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14-Mar-2012 - Despite record sales in 2011, the fragrance player’s profits slipped for its final quarter as costs continue to escalate, causing it to miss market expectations.
13-Mar-2012 - CosmeticsDesign.com USA senior editor Simon Pitman has been shipped off to the United States to focus on the site’s content. We caught up with him at the newly established New York office to find out what it is all about.
13-Mar-2012 - Oxygen Biotherapeutics will look to challenge in the competitive skin care market by capitalizing on existing relationships and modifying its sales and marketing effort to focus on the regional US markets of South Florida and North Carolina.
08-Mar-2012 - Skincare provider, St Ives has announced the acquisition of Incite Marketing Planning, a market research consultancy to support Incite’s plans to grow further in specialised sectors such as healthcare and financial services and to expand into new markets internationally.
07-Mar-2012 - Dr. Murad of Murad skincare is hoping to make a significant change in the way people view skincare as the company partners with the LA Dodgers to provide skin care and sun protection products to the franchise and its fans for the third year in a row.
06-Mar-2012 - Inter Parfums has announced it will issue its financial results for the fourth quarter and year end on Tuesday, March 13 to which industry professionals are invited to participate.
06-Mar-2012 - The Nagoya Protocol comes into action during a time when there is an increased global awareness of biodiversity and specific aspects of the ruling will affect the cosmetics industry.
05-Mar-2012 - UK-based packaging manufacturer Rieke has expanded its dispenser and closure portfolio following the acquisition of US-based packaging provider Arminak & Associates.
02-Mar-2012 - A continuing focus on skin care brand Nivea, as well as giving unprofitable lines the chop, has given German consumer goods company Beiersdorf a positive outlook in 2012, following the announcement of its 2011 results.
28-Feb-2012 - In a bid to extend its position in emerging markets, Symrise has recently finalized two acquisitions, the Brazilian activities of fragrance manufacturer Belmay and natural perfume oil company, Trilogy Fragrances.
24-Feb-2012 - Consumer goods manufacturer Henkel has extended the contract of CEO Kasper Rorsted for a further five years as it looks to continue its on-going development.
23-Feb-2012 - The Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) event will platform the latest industry innovations at the Expo Theme Pavilion in Shanghai and the Cosmetics Design team will be there.
22-Feb-2012 - The fine chemicals player’s results showed that the biggest gains came from its consumer care division, where double digit sales increases were seen during the course of the financial year.
22-Feb-2012 - Johnson & Johnson CEO Bill Weldon has announced his retirement and will be succeeded by Alex Gorsky at a time of mixed fortunes for the company.
20-Feb-2012 - Cosmetic manufacturer Revlon saw its fourth quarter and full year profits plummet as it saw sales dry up in the US and Europe, with China as its only saving grace.
20-Feb-2012 - Avon Products has appointed a new head for its China operations, a move that aims to smooth over the heavy burden of ongoing bribery investigations and poor financial results.
20-Feb-2012 - In a budget proposal set for the 1st October 2012 to 30 September 2013, the US Food and Drugs Administration have proposed new legislation for domestic and foreign cosmetic manufacturers to pay an annual registration fee to support its “cosmetic safety and other cosmetic responsibilities.”
20-Feb-2012 - L’Oréal CEO Jean-Paul Agon has announced that he will hand back half the stock-options he received in 2010 and that the French firm will stop using them altogether.
17-Feb-2012 - Cosmetics giant L’Oréal is ramping up its presence in digital media in order to develop closer consumer relationships, following a strong performance in 2011.
16-Feb-2012 - Amidst poor financial results and allegations of bribery, cosmetics company Avon is deferring strategic decisions, focusing on the short term and planning job cuts as it enters a transition period, according to outgoing CEO Andrea Jung.
16-Feb-2012 - Johnson and Johnson’s skin care business has continued its solid performance posting solid results and contributing to fourth quarter sales, reported in the company’s results.
16-Feb-2012 - The richest woman in France and heiress of cosmetics giant L’Oréal, Liliane Bettencourt, 89, has ended her tenure as Board Director, and will be replaced by her grandson.
15-Feb-2012 - Global cosmetics firm Avon remains tight-lipped as federal prosecutors investigating whether U.S. executives at the company broke foreign-bribery laws present evidence in the probe to a grand jury.
15-Feb-2012 - Cosmetics giant L’Oréal is eyeing emerging markets to increase revenue and profits in 2012 following the announcement of strong 2011 results.
14-Feb-2012 - Avon Product’s fourth quarter sales take a significant dive as it continues to be impacted by operational issues in Brazil and economic challenges in the developed markets.