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At New York-based Inter Parfums Inc., fourth-quarter revenues increased 13.1 percent.
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Avant-garde makeup brand Illamasqua is getting a boost from Agent Provocateur co-founder Joe Corre.
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Leslie Blodgett, ceo of Bare Escentuals, will be showing Japanese beauty editors how to apply the company’s…
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A.S. Watson said 19 million bottles of fragrance were sold in its Marionnaud, ICI Paris XL and The Perfume…
P&G Enters E-Commerce Arena
According to a statement from P&G, the store, called eStore, will test e-commerce concepts and launch in the…
Clarins Aims for Youth Market
Clarins launching Daily Energizer, a five-unit treatment line concocted with younger consumers in mind.
Alpha H Making Move Into U.S. and Japan
Alpha H is cranking up its international launch plans next year.
European Beauty Retailers Upbeat About Holiday Sales
It’s likely this end of year will provide some holiday cheer for European beauty retailers, despite a…
Unilever Taps Huet as CFO
Unilever has named Jean-Marc Huet, who has been chief financial officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb since March…
Unilever Cuts Ties With Oil Supplier
Unilever has suspended future purchases of palm oil from one of its suppliers over Greenpeace allegations…
Burberry Sport Fragrances to Launch in 2010
Burberry is planning to inject its fragrance portfolio with two shots of adrenaline next year.