Henkel eyes market leading position in the US
The CEO of Henkel, Hans van Bylen has revealed that the company is looking to up its standing in the US market via strategic acquisitions, according to a report published by Reuters. “If there are opportunities for acquisitions, we will take a look at whether they are...
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Reese Witherspoon stars in Elizabeth Arden social video campaign
ICED Media has unveiled Reese Witherspoon’s first activation in her role as Storyteller in Chief for Elizabeth Arden. The social video campaign comprises two video spots, which feature Witherspoon narrating the story of the beauty brand’s eponymous founder. “In...
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Beautycounter CEO Gregg Renfrew recognized by Goldman Sachs as top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs
Greg Renfrew, Founder and CEO of Beautycounter, has been recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of its 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2017 at the two-day Builders + Innovators Summit. Renfrew will be honored at the Santa Barbara event, which looks at multiple...
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Neutrogena Californian sunscreen lawsuit continues as plaintiffs call for class certification
A Californian federal judge has been called on to certify a lawsuit against the Johnson & Johnson-owned Neutrogena brand regarding the ‘misleading’ naturally-sourced labelling on its Pure & Free sunscreen products. The new development, a consumer survey that...
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L’Oréal announces Lucia Dumas as new Executive Vice President of Communication and Public Affairs
L’Oréal has announced the appointment of Lucia Dumas as the new Executive Vice President of Communication and Public Affairs, effective January 2018. Dumas will also take a position on the company’s Executive Committee. Joining the French beauty giant from Essilor,...
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Johnson & Johnson raises guidance for third quarter in a row following successful Q3 results
Johnson & Johnson has reported a Q3 sales increase of 10.3 percent to $19.7bn, a 3.8 percent rise excluding acquisitions/divestitures on an operational basis, beating industry expectations and leading to the company raising its full-year outlook. Sales increased...
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Moroccanoil welcomes former Elizabeth Arden President as new CEO
Moroccoanoil has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. JuE Wong will take up the role, effective immediately. Prior to this new role, Wong served as President at Elizabeth Arden. She has a long track record of both propelling emerging brands to...
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Peter Greven announces acquisition of Norac Additives
Peter Greven has announced the acquisition of Norac Additives for an undisclosed sum, according to a report published by Plastics News. The purchase will boost the German oleochemicals producer’s profile in the North American market. “They are very complementary...
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Sephora shuffles team as it strives to unite on and offline
In a bid to unite its digital and bricks-and-mortar retail strategies, Sephora is switching up its team, with key roles amended to cover both competencies, according to a report published by WWD. “We hope to position ourselves for the future which is already coming –...
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Mented Cosmetics Co-founders make history; become 15th and 16th black women EVER to raise US$1 million
The Co-founders of Mented Cosmetics, Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller, have become the 15th and 16th African-American women to raise US$1 million in venture capital ever, according to a report published by Forbes. The duo were hoping to raise US$500,000 in pre-seed...
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Beauty Bakerie closes US$3 million seed round led by Unilever Ventures
Beauty Bakerie has closed a US$3 million seed round led by Unilever Ventures, and joined by 645 Ventures and Blue Consumer Capital. “Beauty Bakerie’s story is one of perseverance and survival, led by a truly passionate and creative CEO. Cashmere [Nicole] has built an...
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AmorePacific US appoints new President and General Manager
AmorePacific has announced the appointment of Jessica Hanson as President and General Manager for its US operations. Hanson is charged with overseeing all strategic marketing, sales and operations functions. “Ms Hanson is a strong visionary leader with an excellent...
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Sephora launches third Accelerate program for women in tech
Sephora has announced the launch of its popular Accelerate program for 2018. Now in its third year, the Sephora Stands initiative is accepting applications for the Accelerate 2018 Cohort in the technology and sustainability (US only) categories through October 31. The...
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Coty enlists A-listers and influencers to redefine Covergirl brand with new diversity vision
Coty has announced the new transformation of its Covergirl brand, with the slogan ‘I am what I make up’, signalling a movement towards the celebration of diversity and expression. Reinventing the company’s 60-year history and moving on from its previous tagline of...
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Head & Shoulders receives UN’s ‘Momentum for Change’ award thanks to pioneering beach plastic recycling approach
Head & Shoulders has received the United Nation’s Momentum for Change award in the Planetary Health category thanks to the launch of the world’s first recyclable shampoo bottle made with 25 percent recycled beach plastic – the Head & Shoulders Beach Bottle. An...
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New York Judge refuses L’Oréal USA’s request to dismiss common-law fraud claims in keratin shampoo case
US District Judge Lorna Schofield has refused calls from L’Oréal USA to dismiss claims of common-law fraud, violation of three separate prongs of California's Unfair Competition Law, and violation of California's False Advertising Law in a class action suit brought...
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Coty wins three-year trademark lawsuit against Excell Brands
Coty has won a near three-year court battle against Excell Brands, a company that has been selling direct replicas of scents such as Calvin Klein, Chloe and Marc Jacobs, all fragrances sold under the Coty licence. The fragrance giant originally filed the trademark and...
