announced that it has raised US$12 million in funding to accelerate growth for its Enterprise Creator Cloud platform. The series B funding round was led by TVC Capital with Unilever Ventures and Affinity Group also named as investors. “The most impactful...
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L’Oréal USA launches March for Me Campaign for WorldPride 2019
In celebration of WorldPride 2019, L’Oréal USA has launched a digital campaign, named March for Me, inviting people the world-over to join its 860 employees who will be marching in support of the LGBTQIA+ community on June 30. “We celebrate individuality and champion...
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Estée Lauder launches new brand platform The Night Is Yours
Estee Lauder has announced the launch of a brand new platform The Night Is Yours to build on its history as experts in nighttime skin care regimes, according to a report by WWD.com. The platform will be integrated into its own website and focuses on interaction and...
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YouTube star Jaclyn Hill responds to lipstick launch controversy
Jaclyn Hill has responded to consumer claims of there being hair and bubbles within products following the launch of her new make-up collection. With a growing number of buyers alleging they have received faulty products, many took to social media to post images of...
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Kroger adds CBD products to retail offering
Kroger is to start selling CBD products and will become the latest U.S. retailer to bow to the growing desire for cannabidiol-based personal care items. The supermarket retailer will sell the likes of lotions and potions from some 945 of its 2,700 stores. Products...
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Drunk Elephant: We’re open to offers
Cult start-up beauty brand Drunk Elephant is apparently open to the idea of a possible buy-out bid, however, no deal is close to being finalized, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company is said to have already instructed bankers to assist in any potential...
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P&G pushes to #RedefineBlack and remove bias from dictionary definitions
Procter & Gamble has launched a campaign in partnership with DoSomething.org challenging dictionaries to reword the definition for ‘black’ in a bid to remove any implied link between people of color and negative uses of the adjective. The US FMCG giant’s...
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MAC, The Body Shop, Birchbox and Glossier team up to protest state abortion bans
Lauder-owned MAC, Lush, Natura &Co’s The Body Shop US, Birchbox, Unilever’s Dermalogica, Ouai and Glossier are among a number multinational companies listed on a full-page ad taken out in The New York Times that protests against state abortion bans. “Restricting...
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Unilever strikes deal to acquire Tatcha
Unilever has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire leading Japanese-inspired prestige skin care brand Tatcha. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but media reports suggest the Anglo-Dutch FMCG manufacturer paid in the region of US$500 million. “We are...
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Walgreens cuts health care for retirees
Walgreens has written to former employees who have taken retirement from the pharmacy chain informing all those aged under 64 on March 31, 2019 that they will no longer be entitled to health care benefits, according to a report published by CNBC. Some 550 retirees...
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Beauty moguls dominate Forbes richest self-made women
Several beauty entrepreneurs made it onto Forbes’ shortlist of America’s Richest Self-Made Women this year. So many, in fact, that Forbes has expanded its list to 80 women, a third more than a year ago with a record 25 billionaires sitting at the top of the ranking....
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The Estee Lauder Companies joins Circular Economy 100 program
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced that it has become a member of the Circular Economy 100 program, run by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The global platform brings together cross-industry corporations, governments, cities, universities and innovators from...
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Renew, refill, recycle: P&G tests refill pod for Olay Regenerist
P&G is taking the name of its best-selling skin care line seriously, trialling a refillable pod for its Olay Regenerist Whips this fall, according to a report published by Marketing Daily. The US FMCG giant is running the pilot in the US and UK and will sell...
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Consumers warned to steer clear as asbestos found AGAIN in Claire’s Stores make-up
The US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to avoid using make-up purchased from Claire’s Stores and Beauty Plus Global after tests revealed asbestos to be present in the retailers’ own-brand cosmetics kits, according to a report published by CBS news. A...
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L’Oréal Canada announces winner of first Women in Digital program
L’Oréal Canada has announced Isabel Galiana as the winner of the first Canadian edition of the Women in Digital program. Launched in partnership with URelles, Campus InfoPresse and Caisse Desjardins des Technologies de l'information, which focuses on encouraging and...
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Procter & Gamble announces trans rights activist Paris Lees as new face of Pantene
Procter & Gamble has announced trans rights activist Paris Lees as the latest ambassador for its Pantene brand. The transgender activist is expected to work with the company on creating greater visibility for trans people in mainstream society, with a focus on...
