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Amorepacific acquires minority stake in personalized beauty brand Rationale
Industry buzz
South Korea’s beauty conglomerate Amorepacific has acquired a “significant minority share” of Australian luxury skincare company...
Covid-19 helped KKR win in Coty Professional Beauty deal, comments Kline
Industry buzz
U.S. investment firm KKR came out the winner in one of the most competitive M&A battles in professional beauty history to acquire...
Hit hard, the luxury industry will emerge from the crisis with a new face
Markets & trends
Strongly dependent from “global shoppers”, the personal luxury goods market is expected to be hit hardest across all FMCG (fast-moving...
TFWA cancels Cannes global 2020 duty-free event
Industry buzz
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has cancelled its 2020 World Exhibition and Conference, which was scheduled for September 27 to...
Qosmedix addresses today’s hygiene concerns with new cleansing products
Industry buzz
The US supplier of brushes, swabs, applicators, disposable spa wear, jars, bottles for the cosmetic, skin care, spa and salon industries...
Natura &Co accelerates Avon integration and digitalization amid Covid-19
Industry buzz
Natura &Co - the entity now gathering the brands Natura, Avon, The Body Shop, and Aesop - posted revenue growth in the first quarter...
Retail: Pure player Birchbox France unaffected by crisis
Companies & industry
Like many other digital players, Birchbox France saw their sales boom during lockdown – a positive effect in an unprecedented context for...
KKR takes over Coty’s Professional Beauty, which becomes “Wella”
Companies & industry
Investment firm KKR is about to acquire a majority stake in Coty’s Professional Beauty and Retail Hair Businesses. The agreement is part...
Citróleo: A natural active for protection against invisible enemies
Industry buzz
While safety and protection are becoming the new buzz words of the post Covid-19 era, Brazil’s Citróleo is launching AlphaShield, a 100%...
French waistlines expand under virus lockdown: poll
Industry buzz
French women don’t get fat, according to one bestselling book. But the nation which likes to look after its figure has piled on the...
