Procter & Gamble named as top diversity employer in Canada
Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has been named as one of the best employers in Canada by Mediacorp Canada Inc. P&G was named in the list of ‘Canada’s Best Diversity Employers’ due to its workplaces encouraging diversity through groups such as...
K Beauty ‘global movement’ grows with new CVS expansion
The K Beauty trend is ramping up a notch with CVS set to expand its Korean cosmetics offerings across 2,100 stores and is being led in the movement by Alicia Yoon, a K Beauty expert. Founder of Peach and Lily, a K Beauty e-shop, Yoon is said to be helping CVS navigate...
Unilever makes first luxury D2C investment; buys minority stake in True Botanicals
Unilever Ventures has purchased a minority stake in luxury natural skin care brand True Botanicals, according to a report published by the Business of Fashion. The FMCG behemoth’s private equity arm made the investment together with several other investors as part of...
US Judge allows flushable wipes class action suit against P&G, Kimberly-Clark et al to proceed
A US Federal judge has given the go-ahead for a class action suit, launched against several manufacturers of flushable wipes, including Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark, according to a report published by the Cincinnati Business Courier. The suit is open only...
Kylie Jenner courts controversy with risky product names
Kylie Jenner has caused further controversy with her Kylie Cosmetics product line, with many fans taking to social media to slam the sexual names of her recently launched blush range. With names such as Virginity, X-Rated and Barely Legal, many consumers have spoken...
Procter & Gamble under fire in Old Spice lawsuit
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has come under fire in a lawsuit filed in the federal court against its Old Spice deodorant, with plaintiffs suggesting the product has caused after effects such as rashes and irritation. The class action suit filed in New York claims...
Lipstick Queen follows Frog Prince success with new color-adapting lipstick
Lipstick Queen has launched a new color-adapting lipstick that transforms from bright yellow to coral shade as it is applied, according to a report published by Refinery 29. The Australian brand is known for its green-to-pink color-adapting lipstick, aptly named Frog...
L’Oréal Paris USA opens nominations for Women of Worth Awards
L’Oréal Paris USA has opened nominations for the 11th edition of its signature philanthropic program, Women of Worth. The annual program is designed to honor those who go above and beyond, volunteering their time to help others. The 10 chosen women will be announced...
P&G ‘largest single renewable project’, Albany biomass plant should be operational ‘in next few days’
A renewable energy biomass congeneration facility, built as part of a public private partnership right next door to Procter & Gamble’s Albany plant is said to be almost ready to start producing energy for its customers, according to a report published by the...
High-school students present dream cosmetics brands to Estée Lauder Companies execs
The students at The Young Women’s Leadership School in Harlem, New York, were invited to present their dream cosmetics brand to executives at Estée Lauder Companies – and if the results are anything to go by, the future of make-up is bright, according to a report...
Procter & Gamble targets African-American women with new ad campaign for Pantene Gold Series
Procter & Gamble has launched an ad campaign for its Pantene hair care brand targeted at African-American women, according to a report published by the Cincinnati Business Courier. “There is still a level of inequality in how African-American hair is represented...
Kimberly-Clark Latin America looks to Accenture to help boost trade promotion management
The Latin American arm of Kimberly-Clark is looking to boost profitable growth through trade promotion management, and is looking to management consulting firm Accenture to aid the process. Following on from the successful partnership with Kimberly-Clark China, where...
Sephora launches workshop to aid cancer sufferers
US retail giant has launched Brave Beauty in the Face of Cancer, a free workshop that help men and women who have seen their hair and skin being affected by the disease. Available nationwide, the workshops are thought to help patients learn beauty tips and talk to...
MyGlamm receives further L’Occitane investment to aid India expansion
Beauty-on-demand service MyGlamm has raised a further Rs 35 crore from French beauty brand L’Occitane, which has already invested Rs 26 crore in the company, to help enable its expansion into the Indian beauty market. The L’Occitane investment is said to be a bridge...
Pravana teases launch of heat-activated hair dye on social media
Hair color specialist Pravana has taken to Instagram to tease the launch of its new heat-activated hair dyes, which are said to create multi-colored locks when heat is applied. Showcasing various models with different colored hair, the brand teased consumers with the...
L’Oréal Paris launches cross-category reward program, Worth It Rewards – a first for mass beauty
L’Oréal Paris has staged a first for mass beauty, launching a multi-category loyalty reward program, named Worth It Rewards. Rewards will be offered across the brand’s four categories, cosmetics, hair color, hair care and skin care, and customers will be able to cash...
P&G sues Ranir over copycat Crest whitening strips
Procter & Gamble has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court of Southern Ohio, accusing Michigan-based Ranir of infringing its intellectual property, according to various reports. P&G has accused the contract manufacturer of fleecing its technology for Crest...
