Following on from the extension of its Finest food range into
personal care, European retailer Tesco has added to the range with
six new products for its bath and body care collection that target
the luxury end of the market.
Colgate-Palmolive has warned the financial world that increasing
packaging prices and marketing costs are likely to have a serious
impact on its financial results for the third quarter.
Volume growth of cosmetics and toiletries in Morocco declined
across many sectors particularly in colour cosmetics, skin care and
fragrances. According to a new report from Euromonitor, this is due
to a shift towards Islamic values...
The urban Chinese Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry has
out-stripped all the fast-growing Asian economies, including India,
over the past year. And a Closer look at the ACNielsen figures
reveals that growth in cosmetics and...
DSM Nutritional Products has just opened up the world's largets
vitamin E production facility in response to growing demand from a
number of different business areas, including the cosmetics
industry, reports Dominique Patton.
US-based supermarket group Kroger has appointed TWT Distributing to
source its ethnic health and beauty care requirements, a reflection
of the growing importance of this category.
Spurred by magazines, young girls, now use cosmetic more than ever,
shows a new Mintel research. Further to this analysts believe that
plans to place teen cosmetic brands in school vending machines may
push sales even more.
The forthcoming cosmetics expo, Cosmeeting 2004, is to host the
Beyond Beauty Lab 2004, a forum aimed at creating a new approach to
cosmetics development and innovation.
As the lack of of beauty products available to Latino women becomes
increasingly obvious, cosmetics companies are increasingly starting
to offer make-up lines for darker complexions. Cosmetics Design's
Iordan Mateev takes a look...
Nautilus Mineral Waters of America has launched a new water product
called "Silica Beauty Water", which is being marketed as a
natural alternative to other anti-aging treatments.
French cosmetic group Inter Parfums is aggressively going at the
male personal care market following its joyful experiences in
pampering men with beauty products.
"Get sexy lips with once a day application". You may not believe it
but this is a beauty product ad targeted to men. Beauty products
companies have identified men as another sales growth driving
opportunity with new research...
A professor is demanding that the US government builds on its
recent ruling that major allergens in food products be clearly
visible on product labels, by passing a similar piece of
legislation for fragranced products.
Marketers of health and beauty products are watching the ageing
population of major markets in North America and western Europe
with great interest, knowing that the trend towards living longer
is bringing with it increased demand...
Paris-based Lancôme has announced a $300 million advertising
campaign to be launched this autumn as part of the company's
attempts to create a new, more dynamic image.
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Sesa Hair Supplement
capsules, a product designed to treat hair loss, after it was found
to be contaminated with unacceptable levels of lead, causing
potential serious adverse effects,...
The times when men had little choice when it came to skin care
products are well past. This month Tolsom will join the crowd,
launching a skin care for men range through e-tailer and direct
seller Quixtar.
US publicly listed firm Oxford Industries has signed up five new
licensing agreements for its Tommy Bahama brand, marking the next
step in the lifestyle company's controlled brand extension.
German chemicals group Merck is introducing two new pigments for
cosmetics. Xirona Kiwi Rose and Xirona Volcanic Fire are said to
have high lustre and interesting colour changes, and are suitable
for all types of care and decorative...
German maker of Schwarzkopf hair care products Henkel recently cut
its sales growth target by nearly half to 2 per cent, blaming a
sluggish market, both at home and in other European countries.
Olay Vitamins Complete Woman's Multivitamin has received a beauty
and health care industry Glammy Award for new products, sponsored
by the US National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Glamour
magazine and Chain Drug Review magazine.
US-based specialists in alpha hydroxyacid (AHA) technology
NeoStrata has launched its Skin Healthy Home Resurfacing Peel
System, an integrated home-use regimen of medically driven skin
treatment products to help consumers initiate...
Procter & Gamble announced it has signed a US$30 million (€24
m) contract for future business over the next 18 months with
Amantea Nonwovens, a minority-owned nonwovens company, to provide
materials for tampons and nappies (diapers).
Chemical and ingredients distributor Univar has consolidated its
operations by creating a dedicated sales and services contact for
the specialist personal care and pharmaceutical markets.
