Europe
Six key beauty players launch the Value of Beauty Alliance
L’Oréal Groupe, Beiersdorf, Givaudan, IFF, Kiko Milano, Ancorotti Cosmetics have joined forces to highlight the importance of the beauty...
Paris Packaging Week 2024: A record edition with more than 14,000 attendees
Paris Packaging Week organisers, Easyfairs, have announced a record-breaking edition of the event held at the Paris Expo Porte de...
Deal on urban wastewater: the EU wants the cosmetics industry to pay
The European Parliament, the Council and the EU Commission have reached an agreement on the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment...
The state of UK beauty retail: “We are inundated with brands” – experts
The number of beauty brands entering retail continues to boom, creating a highly competitive and cost-sensitive market exacerbated by the...
Beauty retail : Douglas posts record sales and earnings
Douglas completed its financial year 2022/23 with record results. The European leading premium beauty retail chain posted net sales of...
A dealmaking rush? European beauty braces for ’super dynamic’ 2024
The European beauty market remains an exciting space to invest as fragrance booms and the supply chain remains fragmented, but financial...
Greek dermocosmetics brand The Skin Pharmacist expands to Europe
In industrialized countries, one woman out of three suffers from allergies which cause skin problems to 74% of them, while one child out...
First ‘Boots Beauty’ concept store opens at Battersea Power Station in London
UK’s leading health and beauty retailer has opened its first ‘Boots Beauty’ store at Battersea Power Station in London. The launch comes...
Ban meaningless say NGOs as EU Court rejects appeal to avoid animal testing
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled against German chemicals company Symrise AG, who challenged a European Chemicals...
Romania is introducing a deposit-refund scheme for plastic bottles
With Europeans generating packaging waste on an unprecedented scale, the roll-out of plastic deposit-refund schemes is gathering pace...