Popwhite applies color correcting tech to oral hygiene to launch purple toothpaste
Professional cosmetic dental brand Popwhite has launched a natural toothpaste and toner that applies the color correcting principles commonly used in make-up primers and shampoos to the oral hygiene category. The toothpaste’s unusual purple shade is said to counteract...
Coty announces adam&eveDDB as lead creative agency for Max Factor
Coty has appointed adam&eveDDB as lead creative agency for its Max Factor brand, effective immediately. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The appointment of adam&eveDDB is an important step in the progress of the Max factor brand....
Natural beauty brand Honest appoints new CEO
Natural beauty brand Honest has announced the appointment of Nick Vlahos as CEO, who succeeds Brian Lee, co-founder of the company. Vlahos joins the company after 22 years at Clorox and will be working to navigate the company, co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, and...
Kylie Jenner courts further controversy with empty product packaging
Teen beauty queen Kylie Jenner has once again upset fans by sending out batches of her new Kylighters without the product inside the packages. The news follows customer complaints of eye palettes smelling of chemicals, with many consumers once again taking to social...
MAC shake up as creative head James Gager steps down
Cult beauty brand MAC has announced that creative director James Gager will step down after 18 years at the helm, according to a report by WWD.com. Gager will hand over the reins to Toni Lakis, who worked alongside Gager for 14 years on the brand, before moving over...
Absorption Pharmaceuticals sues Reckitt Benckiser over K-Y Duration
Absorption Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court of Nevada alleging that Reckitt Benckiser engaged in a ‘sham acquisition’ to steal proprietary information, and used that intel to bring to market its K-Y Duration product. “Reckitt Benckiser...
Revlon appoints President, Elizabeth Arden & Fragrances
Revlon has appointed Serge Jureidini President, Elizabeth Arden & Fragrances. Jureidini will report directly to Fabian Garcia, President & CEO, Revlon. Jureidini joins Revlon from Arcade Beauty, where he served as President and CEO. Prior to that, he spent 20...
Trump to appoint Scott Gottlieb as Commissioner of FDA?
Donald Trump is rumored to be planning to nominate Scott Gottlieb to the role of Commissioner of the Food and Drugs Administration, according to a report published by CNN. Gottlieb is described by CNN as a ‘conservative physician with deep ties to the pharmaceutical...
LAPD investigating US$4.5 million Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics theft
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is currently investigating the theft of cosmetics valued at US$4.5 million, according to a report published by Teen Vogue. The make-up haul was lifted from a warehouse in San Fernando Valley in late January, with the...
Ulta reports strong Q4 results but offers softer outlook
US beauty retailer Ulta has reported a strong Q4 results with revenue increasing 24.6 percent at $1.58 billion, beating a Thomas Reuters expectation of $1.54 billion. The company also reported a strong EPS for the quarter, which came in at $2.24 a share, a 32.5...
Kimberly-Clark sued over ‘natural’ baby wipe claim
US personal care company Kimberly-Clark is facing a lawsuit which challenges the company’s ‘natural’ claims for its Huggies Natural Care Baby Wipes. Filed in March, the lawsuit challenges the baby wipe claims of being ‘natural’, ‘gentle’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ due to...
The Estée Lauder Companies unveils new eye model to get to root of peri-orbital skin aging
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) Research & Development team has unveiled a new biomechanical eye model that mimics the mechanical stress on peri-orbital skin caused by blinking, which will allow the US prestige beauty giant to investigate the cellular impact as a...
Maroon Group notches up 6 acquisitions in 3 years with purchase of Lincoln Fine Ingredients
Ohio-based Maroon Group has announced the acquisition of specialty chemical distributor Lincoln Fine Ingredients. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is the Group’s first foray into the CARE segment and builds on several strategic acquisitions over...
Sephora announces the 10 female entrepreneurs selected for second Accelerate program
Sephora announced the 10 female business leaders selected to participate in the 2017 Sephora Accelerate Cohort program yesterday. The LVMH-owned retailer picked the final 10 from hundreds of applicants from across the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. The chosen...
Shiseido Americas acquires creative agency JWALK
Shiseido Americas has announced the acquisition of full-service creative agency JWALK. As an integrated part of Shiseido Americas, JWALK will work hand-in-hand with Shiseido’s brand teams throughout the creative process from strategy to execution. “This acquisition...
Coty appoints new President Coty Consumer Beauty as Bracey departs ‘for personal reasons’
Coty has announced that Esi Eggleston Bracey has given notice of her intention to leave her position of President, Coty Consumer Beauty ‘for personal reasons’. Bracey will remain at Coty for a transition period until the end of the month. Laurent Kleitman, currently...
Procter & Gamble launches #WeSeeEqual campaign for International Women’s Day
Procter & Gamble has launched a cross-brand advertising campaign designed to promote gender equality in celebration of International Women’s Day tomorrow, according to a report published by CNBC. The campaign centers on an advertisement made up of a series of...
