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Pete Born

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Brady, Greco Team Up, Form Consulting Firm

Robert Brady and Alan S. Greco, two top fragrance industry veterans, have teamed up to form a consulting…

Clare Cain, 73

Funeral services will be held this morning for Clare Cain, a retired Elizabeth Arden Inc. executive who…

William Lauder On the Issues

William P. Lauder appeared as part of a Newsmaker Forum of the Cosmetic Executive Women Wednesday evening in…

Former Revlon President Sol Levine

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan for Sol Levine, a member of the…

Giving DDF a Fresh Face

Procter & Gamble Co. is breaking new ground with its recently acquired DDF division.

Agon In Command

A lifelong sailor, Jean-Paul Agon, Chief Executive Officer of L'Oréal, has no fear of uncharted waters, even…

Clarins Gets Personal With New Brand

Groupe Clarins will attempt to turn personalization into a science with a daring venture designed to break…

Posen Signs Fragrance Deal

Zac Posen, one of the rising stars of American fashion, has ended the suspense and stepped into the fragrance…

Lauder Unveils Private Collection

Aerin Lauder stepped into history July 12 when she unveiled a new version of her grandmother Estee's classic…

Beauty Beat: Bond No. 9 to Introduce Warhol, Saks Fragrances

Bond No. 9, which has built a business with fragrances named after New York neighborhoods, is broadening its…

Scents by the Numbers

The trend is trailing, but launches abound.

Makeup, Scent Sales Get Wired

Internet sales of cosmetics and fragrances now make up 4 percent of all sales, or about $1.7 billion in the…

Beauty Beat: Gloss.com Set To Shut Down

After six years of experimentation, an era will end Saturday, when Gloss.com is scheduled to cease operations.

Driving Tom Ford’s Fragrance Business

Tom Ford, the man known for baring acres of flesh in his advertising, has chosen to reveal himself instead in…

Retail’s Tidal Shift

Erosion of the department store business is creating a clamor for freestanding stores plus Internet and TV…