All news articles for July 2015

Brand divestment and new CEO signal P&G’s focus shift away from Beauty

Analysis from Euromonitor

Brand divestment and new CEO signal P&G’s focus shift away from Beauty

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

It has been a busy time for Procter & Gamble with the brand divestment to Coty and the announcement of its new CEO and this all acts as evidence that the company is shifting its focus away from Beauty, according to market research firm Euromonitor...

P&G Beauty chief to become company’s new CEO

P&G Beauty chief to become company’s new CEO

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Procter & Gamble announces that David S. Taylor, Group President of Global Beauty, Grooming and Health Care, will succeed A.G. Lafley as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

China considers regulating 'oral care' as cosmetics

China considers regulating 'oral care' as cosmetics

By Michelle Yeomans

China's State Council has sought public opinion on whether it should include oral care products in cosmetics regulations. A move experts say could affect the regulation, circulation and promotion of the sector.

Elizabeth Arden focuses on Southeast Asia expansion

Elizabeth Arden focuses on Southeast Asia expansion

By Michelle Yeomans

The global cosmetics player has appointed a new president, JuE Wong, effective August 3th, and has also signed an agreement with prestige beauty distributor Luxasia Ventures as it sets its sights on Southeast Asia expansion.

Japan's new wave of beauty devices… for men

Japan's new wave of beauty devices… for men

By Michelle Yeomans

While beauty devices have become popular with Asian women in recent years, brands, aware of a rise in spending on male grooming on the region, have started to cater more cosmetics tools for men.

New paper suggests there could be a case for wearing sunscreen indoors

New paper suggests there could be a case for wearing sunscreen indoors

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Scientists in Brazil have suggested that as UVA and UVB rays can penetrate glass and commercial lamps, such as Tungsten and Fluorescent lamps, can also emit small amounts of radiation at certain wavelengths, there could be a case for wearing sunscreen...

Men boost South Korea's cosmetics sales

Men boost South Korea's cosmetics sales

By Michelle Yeomans

As the women's cosmetics market becomes saturated, male grooming is leading the way in South Korea, which has seen personal care companies step up their marketing efforts with men.

Texture and innovation drive UK’s self-tanning market on

Texture and innovation drive UK’s self-tanning market on

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The UK may be subject to a number of ‘bad weather’ jokes but that doesn’t leave Brits looking pale as the self-tanning products market is set to maintain strong growth  thanks to a host of innovations in galenic formulations and a strong influence from...

AmorePacific invests in Jeju 'hub' to encourage tourism

AmorePacific invests in Jeju 'hub' to encourage tourism

By Michelle Yeomans

AmorePacific has invested in South Korea's Jeju Province to establish a hub that will allow the software, beauty and tourism industries to form a network and gain access to tools that develop products.

50 shades of lipsticks

Strap: Lip Colour of the Year

50 shades of lipsticks

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Heathrow airport has teamed up with World Duty Free and beauty expert Alice Hart-Davis to release the inaugural International Lipstick Colours of the Year Report, which reveals the lipstick looks people are wearing across the world, right now, and the...

Southeast Asia's top 4 markets: how to tap into consumer purchasing power

Euromonitor insight

Southeast Asia's top 4 markets: how to tap into consumer purchasing power

By Michelle Yeomans

Euromonitor has revealed ASEAN's four largest markets – Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia to be key for multinationals looking to enter the AEC. This gallery compiles the firm's detailed insights into Southeast Asian consumers’...

China market set for slower growth as economy cools

China market set for slower growth as economy cools

By Simon Pitman

After the massive boom in the China cosmetics market seen during the past decade, growth continues at a breakneck pace, but is the slowest since 2005, reflecting signs of economic maturity.

Will Beiersdorf follow the trend and underperform, or break the cycle?

Bernstein Analysis

Will Beiersdorf follow the trend and underperform, or break the cycle?

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

In its recent report on the Global Beauty and Personal Care (B&PC) industry, Bernstein Research noticed an interesting occurrence of over- and under- performing at Beiersdorf, and while there is no alarming worry for the company at this stage, the...