All news articles for January 2018

Smarter customer services arrive in Asia

Smarter customer services arrive in Asia

By Natasha Spencer

Sharing Economy International (SEII) is concentrating on developing online platforms with artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider, Asiabots, to produce AI and machine learning smart delivery services.

Asia reprises place as global industry innovator, study reveals

Asia reprises place as global industry innovator, study reveals

By Natasha Spencer

Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, releases its annual study revealing the globe’s top 100 global innovators, with Asia taking the top spot.

Nature Republic opens first store in Indonesia

Nature Republic opens first store in Indonesia

By Natasha Spencer

Natural beauty brand, Nature Republic, pushes forward with its overseas expansion by launching its first brick-and-mortar store to the Indonesian customer base in Jakarta.

PCHi 2018 preview: China in focus

PCHi 2018 preview: China in focus

By Natasha Spencer

In its 11th edition, Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) will promote the latest innovative launches and industry developments to a global audience.

Singapore welcomes Brands for Good initiative

Singapore welcomes Brands for Good initiative

By Natasha Spencer

Positive impact organisation, CEO Asia, launches the first Brands for Good Awards in Singapore to support and encourage the development of sustainable enterprises.

Facial masks part 3: Achieving premiumisation and sustainability

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Facial masks part 3: Achieving premiumisation and sustainability

By Natasha Spencer

Following the success of the skin care favourite, we continued our conversation with Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst, Beauty and Personal Care, Mintel, on how the sector developed in 2017 and what’s in store for 2018.

Facial masks part 1: Taking over skin care

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Facial masks part 1: Taking over skin care

By Natasha Spencer

In this three-part interview with Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst, Beauty and Personal Care, Mintel, we delve into the impact of facial care innovations in the Asian beauty space.

Australian Made/Grown logos part 3: Millennial social concerns

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Australian Made/Grown logos part 3: Millennial social concerns

By Natasha Spencer

We caught up once more with Delon Wang, Trends Manager, Asia-Pacific at Mintel, for the final instalment of our Made in Australia series to consider the impact of sociological considerations from the millennial demographic.

Indie brands part 1: The formula for success

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Indie brands part 1: The formula for success

By Natasha Spencer

As the beauty industry anticipates a rise in indie brands, we spoke to Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst, Beauty and Personal Care, Mintel, about what we can expect from the not-so-small-timers.

Mobile technology: Built on speed and convenience

Mobile technology: Built on speed and convenience

By Natasha Spencer

Mintel’s Beauty Retailing China 2017 report found that almost 50% of Chinese beauty consumers aged 20-49 used mobile payment when buying beauty or personal care products in the six months to November 2016.

Skin care trends in 2018

Skin care trends in 2018

By Natasha Spencer

Global research firm, Euromonitor International, reveals the key trends, opportunities and future for skin care in APAC.

Being me: Individualism and diversity booms in China

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Being me: Individualism and diversity booms in China

By Natasha Spencer

Commenting on whether the 'Being Me' trend hails from the personalisation and customisation trend, Joyce Lam, Trends Analyst, APAC, at Mintel said: “Product personalisation and customisation do make part of ‘Being Me’, but the trend itself is...

Mother Nature part 2: Local sources and biotech

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Mother Nature part 2: Local sources and biotech

By Natasha Spencer

Industry experts are calling for beauty and personal care brands to upgrade their use of natural and sustainable ingredients and adapt these to the modern environmental picture.

Mother nature part 1: Adapting ingredient use

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Mother nature part 1: Adapting ingredient use

By Natasha Spencer

We spoke to Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst, beauty and personal care, Mintel about how brands can harvest natural ingredients to protect and preserve sources in their nearby environment.

Aftersun care part 1: Entering mainstream skin protection?

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Aftersun care part 1: Entering mainstream skin protection?

By Natasha Spencer

In this three-part interview, we explore the current aftersun care landscape throughout APAC and its growth opportunities against the tanning and aftercare heavyweight regions: Europe and the US.

New Skintuition tech on display at CES 2018 today

New Skintuition tech on display at CES 2018 today

By Deanna Utroske

The optical technology platform developed by Cambridge Consultants is bringing top-of-the-line skin data analysis in to the hands and homes of beauty consumers. Cosmetics Design caught up with Edward Brunner, head of Asia consumer business for the company,...

New health and wellness expo comes to Hong Kong

New health and wellness expo comes to Hong Kong

By Natasha Spencer

Asia’s largest health and wellness consumer show, Green Queen Expo 2018, will showcase all elements of living a healthy eco-lifestyle, drawing upon natural beauty and cosmetics, and holistic health.

Colour Cosmetics trends in 2018

Colour Cosmetics trends in 2018

By Natasha Spencer

Sunny Um, Beauty & Fashion Analyst at Euromonitor International held a session on identifying opportunities in colour cosmetics in Asia-Pacific (APAC) at in-cosmetics from 31 October - 2nd November. Following the talk, we explore Euromonitor’s latest...

Water sources are getting an upgrade

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Water sources are getting an upgrade

By Natasha Spencer

Vivienne Rudd, Director of Global Innovation and Insight, beauty and personal care at Mintel discusses the use of fruit extracts in water to communicate a healthy and attractive marketing message to consumers.

J&J Innovation unveils Seoul Innovation Quickfire Challenge winners

J&J Innovation unveils Seoul Innovation Quickfire Challenge winners

By Natasha Spencer

Personal care and consumer goods giant, Johnson & Johnson, announced the winners of its Seoul Quickfire Challenge, which was in partnership with Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), Janssen Korea and...

Kao acquiring prestige hair care brand Oribe

Kao acquiring prestige hair care brand Oribe

By Deanna Utroske

Late last year the global salon products company announced the signing of a deal to buy Oribe Hair Care. As part of the agreement, brand co-founder Daniel Kaner will join the Kao management team as president of Oribe.