COVID-19

Learn from China: EMEA brands must look to the ‘world’s growth engine’ of beauty and personal care

29-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty players across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) should look to China for post-pandemic learnings given the rapid rebound seen in the territory, says Euromonitor International.

Post-pandemic beauty: Skin care to take ‘brightest spot’ globally with €152bn sales by 2025

23-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The global beauty and personal care market is bouncing back from a difficult COVID-19 period, and skin care will be the frontrunner in future growth as consumers continue to prioritise ‘skinimalism’ routines, according to Euromonitor International.

A deep dive into Kantar Worldpanel 2021 Brand Footprint

Top beauty and personal care brands 2021? Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove ‘most chosen’

24-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Colgate, Lifebuoy and Dove are the most chosen beauty and personal care brands in the world, with a hygiene focus driving growth in an otherwise flat market, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2021 Brand Footprint.

Climate collaboration: Innovation cycles have ‘dramatically shortened’ during COVID-19, says Solvay

12-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has fuelled a raft of sustainable beauty and personal care innovation, creating a wave of more value chain collaboration that will likely stick, say executives at chemicals major Solvay.

Beiersdorf CEO successor kickstarts tenure following Q1 2021 sales rise

05-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International skin care major Beiersdorf has shuffled its leadership team with a CEO succession as it edges into 2021 after reporting an overall sales rise for the first quarter.

‘Growth momentum' stays: Colgate-Palmolive Q1 2021 net sales rise

05-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has seen net sales rise for the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, bolstered by a particularly strong surge in APAC, thus continuing its growth trajectory despite ongoing COVID-19-related volatilities.

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Beauty business in 2023: ‘Complete transparency will be non-negotiable’, says WGSN

27-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Transparent and highly engaged beauty brands working to contribute to the net good of people and the planet will be the only type of business to succeed in 2023, says the director of beauty at WGSN.

COVID-19 one year on: The pandemic has created a digital beauty space ‘on steroids’, says expert

26-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has accelerated many pre-existing trends in beauty, most notably taking the rise of e-commerce to astonishing new heights with a particularly impressive transformation in Europe, says an expert consultant

P&G beauty sales surge on 'superiority' push as Q3 2021 sales continue to rise

21-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a net sales rise for its third quarter (Q3) of fiscal 2021, with beauty leading the charge in growth terms.

COVID 'comparisons': J&J Q1 2021 consumer health sales dip amidst overall earnings rise

21-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has reported a global sales rise for the first quarter of 2021, fuelled by pharmaceuticals and medical devices, but its consumer health division saw overall sales decline despite strength in oral and...

‘Clearly bouncing back’: L’Oréal Q1 2021 global sales surge despite Western Europe declines

19-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has reported a surge in global sales for the first quarter of 2021, though activity in Western Europe remains in decline because of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 crisis, its CEO says.

Pandemic skin: Bio-essence targets opportunities by solving COVID-related skin care problems

14-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

Skin care brand Bio-essence is eyeing opportunities for products catering to sensitive skin and pandemic-related concerns like ‘maskne’, which it believes will continue driving the market.

E-beauty lows: Hair care saw ‘steep decline’ in customer review sentiment during 2020

13-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Online beauty customer reviews in 2020 showed a sharp decline in sentiment across hair care, largely fuelled by product dissatisfaction around DIY hair colour kits and shipping issues, according to AI data specialist Revuze.

‘A marathon, not a sprint’: Product innovation and aggressive marketing key for success post-COVID-19 – Unilever’s Lifebuoy

06-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

Unilever-owned brand Lifebuoy says it will double down on product innovation and aggressive marketing tactics in order to maintain the sales boom seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Skinimalism’ surge: UK prestige skin care sales declined 23% in 2020, finds NPD Group

01-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

UK beauty consumers pared down skin care routines last year, adopting minimalist, back-to-basics approaches that led to a decline in overall prestige product sales, according to the NPD Group.