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Sally Hansen supports LGBT organization GLAAD with new Pride Collection
Sally Hansen has announced the launch of its new Pride Collection, which has been created to support the LGBT organization GLAAD. Selling in retailers Ulta and Walgreens, the range will be on shelf during Pride month and will feature limited edition exclusive giftsets...
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Modiface has announced it is to launch AI-powered technology onto Amazon to facilitate the first virtual make-up try on service for the e-tailer's users. The L’Oréal-owned company will enable Amazon customers to trial make-up products before purchase by using their...
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Instagram allows brands to turn influencer paid partnerships into adverts
Instagram has evolved its influencer marketing strategy to allow businesses to share influencer paid partnership posts as adverts, according to a report by The Drum. Previously, influencer paid partnership posts were limited to the reach of their particular page....
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Sephora to close stores for ‘diversity training’ after SZA racial profiling incident
Sephora is set to close some 500 stores across the US today to provide diversity and inclusivity training for its staff. The LVMH retailer announced the move as part of the launch of its We Belong to Something Beautiful campaign last week. However, several media...
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California Senate takes fragrance transparency to a new level
California’s Senate has ramped up the fragrance transparency drive, passing a bill which will force greater disclosure of fragrance ingredients in cosmetics, according to a report published by Chemical Watch. The Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act, 2019...
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Revlon faces class action over SAP ERP system error
Revlon is facing a series of class action lawsuits from shareholders over its handling of the planning, monitoring and implementation of its enterprise resource planning system, according to a report published by Computer Weekly. Some four law firms have filed class...
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Unilever launches United We Stand Campaign for WorldPride
As sponsor of the 2019 WorldPride event in New York, Unilever is keen to highlight the myriad issues that the LGBTQIA+ community face today, including the representation of trans people in the media and youth homelessness, among others. The company has therefore...
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Northern Private Capital invests US$35 million in Loop Industries
Loop Industries has announced that Northern Private Capital (NPC) is to purchase a minority stake in the company for US$35 million. Under the terms of the deal, NPC will purchase a 10.5 percent stake (4,093,567 common shares) with a three-year option to buy a further...
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Damaris Rosado launches cosmetics line
Latin life coach and entrepreneur Damaris Rosado has launched her own make-up brand. Launching with three lipsticks, Damaris Cosmetics, as the line has been named, is on a mission ‘to inspire and celebrate beauty and self expression’. “There is beauty in every human...
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California could soon reverse its ban on the addition of CBD to food, drinks and cosmetics, according to a report published by JD Supra. Assembly Bill 228 proposes to lift any restrictions on industrial hemp or cannabinoids – in direct opposition to an FDA ruling that...
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La Bella Extreme Sport Styling Gel recalled due to bacteria contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a recall of more than 9,500 containers of La Bella Extreme Sport Styling Gel following reports it is contaminated with bacteria. Manufactured by Kapra Cosmetics, The Village Company recalled the containers after...
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DowDuPont expects pretax charge of $800 million to $1.3 billion in Q2
DowDuPont has stated it expects to book a pretax charge of $800 billion to $1.3 billion for April to June, Q2, according to a report by CNBC. The pretax charge is caused by changes in valuation of assets due to lowered demand for its biomaterial products and a drop in...
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Walmart appoints ex-Google exec as new Chief Technology Officer
Walmart has announced the appointment of Suresh Kumar as its new Chief Technology Officer in a bid to boost its e-commerce business amidst an internal technology transformation plan. Prior to his appointment, Kumar most recently held the position of VP and General...
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Shaving brand Gillette has gained praise for its latest gender inclusive #MyBestSelf campaign, according to a report by the Drum. The new campaign follows the brand’s controversial We Believe: The Best Man Can Be campaign that came after the Me Too era, with some...
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90-year-old influencer Baddie Winkie launches collab with INC.redible Cosmetics
A 90-year-old influencer who boasts 3.8 million followers on Instagram has launched a cosmetics collection together with beauty brand INC.redible Cosmetics in Sephora, according to a report published by Allure. The news was announced via Instagram with Baddie posting...
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L’Occitane leases floor of 111 West 33rd Street
L’Occitane has leased the entire 20th floor of the 111 West 33rd Street building, according to a press release from Empire State Realty Trust. The space spans 20,962 sq ft and the natural cosmetics brand was represented by Cushman & Wakefield. Terms of the lease...
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