News
United Kingdom: Fragrance sales grew by 9% in 2013, boosted by the Valentine’s fortnight
Markets & trends
The NPD Group data reveals an increase of over 9% year-on-year for prestige fragrance sales in the UK, with £32 million value sales and 1...
L’Oréal : net sales on the rise and record operating margin
Companies & industry
L’Oréal has announced a further increase of its sales, up +2.3% to 22.98 billion euros in 2013. The World’s leading cosmetics firm also...
“Parabens will make their return in cosmetics,” Bertrand L’Homme, Thor Personal Care
Ingredients & formulation
Several of the preservatives allowed in cosmetics in Europe are now undergoing reappraisal. A significant number of them are currently...
PR Service Graphique and PO Groupe print fragrances
Innovation & new products
A specialist in the design and sourcing of packaging, coffrets and paper-made communication tools, PR Service Graphique has partnered...
Axilone’s dual technical feat for Boss Night and Boss Day
Industry buzz
Axilone’s creation of a cap and ferrule for the Boss Night and Boss Day fragrances is a fitting example of the company’s expertise as...
Metsä Board launches new cartonboard for luxury packaging
Packaging & design
It is the whiter cartonboard ever offered by Metsä Board: on the occasion of the latest PCD, which was held in Paris on 5-6 February...
Equity investment firm TPG acquires e.l.f. Cosmetics
Industry buzz
Equity investment firm TPG has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in e.l.f. Cosmetics from Company founders and TSG Consumer...
Jean Rollier succeeds Pierre Hemar as CEO of Iléos
Industry buzz
Jean Rollier, which up until now, was a member of the group’s board, has been nominated as President and CEO of Iléos, an international...
Nielsen: global consumer confidence holds steady to close 2013
Industry buzz
Global consumer confidence held steady at 94 for three consecutive quarters, ending 2013 one point higher than it started (Q1 2013) and...
Tralala, a new Penhaligon’s
Industry buzz
With this joyful and playful name, Penhaligon’s celebrates Meadhaw Kirchoff’s kitsch and unconventional London fashion. For nine seasons...
