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Adding Up Beauty: Federated Rewrites GWP Rules
Last fall, which was unseasonably warm, mind you, department store beauty shoppers were turned off by the…
Bare Escentuals Shares Open at $28
Bare Escentuals made its stock market debut Friday, with shares opening at $28 on the Nasdaq Global Select…
New Look of Beauty: Sephora Units Debut Within Penney’s Doors
Hip urban chic met Middle America in Fort Worth, Tex., as Sephora and J.C. Penney teamed in a bold attempt to…
Adding Up Beauty: Olay Definity Weakens Barriers Between Mass and Class
In August, Procter & Gamble crashed through the mass market price ceiling.
A New, Leaner Revlon: 250 Jobs Cut, Line Axed In $94 Million Revamp
One week into the job, David Kennedy, has lowered its 2006 earnings outlook and has taken swift action to cut…
Critical Mass: Revlon’s Exec Shuffle Raises Questions
Jack Stahl's departure from Revlon on Monday, the latest move in the revolving-door history of the last 21…
Beauty Beat: Revlon, Jack Stahl to Part Ways
After a four-year turnaround effort at Revlon, Jack Stahl has left the beauty firm's top post after a series…
Adding Up Beauty: Clinique’s Northern Exposure
Clinique plans to blaze a new retail path in Canada that could provide a bit of relief from claustrophobic…
Neil Fiske Recounts BBW’s ‘Trading Up’ Story
When Neil Fiske was offered the top post at Bath & Body Works three years ago, he asked himself if he could…
Adding Up Beauty: Physicians Formula, Bare Escentuals Eye IPO
Beauty retailers have become larger and mightier, but consumers, and lately investors, have increasingly…
Adding Up Beauty: Luxury: Skin Care’s New Growth Serum
Looking good is an increasingly expensive hobby, but triple-digit price tags haven't deterred the well-heeled…
Beauty Beat: Parlux to Sell Perry Ellis Fragrances for $140M
Parlux Fragrances plans to remove the Perry Ellis brand from its fragrance portfolio.
Adding Up Beauty: Mass Retailers Awaken to Broadening Appeal of Ethnic Cosmetics
Mass retailers now see the ethnic color cosmetics market as a burgeoning opportunity, not just a niche…
Beauty Beat: Beauty Shares Fall on Duty Free Woes
Share prices of major beauty companies fell Friday because of uncertainty over what impact tightened airport…
Inter Parfums 2Q Sales Up 15 Percent
Inter Parfums Inc. reported flat earnings for the second quarter ended June 30.