A continuing focus on skin care brand Nivea, as well as giving unprofitable lines the chop, has given German consumer goods company Beiersdorf a positive outlook in 2012, following the announcement of its 2011 results.
Cosmetics giant L’Oréal has identified social media as the final piece in the ‘digital revolution’ puzzle, opening up new opportunities for interaction between its brand and consumers.
Since the 2008 advent of compulsory ingredients registration in China the initiative has made doing business more complex and also opened up the door to counterfeiters, according to Campo Research.
Beiersdorf’s preliminary full year sales show that the consumer division has been steady, boosted by developing markets but let down by European sales, but profits beats expectations on the back of restructuring.
Beiersdorf has announced preliminary full year sales showing a steady increase in group sales, driven by a strong performance in developing markets, but held back by a sluggish performance from the consumer division led by the Nivea brand.
In the online world, the role of packaging and how it links to conventional retail purchasing is constantly evolving. According to Shikatani Lacroix, packaging continues to play a very important role in the online experience.
In a crowded and competitive skin care market, consumer giant Unilever has drawn on new packaging and a new formulation of its Vaseline lotions in order to stand out from the crowd.
The second Beauty From Within conference got underway yesterday focusing on the huge potential in the Western markets within the category, particularly highlighting how the industry must shy away from making bold beauty claims and explain the health benefits...
The Chinese color cosmetics market is forecast to continue to grow all the way in to 2015, increasing in value year-on-year, but slowly as it is likely to be hampered by low product penetration in comparison to other cosmetics sectors.
Despite the scepter of the global economic downturn, the number of men’s grooming product launches worldwide has risen sharply since 2008, according to the latest data from Mintel.
Thanks to a ramped up marketing drive to celebrate skin care brand Nivea’s 100th anniversary, Beiersdorf’s Consumer business has shown a return to growth following a release of its figures.
Market researcher Kline is to broadcast a number of webinars to highlight some of the key findings in its most recently launched reports for the cosmetic and personal industry.
The nutricosmetics market in the US has been handed a big boost, as market research firm RNCOS claims it will grow more by 2012 thanks to increased consumer awareness.
Henkel reports significant gains for its first financial quarter, a result that was driven by major revenue increase in both its cosmetics division and emerging markets.
As disposable incomes rise for emerging market consumers, sun care will become more affordable to many, urging Euromonitor to advise that sun care manufacturers should look to grow sales in poorer countries.
Realising the enormous global marketing potential of the web, cosmetics giant Shiseido has unveiled plans that will see the company strengthening its online presence.
Increasing awareness among consumers, an aging population, and an inclination towards less invasive beauty treatments, will help to drive the nutricosmetics market in the next few years, according to a report.
Sustainability is emerging as a key trend in luxury packaging as luxury marketers look to promote their environmentally responsible credentials through their choice of packaging materials, a recent report from the UK-based market research company Pira...
The professional skin care market has taken a boost thanks to demand particularly from medical care brands, who have posted the strongest growth in the segment for 2010.
Maurer & Wirtz says it is restructuring its company in an effort to target specific categories and grow its market share for its own brand and licensed fragrances.
South Korean cosmetics manufacturer AmorePacific will look to boost its presence in the expanding Chinese cosmetics market this year, according to a report by a South Korean market research organisation.
Q-Med, the Sweden-based manufacturer of anti-ageing products that is currently in take-over talks, warned that rising marketing and development costs are likely to hit future profits.
The Consumers Foundation (CF) in Taiwan has said it wants to see a tightening of regulations governing organic cosmetics following a series of random product tests.
Avon Products is selling its 74.7 percent stake in Avon Japan to affiliate TPG Capital as part of aims to focus the business on high value direct sales.
Aggressive new product launches along with increasing awareness about professional skin care products will enable the cosmetics market in China to grow significantly in the next two years, according to industry intelligence firm, RNCOS.
France is the biggest spender on facial skin care in Europe, with French women spending €2.2bn on such products in 2009, according to market research company Mintel.
The BRIC markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China are set to be key to future growth within the beauty industry, according to market research company Euromonitor, with these four countries set to add half of the total $43bn absolute growth in the global...
In the second article of a special series on nutricosmetics, we take a look at the size of the market for foods, drinks and supplements that promise beauty benefits, as well as the distinctly different approaches to the category taken in three key regions.
International chemicals company Rhodia has announced plans to acquire China-based Feixiang Chemicals (ZJG), strengthening its position in both the surfactants market and Asia-Pacific region.
The US arm of Shiseido fragrance division, Beaute Prestige International (BPI), has signed a distribution agreement with France-based luxury perfume house Annick Goutal Parfums.
Demand for anti-ageing and sun protection products along with increasing popularity of natural is set to drive the global market for cosmetics chemicals, according to a recent report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA)
Although demand for mineral make-up remains high, the increasing number of products on the market with a low mineral content may harm the credibility of this product category, according to Datamonitor.
Kimberly-Clark registered sales growth of 7.6 percent for its first quarter, boosted by a steady increase in organic sales and positive currency translations.
Hitex is launching Lipowheat oil for the beauty from within market in the US, having gained New Dietary Drug Ingredient (NDI) status from the Food and Drug Administration.
US-based Optigenex, a developer of anti-aging ingredients, has signed a licensing agreement with Promethean Corporation for the distribution and marketing of branded cosmeceutical and dietary supplement products containing AC-11.
Direct-selling company Nu Skin has launched its Future Serum in the Japanese market, the first ageLOC product to be made available in Japan, as part of a global product roll-out.
Provider of private-label product management solutions, Trace One, has acquired UK-based Eqos, positioning itself as the European leader in its market.
An upturn in the US consumer products industry is likely to benefit the personal care sector as 2009 draws to an end, indicating a much stronger year ahead.
Beiersdorf is still reeling from the downturn in its non-personal care operations, but the improvement in the group’s business operations overall is quicker than expected.
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