Europe
Albéa and L’Occitane cooperate to produce hand sanitizer to fight Covid-19
Albéa has partnered with L’Occitane Group, contributing to the French beauty group commitment to deliver of one million personal care...
Covid-19 helped KKR win in Coty Professional Beauty deal, comments Kline
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
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
The Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has cancelled its 2020 World Exhibition and Conference, which was scheduled for September 27 to...
Retail: Pure player Birchbox France unaffected by crisis
Like many other digital players, Birchbox France saw their sales boom during lockdown – a positive effect in an unprecedented context...
KKR takes over Coty’s Professional Beauty, which becomes “Wella”
Investment firm KKR is about to acquire a majority stake in Coty’s Professional Beauty and Retail Hair Businesses. The agreement is part...
French waistlines expand under virus lockdown: poll
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...
"We are disrupting decoration processes of cosmetic tubes," Valérie Lebelt, Albéa
Shorter series, reduced development times and production deadlines, new expectations in terms of personalization, the unavoidable...
Texen Beauty Partners and Texen Industries have co-developed a cap for Oriflame
For the launch of Eclat Style, Oriflame’s first ever men’s fragrance, Texen’s two divisions have combined their resources to create an...
In search of sustainability, La Roche-Posay launches first cardboard-based tubes
By launching the first cosmetic tubes incorporating a part of cardboard, the L’Oréal group brand is moving forward towards its goal of...
