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First reported 23 mins ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 1 reports

Consumers call for boycott of Japanese brands in Taiwan

Sales of Japanese cosmetics in Taiwan have fallen as vendors refuse to lower their prices to reflect the weakened yen, according to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, a leading department store.The department store chain, which sees 100 million visits each year, said ... [Published Cosmetics Business - 23 mins ago]

Entities: Taiwan, Boycott, Mitsukoshi

First reported 23 mins ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 1 reports

Unilever Group

Unilever to acquire Indian affiliate

Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant Unilever has offered INR293bn (€4.1bn) to buy 75% of its Indian affiliate Hindustan Unilever (HUL). The company already owns 52% of the affiliate.The cosmetics and food markets are burgeoning in India. With the continued rise of ... [Published Cosmetics Business - 23 mins ago]

Entities: Unilever Group, Paul Polman, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, India, Bombay Stock Exchange

First reported 23 mins ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 1 reports

Oriflame Cosmetics SA

Oriflame turns focus to India

Swedish direct sales company Oriflame is increasing its focus on India and plans to launch 200 new products in the region following its acquisition of a factory in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.“We really believe in the market of India,” said Niklas Frisk, MD ... [Published Cosmetics Business - 23 mins ago]

Entities: Oriflame Cosmetics SA, India, Skincare, Cosmetics

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Alliance Boots GmbH

Alliance Boots and BioCity create MediCity

Alliance Boots is collaborating with UK bioscience incubation company BioCity to create a new business incubator focused on health and wellness. The new enterprise will be called MediCity and be located in the Nottingham Enterprise Zone on the Alliance ... [Published Cosmetics Business - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Alliance Boots GmbH, United Kingdom, Health Care, Invention

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Selfridges

Reiss unveils debut fragrances for women and men

house Reiss is set to unveil its debut fragrances for women and men in September, created by perfume designer Azzi Glasser.Grey Flower for Women and Black Oudh for Men are both modern classic scents and were in development for just over two years. Grey ... [Published Cosmetics Business - 3 hours ago]

Entities: David Reiss, Sequoia, Selfridges, Perfumer, Cocoa

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Heliae and Clarecastle to partner on algae products

Arizona based algae technology specialist Heliae and The Clarecastle Group, which specialises in designing, formulating, branding and launching cosmetic and personal care products, have entered into a strategic partnership to bring novel algae based products ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 17 2013]

Entities: Algae, Cosmetics, Powerful

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

QVC

QVC celebrates 20 years

In celebration of its 20th anniversary this year, home shopping channel QVC (UK) is partnering with a number of its most popular brands to launch a range of limited edition products that feature its signature purple colour.The products will be available ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 17 2013]

Entities: QVC, Dermot Boyd, Skincare, United Kingdom

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Nails Inc banks on gel trend

From August, British nail care brand Nails Inc is unveiling a host of new lines as part of its autumn/winter offering for 2013. The collection includes several new lines, including a four-piece Gel Effect range. The polishes are said to combine a glossy ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 16 2013]

Entities: Morus (plant), Silver

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Douglas sales hit 2bn

national sales, German beauty retailer Douglas has ended the seven month period to 31 March 2013 with a sales increase of 0.9% to €2bn. Its home market of Germany saw sales climb 0.5%, while international sales grew 1.9%. Online sales, meanwhile, contributed ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 16 2013]

Entities: Baltic States, Croatia, Romania, Czech Republic

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards Tickets selling out fast

The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards – Tickets selling out fastWith only three weeks to go, the Cosmetics Business Awards on 6 June are set to be an exciting and influential evening and a mainstay of the UK beauty calendar. Don’t miss out on attending ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cosmetics, London Film Museum, Invention, Harrods, The Katie Piper Foundation

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Jo Malone slips into suede

In September, Jo Malone will add a new scent to its fragrance portfolio, Peony & Blush Suede. Created by master perfumer Christine Nagel, the scent is described as a luscious and flirtatious fruity floral. It opens with a red apple note, before revealing ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 15 2013]

Entities: Perfumer

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Alliance Boots revenue falls 2.6%

eauty retailer Alliance Boots has seen its revenue for the year to 31 March 2013 fall 2.6% to £22.4bn. Despite this, the company’s trading profit grew 6.1% to £1.27bn, with its Health & Beauty business growing 6.8% to £865m.Commenting on the figures, ... [Published Cosmetics Business - May 15 2013]

Entities: Alliance Boots GmbH, Stefano Pessina, AmerisourceBergen Corp, Walgreen Co

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"We're delighted to be supporting the Cosmetic Business Awards by creating a pop-up salon at the London Film Museum. We're looking forward to a wonderful evening in this fittingly glamorous venue."

The Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards Tickets selling out fast [Published Cosmetics Business - May 16 2013]

In both urban and rural areas increasing levels of disposable income are allowing consumers to purchase more overseas cosmetics brands. "The growth in the economy here means that people can buy foreign brands as well as Ethiopian brands,” Mekonnen said. “Previously they could only afford local products.” And in rural areas people's habits are changing. “Most farmers used to use natural cow butter for their hair but this of course carries a very bad odour. Now they can afford hair food, hair oils and so on.”"

Ethiopia: taking the initiative [Published Cosmetics Business - May 07 2013]

"We are committed to the positive message that ‘Ugly is the new beautiful’. The brand's specific, unisex attitude and whimsical edge will be conveyed through design, packaging, unique scents and the use of quality ingredients with result driven formulas. We will make products that will make us feel good inside and out" said Nicole Ostoya, Boldface CEO

Uglydoll to make beauty debut [Published Cosmetics Business - May 03 2013]

"Organic sales growth this quarter was in line with our expectations and earnings per share were better than expected,” said Fabrizio Freda, President and CEO. “Despite macroeconomic headwinds, particularly in Southern Europe and Korea, and short term global supply planning issues related to our Strategic Modernisation Initiative (SMI) implementation, we delivered solid growth ahead of the industry and a 20% earnings per share increase. The strength of our strategy and our ability to execute on it continues to produce consistent and reliable results.”"

Estée Lauder earnings jump 19% [Published Cosmetics Business - May 02 2013]

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Unilever to acquire Indian affiliate [Published Cosmetics Business - 23 mins ago]
Consumers call for boycott of Japanese brands i... [Published Cosmetics Business - 23 mins ago]
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QVC celebrates 20 years [Published Cosmetics Business - May 17 2013]
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