Total US beauty sales are up in both the prestige and mass markets for the first quarter of 2011, suggesting that after a cautious 2010, the beauty industry has shaken off the recession.
A new report by PMR analysts has found that drugstore chains in Poland are strengthening their hold on the market, reflecting increased consumer demand for mid- priced cosmetics.
The publication of harmonised European organic and natural standards is just around the corner, according to leading certification bodies at the Natural Beauty Summit.
Personal care and oral care player Colgate-Palmolive has announced
a further increase in quarterly profits on the back of cost cuts
and sales increases in key categories, including toothpaste and
shower gel.
Personal care sales outstripped Unilever's other product categories
as the global giant posted a 16 per cent increase in net profit for
the second quarter.
