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Business coalition calls for global regulations on plastics
Members of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty continue to advocate for global regulations to tackle plastic pollution....
Ulta Beauty and Target to end their shop-in-shop partnership in 2026
In a joint release on Thursday, August 14, Ulta Beauty and Target Corporation have announced that they will not renew their shop-in-shop...
Pure Trade creates a beauty pouch and a tote bag in paper straw for Sisley
For their first collaboration with the French luxury cosmetics brand, Pure Trade created the braided paper straw pouch and tote bag for...
Naomi Watts’ Stripes Beauty expands US footprint with Credo Beauty retail deal
The pro-aging beauty and wellness brand founded by actress and women’s health advocate Naomi Watts is making its debut at Credo Beauty...
Brazil’s Natura returns to profit and prepares sale of Avon International
Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura posted on Monday, August 11, a second quarter net profit of BRL 195.1 million (USD 36.1 million),...
Brivaplast strengthens its management team and expands capabilities
The Italian family-owned company is strengthening its management team with two key appointments: Sonia Fiori as Chief Financial Officer...
Boots to open first ever fragrance-only concept store in London
The British retailer has revealed plans to open this autumn “a first of its kind fragrance boutique” in Broadgate Central, near Liverpool...
Former Merck pigment business Susonity now part of GNMI Group
Merck’s former Surface Solutions business is now officially part of Global New Material International (GNMI), a leading supplier of...
Quadpack brings PET dip-in production to Europe
At its Kierspe factory, in Germany, the group has expanded its injection-moulding facilities to produce monomaterial lip gloss bottles in...
EU-US deal on tariffs: “not good news” for the cosmetics sector, says L’Oréal CEO
The announcement of 15% US tariffs “is not good news” for the cosmetics sector, a key European industry, L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus...
