The Estee Lauder Companies CEO named as one of world’s best by Barron’s
The Estee Lauder Companies’ President and CEO, Fabrizio Freda has been named as one of the world’s best CEOs of 2019 by Barron’s for the second consecutive year. Freda is one of 30 top executives named to Barron’s unranked list, others include Ulta top dog, Mary...
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Essie announces Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness as first male partner
Essie has named Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness as its first ever non-female brand ambassador, according to a report published by Dazed Digital. “I’m so honored to announce I’ve teamed up with @essie as their first non-female ambassador in celebration of Pride,” Van...
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CreatorIQ closes US$12 million funding round; Unilever Ventures among investors
CreatorIQ has announced that it has raised US$12 million in funding to accelerate growth for its Enterprise Creator Cloud platform. The series B funding round was led by TVC Capital with Unilever Ventures and Affinity Group also named as investors. “The most impactful...
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L’Oréal USA launches March for Me Campaign for WorldPride 2019
In celebration of WorldPride 2019, L’Oréal USA has launched a digital campaign, named March for Me, inviting people the world-over to join its 860 employees who will be marching in support of the LGBTQIA+ community on June 30. “We celebrate individuality and champion...
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Estée Lauder launches new brand platform The Night Is Yours
Estee Lauder has announced the launch of a brand new platform The Night Is Yours to build on its history as experts in nighttime skin care regimes, according to a report by WWD.com. The platform will be integrated into its own website and focuses on interaction and...
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YouTube star Jaclyn Hill responds to lipstick launch controversy
Jaclyn Hill has responded to consumer claims of there being hair and bubbles within products following the launch of her new make-up collection. With a growing number of buyers alleging they have received faulty products, many took to social media to post images of...
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Kroger adds CBD products to retail offering
Kroger is to start selling CBD products and will become the latest U.S. retailer to bow to the growing desire for cannabidiol-based personal care items. The supermarket retailer will sell the likes of lotions and potions from some 945 of its 2,700 stores. Products...
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Drunk Elephant: We’re open to offers
Cult start-up beauty brand Drunk Elephant is apparently open to the idea of a possible buy-out bid, however, no deal is close to being finalized, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company is said to have already instructed bankers to assist in any potential...
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P&G pushes to #RedefineBlack and remove bias from dictionary definitions
Procter & Gamble has launched a campaign in partnership with DoSomething.org challenging dictionaries to reword the definition for ‘black’ in a bid to remove any implied link between people of color and negative uses of the adjective. The US FMCG giant’s...
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MAC, The Body Shop, Birchbox and Glossier team up to protest state abortion bans
Lauder-owned MAC, Lush, Natura &Co’s The Body Shop US, Birchbox, Unilever’s Dermalogica, Ouai and Glossier are among a number multinational companies listed on a full-page ad taken out in The New York Times that protests against state abortion bans. “Restricting...
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Unilever strikes deal to acquire Tatcha
Unilever has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire leading Japanese-inspired prestige skin care brand Tatcha. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but media reports suggest the Anglo-Dutch FMCG manufacturer paid in the region of US$500 million. “We are...
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Walgreens cuts health care for retirees
Walgreens has written to former employees who have taken retirement from the pharmacy chain informing all those aged under 64 on March 31, 2019 that they will no longer be entitled to health care benefits, according to a report published by CNBC. Some 550 retirees...
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Beauty moguls dominate Forbes richest self-made women
Several beauty entrepreneurs made it onto Forbes’ shortlist of America’s Richest Self-Made Women this year. So many, in fact, that Forbes has expanded its list to 80 women, a third more than a year ago with a record 25 billionaires sitting at the top of the ranking....
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The Estee Lauder Companies joins Circular Economy 100 program
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced that it has become a member of the Circular Economy 100 program, run by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The global platform brings together cross-industry corporations, governments, cities, universities and innovators from...
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Renew, refill, recycle: P&G tests refill pod for Olay Regenerist
P&G is taking the name of its best-selling skin care line seriously, trialling a refillable pod for its Olay Regenerist Whips this fall, according to a report published by Marketing Daily. The US FMCG giant is running the pilot in the US and UK and will sell...
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Consumers warned to steer clear as asbestos found AGAIN in Claire’s Stores make-up
The US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to avoid using make-up purchased from Claire’s Stores and Beauty Plus Global after tests revealed asbestos to be present in the retailers’ own-brand cosmetics kits, according to a report published by CBS news. A...
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L’Oréal Canada announces winner of first Women in Digital program
L’Oréal Canada has announced Isabel Galiana as the winner of the first Canadian edition of the Women in Digital program. Launched in partnership with URelles, Campus InfoPresse and Caisse Desjardins des Technologies de l'information, which focuses on encouraging and...
