News
Target expands Beauty Concierge program to additional markets
Industry buzz
Minneapolis-based US mass retailer Target has expanded its Beauty Concierge program to 95 stores in New York and New Jersey, the San...
Valérie Bernard, the colour of design
Packaging & design
Colour has become a key element of design, capable of transforming an industrial product into an object of seduction and pleasure. Far...
Iléos acquires Aphena Health and Beauty Solutions in the United States
Industry buzz
The Iléos Group (Axilone, Bioplan, Alliora and Packetis, 4200 employees worldwide) has announced the acquisition of Aphena Health &...
Luxe Pack Monaco: Record numbers in 2013
Industry buzz
Luxe Pack Monaco 2013, the leading show for creative and luxury packaging, ended on 25 October with record results: 400 exhibitors,...
China to end the animal testing requirement for some cosmetics
Industry buzz
The Chinese Food and Drug Administration has proposed to abolish the requirement for animal testing for cosmetics for domestically...
Ecocert adjusts the modalities of the Being certification
Industry buzz
A little more than one year after the launch of the Being certification, which aims at promoting Spa centres that have committed...
British women more cautious about premium beauty spending
Markets & trends
Despite a difficult economic environment, sales of premium beauty products in the UK were still growing faster than the retail trade...
RPC cooperates with Ladival on handy travel size for sun care
Industry buzz
Since last summer, Ladival sun protection products have been available in a 30ml bottle, a handy size for travellers, developed by RPC...
“There is a lot of quality and depth in British beauty brands” Séan Harrington, Elemis
Companies & industry
Séan Harrington, Managing Director, Elemis, is a leading figure in the international spa industry, who has pushed the global expansion of...
Marionnaud opens their international showcase on the Champs-Élysées
Markets & trends
Marionnaud has just reopened their store at 104 Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, after it had been closed for alterations since May....