Missouri court finds for Johnson & Johnson in talc suit
Johnson & Johnson has prevailed in the latest of the ‘talc trials’ the company is battling across the US, according to a report published by Reuters. A state court jury in Missouri found that the baby care giant and fellow talc producer Imerys could not be held...
Revlon reports Q4 loss due to decreased US sales of Revlon color cosmetics and Almay
Color cosmetics maker Revlon Q4 consumer net sales fell 3.3 percent to $36.5 million year on year, a decline attributed to falling sales of Revlon color cosmetics and Almay color cosmetics in the US. The company reported a profit for the same period last year....
Estée Lauder Companies announces Vice President, Client Management appointment for Travel Retail arm
Estée Lauder Companies has announced the appointment of Patrick Bouchard as Vice President, Client Management of the company’s travel retail arm. Bouchard has a wealth of experience in the industry, having previous worked at Puig for 17 years, where he held the...
Unilever’s historic Toronto ex-soap factory reopens as a creative space
The historic Lever Brothers Factory in Toronto has reopened as a creative space, available to hire for CA$10,000 a day, according to a report published by Now Toronto. The plant was used to manufacture soap for more than 100 years, and has been closed to the public...
Revlon to reach online shoppers with branded Amazon box in first major marketing push since Arden acquisition
Revlon is set to emblazon some 10 million Amazon shipping boxes with an ad to promote its Love Project campaign, the first major marketing drive the company has launched since its acquisition of Elizabeth Arden, according to a report published by Bloomberg. Amazon...
Kat Von D to reformulate entire lipstick range to reduce drag
Kat Von D Beauty is to relaunch its popular Studded Kiss Lipstick range. The cult make-up brand has revisited the formula to improve glide, according to a post published on its eponymous founder’s Instagram account. The tattoo artist revealed that the new and...
L’Oréal Paris continues diversity drive; announces model Maria Borges as newest face
L’Oréal Paris has added Victoria’s Secret model Maria Borges as its latest face for the brand, according to a report published by Glamour magazine. The model made history as the first to wear her natural short hair on a Victoria’s Secret runway in 2015. She now joins...
Shut-up shop: JC Penney calls time on 140 stores
JC Penney has announced a series of store closures that amounts to almost 14 percent of its total store base in the second quarter of the year, according to a report published by Business of Fashion. The department store chain will shut 140 retail locations, cease...
Procter & Gamble to stave of competition by cutting price of Gillette razors
Procter & Gamble has announced that it will lower the price of some of its razor blades in a bid to make them more competitive, according to a report published by Fortune. The US FMCG giant’s CFO Jon Moeller told analysts that prices for select Gillette lines will...
Kanye West to launch new cosmetics range?
US rapper Kanye West is set to challenge sister-in-law Kylie Jenner with a new cosmetics range due to be launched under his creative content company, Donda. West is expected to launch a range of make-up, lotions and other cosmetics, according to a report by TMZ, with...
Target to remove certain chemicals from beauty and personal care products by 2020
US retail giant Target has announced it will be removing certain chemicals from beauty and personal care products by 2020, while also creating more transparent ingredient lists. The move is being hailed as the Target Pledge and is hoping to achieve clear information...
Coty dropped from Grey due to ‘creativity’
Grey has dropped Coty from its portfolio due to 'creativity', according to Coty, with the company having worked on the Coty brands acquired from Procter & Gamble (P&G) last year. The WPP-owned company has resigned the likes of Clairol, Wella, and CoverGirl,...
Ashland consolidates executive roles in cost-cutting exercise
Ashland Global Holdings has announced it is to consolidate executive roles in the company in a bid to ‘drive profitable growth as a pure-play specialty chemicals company.’ As part of the consolidation Luis Fernandez-Moreno, Senior Vice President of Ashland Global...
Watch out Ulta and Sephora: Beauty Brands appoints new CEO to lead ‘next phase of growth’
Beauty Brands has named a new CEO as it looks to enter its ‘next phase of growth’, according to a report published by Chain Store Age. Caryn Lerner will succeed Lyn Kirby, who will remain with the retailer as Chairman. “This management transition to a CEO resident in...
Rihanna to launch cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, this fall?
Pop star Rihanna is set to launch her own cosmetics brand this fall, according to a report published by Sunday World. Or is she? “As you guys may have heard already, I am working on creating a new beauty line Fenty Beauty,” announced the singer via the Fenty Beauty...
P&G shares rise above US$90 for first time in three years after Trian Fund ups stake to US$3 billion
Procter & Gamble’s shares have risen above the US$90 mark for the first time since 2014 after Trian Fund Management increased its stake to US$3 billion, according to a report published by Madison. Trian Fund Management first added P&G to its targeted portfolio...
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