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Procter & Gamble announces trans rights activist Paris Lees as new face of Pantene
Procter & Gamble has announced trans rights activist Paris Lees as the latest ambassador for its Pantene brand. The transgender activist is expected to work with the company on creating greater visibility for trans people in mainstream society, with a focus on...
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Sally Hansen supports LGBT organization GLAAD with new Pride Collection
Sally Hansen has announced the launch of its new Pride Collection, which has been created to support the LGBT organization GLAAD. Selling in retailers Ulta and Walgreens, the range will be on shelf during Pride month and will feature limited edition exclusive giftsets...
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Modiface brings first AI virtual make-up trials to Amazon
Modiface has announced it is to launch AI-powered technology onto Amazon to facilitate the first virtual make-up try on service for the e-tailer's users. The L’Oréal-owned company will enable Amazon customers to trial make-up products before purchase by using their...
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Instagram allows brands to turn influencer paid partnerships into adverts
Instagram has evolved its influencer marketing strategy to allow businesses to share influencer paid partnership posts as adverts, according to a report by The Drum. Previously, influencer paid partnership posts were limited to the reach of their particular page....
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Sephora to close stores for ‘diversity training’ after SZA racial profiling incident
Sephora is set to close some 500 stores across the US today to provide diversity and inclusivity training for its staff. The LVMH retailer announced the move as part of the launch of its We Belong to Something Beautiful campaign last week. However, several media...
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California Senate takes fragrance transparency to a new level
California’s Senate has ramped up the fragrance transparency drive, passing a bill which will force greater disclosure of fragrance ingredients in cosmetics, according to a report published by Chemical Watch. The Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act, 2019...
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Revlon faces class action over SAP ERP system error
Revlon is facing a series of class action lawsuits from shareholders over its handling of the planning, monitoring and implementation of its enterprise resource planning system, according to a report published by Computer Weekly. Some four law firms have filed class...
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Unilever launches United We Stand Campaign for WorldPride
As sponsor of the 2019 WorldPride event in New York, Unilever is keen to highlight the myriad issues that the LGBTQIA+ community face today, including the representation of trans people in the media and youth homelessness, among others. The company has therefore...
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Northern Private Capital invests US$35 million in Loop Industries
Loop Industries has announced that Northern Private Capital (NPC) is to purchase a minority stake in the company for US$35 million. Under the terms of the deal, NPC will purchase a 10.5 percent stake (4,093,567 common shares) with a three-year option to buy a further...
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Damaris Rosado launches cosmetics line
Latin life coach and entrepreneur Damaris Rosado has launched her own make-up brand. Launching with three lipsticks, Damaris Cosmetics, as the line has been named, is on a mission ‘to inspire and celebrate beauty and self expression’. “There is beauty in every human...
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Could California be set to greenlight CBD in food and beauty products?
California could soon reverse its ban on the addition of CBD to food, drinks and cosmetics, according to a report published by JD Supra. Assembly Bill 228 proposes to lift any restrictions on industrial hemp or cannabinoids – in direct opposition to an FDA ruling that...
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La Bella Extreme Sport Styling Gel recalled due to bacteria contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a recall of more than 9,500 containers of La Bella Extreme Sport Styling Gel following reports it is contaminated with bacteria. Manufactured by Kapra Cosmetics, The Village Company recalled the containers after...
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DowDuPont expects pretax charge of $800 million to $1.3 billion in Q2
DowDuPont has stated it expects to book a pretax charge of $800 billion to $1.3 billion for April to June, Q2, according to a report by CNBC. The pretax charge is caused by changes in valuation of assets due to lowered demand for its biomaterial products and a drop in...
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Walmart appoints ex-Google exec as new Chief Technology Officer
Walmart has announced the appointment of Suresh Kumar as its new Chief Technology Officer in a bid to boost its e-commerce business amidst an internal technology transformation plan. Prior to his appointment, Kumar most recently held the position of VP and General...
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Shaving brand Gillette has gained praise for its latest gender inclusive #MyBestSelf campaign, according to a report by the Drum. The new campaign follows the brand’s controversial We Believe: The Best Man Can Be campaign that came after the Me Too era, with some...
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90-year-old influencer Baddie Winkie launches collab with INC.redible Cosmetics
A 90-year-old influencer who boasts 3.8 million followers on Instagram has launched a cosmetics collection together with beauty brand INC.redible Cosmetics in Sephora, according to a report published by Allure. The news was announced via Instagram with Baddie posting...
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L’Occitane leases floor of 111 West 33rd Street
L’Occitane has leased the entire 20th floor of the 111 West 33rd Street building, according to a press release from Empire State Realty Trust. The space spans 20,962 sq ft and the natural cosmetics brand was represented by Cushman & Wakefield. Terms of the lease...