UK-based Disperse Technologies has announced its acquisition of
cosmetics wholesaler and distributor Elizabeth French. The
company's cosmetics brands target the pre-teen through to
mid-twenties market. Researchers at Mintel estimate...
Swedish direct selling cosmetics company Oriflame is reportedly
planning to launch two fragrances this autumn under the names of
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Sylvia.
While almost two-thirds of consumers say that supermarkets are
their first choice retailers of toiletries and household goods,
nearly 40 per cent of them still prefer to purchase cosmetics from
specialist stores and pharmacies.
While it is too soon to tell whether the influx of footballers for
Euro 2004 has had a measurable impact on sales of hair styling
mousses and gels and other men's grooming products, market analysts
Euromonitor have published...
China's metrosexuals, the "ai-mei nanren" (love-beauty men), are
spending their rising disposable incomes in beauty salons, and
contributing to the 8 per cent value growth experienced in the
country's cosmetics...
The UK Co-operative Group is marking the National Cruelty-Free Week
with special cosmetics and toiletries promotions and has announced
that it has become the first retailer to be awarded the British
Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's...
The metrosexual trend is extending to the younger generation as
more than 80 per cent of American teenaged boys aged 13-17 splash
on some scent, according to a report published by US market
research company NPD.
The Italian 'Voglia di…' yoghurt bath and body gel collection is
being introduced to the north American market by US importer and
distributor of upscale European beauty products Luna Moda.
A number of perfume retailers in Germany, led by InterCos and
Parma-Aurel, have formed an alliance named Beauty Alliance
Deutschland that is expected to generate a total annual turnover of
around €650 million.
Grandson of company founder William Lauder, who assumes the role of
chief executive officer at Estee Lauder from tomorrow, is believed
to be the driving force behind the company's move into mid-range
mass market brands.
Univar has been appointed sole UK distributor for the products of
MGS MicroPure, a manufacturer and blender of biocides and cosmetic
preservatives under the Paratexin brand.
Cosmetics ingredients developer and manufacturer Gattefossé has
encountered a culture clash with its latest -- sexually explicit --
product newsletter.
France is witnessing two upmarket product line launches for its
cosmetics market this month, the first being a range of make-ups
for T. LeClerc's Look Illusion brand, the second being two new sun
products to add to Laboratoire...
Germans are the more likely than most Europeans to want to look
attractive and well groomed, helping to create the region's largest
health and beauty market, according to new Mintel research.
With new EU regulations coming into force on both the testing of
chemicals and cosmetics, the demand for alternatives to animal
experiments has escalated. The European Commission is committed to
a reduction in animal testing, as evidenced...
Ashley Judd is the latest celebrity to be enlisted as the 'face' of
a range of cosmetics products. An Estee Lauder division BeautyBank
has unveiled the actress as the personality representing their new
skincare and cosmetics...
Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries is also hopping on the celebrity
fragrance bandwagon with a new women's fragrance collection called
True Star inspired by music diva Beyonce Knowles.
A growing interest in personal grooming among males, part of the
so-called "metrosexual" phenomenon, is contributing to growth in
personal care categories around the world, according to a report
published by market analysts...
The Fragrance Foundation has announced the winners of its 2004 FiFi
Awards, the perfume industry's 'Oscars', at a ceremony hosted by
actress Sigourney Weaver in New York. Commercially successful
Burberry Brit picked...
Elizabeth Arden has announced that Britney Spears will launch a new
fragrance, called 'Curious', in the autumn. Jennifer Lopez,
meanwhile, has announced an encore to her best-selling Glow by J
Lo, which is due on the shelves...
City Lips has announced the launch of a new colour-pigmented range
of its Collagen Lip Plumping Treatment containing its oligopeptides
and Celadrol formulation, and plans to launch in more European
outlets.
As the Russian economy stabilises and improves, Avon says that the
country is its fastest growing market and Euromonitor predicts huge
growth over the next 10-15 years, with a potential cosmetics and
toiletries market of US$15-18...