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Pfizer considers possible sale of consumer health business
US drug maker Pfizer has announced possible plans to sell of the its consumer health business arm, which makes products such as ChapStick lip balm, in a move that could free up to as much as $14billion for the company, according to a report by the Financial Times. The...
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Time is money: Wal-Mart to provide returns service via App
Wal-Mart is launching a new function on its popular shopping app that will enable customers to initiate the returns process digitally, dramatically reducing the amount of time it takes to process a refund, according to a report published by Bloomberg. Wal-Mart figures...
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Coty-owned Sally Hansen celebrates self-made women in new Shetopia campaign
Coty-owned Sally Hansen is launching its first ever global brand campaign. Shetopia, as the short film has been dubbed, shines the spotlight on self-made women. The campaign is said to encapsulate ‘the progressive views of Sally Hansen, an original self-made woman’....
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Coty announces Jake Gyllenhaal as the new face of Eternity Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein, a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp, and Coty-owned Calvin Klein Fragrances have unveiled a new worldwide print advertising campaign for the iconic Eternity fragrance, featuring new face Jake Gyllenhaal. Shot by acclaimed photographer Willy...
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Coty fights ‘prejudice and discrimination’ with new Global Citizen partnership
Coty has announced a partnership with international advocacy group Global Citizen in a bid to ‘fight the prejudice and discrimination which creates barriers to individual self-expression.’ The partnership will encourage Coty employees to work together to advocate and...
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The Estée Lauder Companies brings shareholder report into 21st century with shoppable imagery
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is shaking up the staid world of shareholder reports and has brought its 2017 year in review into the 21st century, with the report containing shoppable imagery. Diversifying away from the traditional text and graph-laden report...
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The Estée Lauder Companies marks 25 years of breast cancer awareness campaign with ambitious $8 million one-year fundraising goal
The Estée Lauder Companies is marking the 25 year anniversary of its breast awareness campaign this month, with a slew of brands under its umbrella offering limited edition products to celebrate the achievement and help reach its largest ever one-year fundraising goal...
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Mary Kay sells Regal Row manufacturing facility
US direct sales giant Mary Kay has sold its Dallas plant for an undisclosed sum, according to a report published by Dallas News. The 420,000 sq ft plant has been central to the brand’s global manufacturing operations for the past 40 years. The Regal Row site will now...
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Coty completes Burberry license acquisition
Coty has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the exclusive, long-term global license rights for Burberry Beauty, luxury fragrances, cosmetics and skin care. Coty will have overall responsibility for strategic direction on the portfolio’s development,...
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The Estée Lauder Companies appoints Chief Information Officer
The Estée Lauder Companies has announced that it has appointed Michael Smith as Senior Vice President, Global Information Services and Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. Smith joins the company from Boma Technologies, a consultancy company he founded....
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Wal-Mart sets 2022 target to reduce harmful chemicals in products; adds fragrance allergens to priority list
Wal-Mart has announced a new target in its ongoing drive to eliminate harmful chemicals from household products, according to a report published by Bloomberg. The world’s largest retailer is aiming to reduce harmful chemicals in cosmetics, beauty, baby and household...
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Unfounded and meritless: Edgewell Personal Care responds to P&G lawsuit
Edgewell Personal Care has issued a statement in response to the lawsuit launched by Procter & Gamble over Edgewell’s Schick Hydro Connect 5 razor blades. The strongly worded statement claims the lawsuit is 'meritless', with Edgewell contending that it is merely...
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The real Sally Hansen revealed: Coty detective work pays off
Coty has unveiled the results of three years of investigations into the real identity of the beauty brand Sally Hansen's namesake Hansen’s identity was, until now, a mystery, with Coty and the Sally Hansen brand deciding to uncover who was behind the popular beauty...
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Troubled Kardashian Beauty hit with breach-of-contract lawsuit
John C. LaBonty, former Chief Executive of celebrity beauty licensing company Boldface Group, has filed a lawsuit against the Kardashian family claiming that they failed to compensate him for his stake in the Kardashian Beauty company following his dismissal by the...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance announces dual UK and US launch for millennial-focused Your Good Skin
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced the launch of a new skin care range Your Good Skin, which will roll out across both the UK and US simultaneously, and is aimed at the ‘older’ millennial consumer that’s starting to think seriously about their skin care routine,...
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Hurricane Maria causes ‘serious impediments’ to Essentra’s manufacturing operations
Packaging company Essentra has announced that Hurricane Maria has significantly impacted capabilities at its two health and personal care manufacturing sites based in Puerto Rico. The company stated that there was ‘serious impediments’ to resuming manufacturing...
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Gillette files patent infringement lawsuit against Edgewell Personal Care
Procter & Gamble-owned Gillette has filed a lawsuit against rivals Edgewell Personal Care in the federal court at New Haven, Connecticut in a bid to halt sales of its Schick razor blade cartridges. The Hydro Connect 5 and Hydro Connect 5 Sensitive cartridges are...