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Colourpop.com tops US web traffic rankings
Colourpop.com has come out top in terms of US web traffic according to a roundup compiled by SimilarWeb as reported by WWD. The cosmetics brand racked up some 2.09 million visits to its site in April, followed by Jefreestarcosmetics.com with 2.06 million, Avon with...
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Ulta scoops Deciem listing
Deciem-owned The Ordinary is set to hit Ulta’s shelves this summer, according to a report published by Allure. The affordable skin care brand, which is part-owned by The Estee Lauder Companies, will join the Ulta line-up from July – a sign that the brand is returning...
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We belong to something beautiful: Sephora launches new diversity initiative
Sephora has announced the launch of a new brand platform. The LVMH-owned retailer’s Belong initiative is its first public articulation of what the perfumery chain stands for and represents, personified by its tagline, We Belong to Something Beautiful. The company has...
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It’s no longer all about profit: Mary Kay and Lauder CEOs named among ‘most reputable’
The Reputation Institute and Forbes have published their second annual Global CEO RepTrak, a study of CEO reputation. Both David Holl, CEO of Mary Kay and Fabrizio Freda, CEO of The Estee Lauder Companies made it into the top 10 this year. According to Forbes and RI,...
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L’Oréal USA announces key leadership appointments
L’Oréal USA has announced the appointment of Megan Grant as President, Luxe Division, succeeding Xavier Vey who has been promoted to General Manager, Western Europe zone for the Luxe Division, effective July 1. Grant, who has been with the French beauty giant since...
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Canopy Growth sets its sights on CBD wellness market with This Works buyout
Canadian cannabis product Canopy Growth has announced it is to buy London-based skincare brand This Works in a $55.2 million deal. The acquisition will allow the company to launch a new line of CBD-infused beauty and sleep products, which will extend its current...
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‘Natural is no longer niche’: Bieber to front Schmidt’s Naturals deodorant line
Unilever-owned Schmidt’s Naturals has struck a deal with Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber to front a line of deodorants, according to a report published by AdAge. The collection, named Here + Now, will launch globally online and in store this fall in a...
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US court rules trademark license agreement can survive bankruptcy
The US Supreme Court has ruled that a trademark license can survive the bankruptcy of the licensor, according to a report published by The National Law Journal. The case, Mission Products Holdings v. Tempnology, reverses a previous decision in Lubrizol Enterprises v....
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Who What Wear launches budget clean skin care range Versed
Clique Brands-owned Who What Wear has launched a new clean skin care collection named Versed. The brand will be stocked at Target stores in the US and is described as a ‘sustainably sourced, nontoxic, results-driven’ line. Versed is aimed squarely at the millennial...
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Colgate-Palmolive tops Gartner’s 2019 Supply Chain rankings
Gartner has released the results of its annual Supply Chain Top 25, which is designed to identify leaders in the field and celebrate best practice. Colgate-Palmolive scored the top spot in the ranking for the first time, while Alibaba and Akzo Nobel both made their...
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Second woman to join Exec Committee as Coty announces new CMO for Consumer Beauty
Coty has named Fiona Hughes as Chief Marketing Officer for its Consumer Beauty division, effective June 12. Hughes will report to President and CEO Pierre Laubies. Hughes will also become a member of the Executive Committee, a milestone for the US beauty behemoth...
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CEW marks 25th anniversary of awards with new wellness category
Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) hosted its 25th annual Beauty Awards last week. The organization recognised the momentum of the wellness movement with a new award category this year, Beauty Wellness Supplements and Aromatherapy. The wellness boom has contributed to the...
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Don’t stop now! Kylie Jenner to launch baby care and hair care lines
Fresh from the launch of her skin care line, which will hit the market later this week, Kylie Jenner is gearing up to launch two further brands, according to a report published by WWD. The Founder of Kylie Cosmetics has filed trademarks for Kylie Hair and Kylie Hair...
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Blueberries approved to sell CBD products in Colombia
Canadian company Blueberries has confirmed it has received approval from the Columbian food and drug regulator to sell CBD products within the country. The Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos, the Colombian National Food and Drug Surveillance...
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Coty drives online presence in Middle East through Jollychic partnership
Coty has announced a partnership with e-tailer Jollychic in a bid to drive its online presence in the Middle East. Aiming to provide a better shopping experience for customers, Coty is said to have developed online tutorials and content over the past few months. The...
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Beiersdorf strengthens its position in North America with Coppertone acquisition
Beiersdorf has acquired U.S. suncare brand Coppertone in a $550 million deal, a move that will strengthen the German personal care giant’s position in the North America market. As part of the deal Beiersdorf will acquire the intellectual property rights of the...
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