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A consortium of 15 cosmetics companies have joined together to create the TRaceability Alliance for Sustainable CosmEtics (TRASCE), to enhance traceability in major ingredient and packaging supply chains across the beauty and personal care industry.
Estée Lauder revealed how it has been working with social media management software company Dash Hudson to use AI to pre-predict high-performing social media content to boost consumer engagement and make time and cost savings.
The ‘impact of regular use of moisturizer to mitigate skin aging’ and ‘longevity proteins play a key role in promoting youthful skin properties’ were just two of the subjects presented by Estée Lauder during this year’s poster presentation.
Estée Lauder Companies’ acquisition of Tom Ford is a shrewd move that will allow the world’s second largest beauty company to better compete with its rival L’Oréal, says a GlobalData analyst.
International beauty major The Estée Lauder Companies and French luxury fashion house Balmain have entered into a license agreement to collaboratively develop and launch an inclusive prestige beauty line next year.
Genderless and gender fluid have risen as beauty concepts over time, but gender freedom takes things further to capture and empower the hearts and minds of every consumer identify, say leading beauty execs.
Whilst the metaverse remains an evolving space and concept, there is plenty of opportunity for beauty to use the world to engage, create and build communities, say leading beauty execs.
Beauty major The Estée Lauder Companies has outlined a method it has developed to score ingredients, formulations and products on their green value, considering human health, ecosystem health and environmental endpoints throughout the supply chain.
Several major beauty brands and retailers have suspended operations in Russia amidst the ongoing Ukraine conflict – action that aligns with widespread consumer sentiment and the increasing difficulties of doing business in the country, according to one...
International beauty major Estée Lauder Companies has partnered with French moulding specialist Roctool and packaging firm Pinard Beauty Pack to develop a reduced-waste prestige skin care bottle.
Prestige beauty major Estée Lauder Companies has developed a reusable pump device that simultaneously cools and dispenses product and a single-use cosmetic pad with a self-heating function and preloaded formulation.
With just one day between the announcement and the pitch application deadline (July 15, 2021), the beauty maker has formally signed on to present at the 2-day tech conference and to support the beauty (tech) pitch competition for VC funding.
In partnership with global specialty materials company Eastman, the beauty maker plans to meet 2025 sustainability goals using recycled and/or recyclable plastic for its luxury cosmetics packaging.
Prestige beauty major The Estée Lauder Companies will up its investment in mass functional beauty player Deciem, establishing terms for full ownership in three years – a move that will diversify it into the increasingly important masstige market, an expert...
Business is changing. Beauty consumers care about the social and environmental implications of the products they buy; and financial stakeholders see value in publicly responsible and truly sustainable companies. And so, the beauty maker is taking stock...
Rumors of a takeover began to fly Friday after the Evening Standard published an item, citing unnamed sources, suggesting that Unilever and other interested buyers (multinational cosmetic companies, global investment firms, and holding companies) are...
The Canadian company is home to 16 skin care, cosmetics, personal care, grooming, and supplement brands. And Estée Lauder is looking to tap in to DECIEM's creativity and indie beauty edge in what looks like the legacy beauty maker's latest attempt...
Leading cosmetics and personal care companies, including L’Oréal, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Unilever, remain committed to the Paris Agreement. This despite a recent announcement that this country will be withdrawing from the Agreement that builds...
In this guest article, K-beauty consultant Ju Rhyu reveals her insights into the new Korean beauty products and categories making their way to western markets.
This week the beauty company announced new executives and a leadership transition plan that will affect four prestige and luxury brands. The changes taking place are meant to ensure accelerated global brand growth.
At this week’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology the beauty, fragrance, and personal care maker will present new data connecting both environmental and biological factors to skin aging and to hair aging.
The report highlights the beauty makers’ corporate responsibility goals and initiatives: “We believe that citizenship and sustainability are essential to our success as a business and our responsibilities as a global company.”
Industry formulators should not create parity products to be in line with their competitors, but instead should strive to create ‘products of the future’, according to an industry leader.
The Estée Lauder Companies has announced a number of leadership appointments and changes, including Peter Jueptner taking the reins as President, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with the target of growing the cosmetics firm’s business further.
Estée Lauder Companies has announced additional responsibilities for executive group president John Demsey, while also promoting Jane Hertzmark Hudis to group president.
Estée Lauder has delivered strong first quarter results that have helped counter on-going headwinds from foreign currency translations, while also giving profits a significant boost.
After last year's announcement that it will 'embrace South Korea's trends and technology' in order to compete, Estée Lauder has taken a stake in its first Korean brand - 'Have & Be', the owner of 'Dr. Jart+'...
Global cosmetics player Estee Lauder says that the UK has posted ‘remarkable results’ in the last year and expects this to continue going forward, with a focus on dynamic consumer trends.
Beauty behemoth Estée Lauder is aiming to target millennials with company CEO Fabrizio Freda saying it is an important focus, and has lined up the Lauder and Clinique brands to do this.
Estee Lauder saw sales and earnings drop in the fourth quarter mainly due to a big drop in skin care as some of its heritage brands come up against big challenges attracting consumers.
Estée Lauder CEO and president Fabrizio Freda believes that despite a recent slowdown in department store sales for mainstream brands such as Clinique, the market will pick up again as the holiday season approaches.
Cosmetics firm Estée Lauder has announced that it will double the number of group presidents at the company from two to four, as it looks to evolve its operational design going forward.
Cosmetic brands Clinique and Bobbi Brown have received an in-store makeover implementing Apple’s iPad products, as Estee Lauder looks to improve on its presence in department stores and enhance the customer experience.
From September ADA Cosmetics International will distribute Aveda body care products in the hotel business in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan.
Unigen and Estée Lauder have announced they have signed an exclusive product license and supply agreement granting the cosmetics company the rights to any groundbreaking discoveries.
Estee Lauder Companies has beat profit expectations having posted a 10 percent increase in Q3 sales as consumers of prestige products return to their old spending patterns.
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