Europe
Masks blossom among roses at French perfume capital
May roses are blooming in Grasse, the birthplace of French perfumes, but out in the fields, some of those who pick them face a problem...
Le Bon Marché strikes an optimistic chord with a colourful exhibition
After two months of lockdown (and closure), Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris has decided to sound a note of optimism with the...
EFfCI does not want a hasty return to normal for trade shows
The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) has asked trade show organisers not to try fitting “a whole year of events into...
Online beauty shopping is becoming an even more usual habit amid coronavirus
With most physical brick-and-mortar stores being temporary closed around the world, consumers have repositioned their consumption habits...
"Our exhibitors will be visible online", Sandra Maguarian, MakeUp in Paris
With an agenda of professional events completely upset by the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers of the MakeUp in Paris show decided to hold a...
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 for...
