Europe
EU-US trade deal: What impact for the beauty and personal care industry?
On Sunday, July 27, representatives of the European Union agreed to a completely unbalanced agreement that exclusively benefits the...
Environmental impact scoring: EcoBeautyScore makes European and UK debut
After three years of development, leading cosmetics and personal care brands — including Eucerin, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, Neutrogena,...
Brussels takes French packaging labelling requirements to European court
The European Commission has referred France to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the country’s labelling requirements...
Beauty industry welcomes “balanced” EU Chemicals Action Plan
The European beauty industry says the European Commission’s EU Chemicals Industry Action Plan will help keep industry innovative and, in...
US beauty retail giant Ulta snaps up UK’s high street chain Space NK
U.S. cosmetics chain retailer Ulta Beauty announced on Thursday, July 10, its entry into the British market with its purchase of high...
A “fuzzy agenda”: How can beauty align sustainability and competitiveness?
Sustainability is firmly on the European agenda but beauty will have to sharpen focus on innovation and investment for industry to...
European beauty braces for “regulatory tsunami,” says Cosmetics Europe
Waves of regulatory change will hit Europe’s beauty sector over the next two years as the European Commission updates and simplifies...
Swiss Competition Commission investigates Beiersdorf over Nivea pricing
Are Swiss consumers paying too much for Nivea products? That is the question being raised by the Swiss Competition Commission (Comco)....
Cosmetics Europe: European beauty market hits €104bn in retail sales for 2024
Europe’s cosmetic and personal care industry remains dynamic and innovative, generating record retail sales in 2024 and continuing to...
Kiko Milano speeds up UK e-commerce with new London dark store
To address the multiple challenges of its rapid growth in the UK market and a rising demand for online shopping and fast home delivery,...