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Will Fenty Beauty branch out into skin care? Rihanna trademark application goes viral
A trademark application made by Rihanna’s holding company, Roraj Trade LLC, has gone viral after a fan spotted a new entry for House of Fenty, according to a report published by PopSugar. Filed on September 15, just a week after Fenty Beauty make-up hit shelves, the...
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The personal touch: Sephora tops Retail Personalization Index
Sephora has been named as the retailer providing the ‘most personalized customer experience’, according to a report published by Business Insider. The LVMH-owned perfumery chain came out on top of Sailthru’s first annual Retail Personalization Index, which is based on...
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‘Flammable Vaseline caused severe burns’: Unilever and Rite Aid sued by Californian couple
Unilever US and drugstore chain Rite Aid are facing a legal battle after a couple from California alleged that the Anglo-Dutch FMCG manufacturer’s Vaseline Petroleum Jelly is flammable, according to a report published by Reuters. The lawsuit, which was filed on...
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Kimberly-Clark flushable wipes row goes Federal
Kimberly-Clark is suing the District of Columbia in the Federal Court over a new city law that prevents manufacturers from labelling disposable wipes as flushable if they don’t break down ‘in a short period of time after flushing’, according to a report published by...
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L’Oréal USA announces winners of its 2017 Changing the Face of STEM mentoring grants
L’Oréal USA has announced the winners of its 2017 Changing the Face of STEM mentoring grants, with the grants helping to fund STEM programs across the US in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Texas and Utah. The winners were: Dr. Arpita...
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Good things come to those who wait: Walgreens finally gets go-ahead for Rite Aid acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission is now said to have given Walgreens the go-ahead for its purchase of Rite Aid Corp, bringing to an end a lengthy acquisition process for the company that saw it make numerous revisions to the deal in order to address regulator concerns....
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Procter & Gamble teams up with Alibaba and Amazon to solve ‘ad overload’ issue
Personal care giant Procter & Gamble has teamed up with the likes of Amazon and Alibaba in order to further address the issue of ‘ad overload’ within the industry. Looking at the complex problem of excess frequency, P&G has joined forces with the e-commerce...
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Estée Lauder Companies expands role of senior leader Olivier Bottrie to Global President, Travel Retail and Development
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has expanded the position of Olivier Bottrie to Global President, Travel Retail and Development, which will see him overseeing the strategic development of the company’s retail stores globally. The new position will come into force as of...
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SC Johnson boosts eco credentials with acquisition of Ecover and Method
SC Johnson has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Method and Ecover from People Against Dirty. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Method is a leading supplier of natural, biodegradeable household cleaners, laundry supplies, personal care products...
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If at first you don’t succeed: Walgreens Boots Alliance to revise Rite Aid deal AGAIN
Walgreens Boots Alliance is planning to amend its Rite Aid deal once again to address concerns raised by regulators, according to a report published by Reuters, which quotes Bloomberg as its source. After the original acquisition was denied, the drugstore operator...
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Kimberly-Clark to hit 2022 sustainability target four years early with purchase of green energy
Kimberly-Clark has struck a deal to purchase 1 million megawatt hours from EDF Renewables Rock Falls Wind project in Oklahoma and Invenergy’s Santa Rita Center in West Texas, according to a report published by Energy Voice. The deal, which pertains to Kimberly-Clark’s...
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Johnson & Johnson to launch JPitch at In-Cosmetics North America
Johnson & Johnson will launch a new initiative, named JPitch and aimed at start-ups, at In-Cosmetics North America. The company will invite consumer manufacturers and suppliers to submit their applications online by September 22. Those shortlisted will then be...
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Cosmetic Executive Women honors six beauty industry leaders at 42nd annual Achiever Awards
Cosmetic Executive Women honored six women for their leadership and contributions to the beauty industry at its annual Achiever Awards at the weekend. “Cosmetic Executive Women was the first-ever organization to commit to the advancement of women in our industry,”...
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Iiiitttttt’sssss Christmas: Estee Lauder launches first multi-brand advent calendar
The Estée Lauder Companies has announced the launch of its first multi-brand advent calendar, according to a report published by Harpers Bazaar. The limited-edition Christmas extravaganza, officially called The Beauty Countdown, will contain products from popular...
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‘Hypoallergenic’ products could still cause harm to the skin, finds new study
A new US study has found that products labelled as ‘hypoallergenic’ or ‘fragrance free’ could still contain toxic chemicals, causing irritation to the skin despite their product claims. With 175 products tested from the likes of Amazon, Target and Walmart, researchers...
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Tom Ford blurs gender line with launch of 100 new Boys & Girls lip shades
Tom Ford beauty has updated his Lips & Boys lipstick range with the addition of 50 new Girls lipsticks and six new additions to the Boys line. Formerly just products named after his male friends for the Boys range, the updated 100-SKU miniature lipstick Boys &...
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