Beauty Wars: A Look at the Major Players

Send to KindleTweet There is a retail war going on right now to compete for your beauty budget. I’ll start with a few confessions. I’m a beauty junkie. I have a bestie and we both once lived in The City, New York that is. When were equally miserable at our underpaid jobs in Manhattan offices, [...]

L’Oreal Shutters U.S. Shu Uemura Cosmetics Unit

Send to KindleTweet French beauty house L’Oreal has opted to remove Shu Uemura from its U.S. portfolio, according to CosmeticsDesign.com. In a statement, L’Oreal USA Luxury Division President Carol Hamilton said the group decided to spend more time on its “other strategic luxury brands like Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Kiehl’s, and [...]

Infusion 23 Owner To Buy Pert Plus, Sure

Send to KindleTweet Helen of Troy estimates they will create annual sales of approximately $65 million after hair care and antiperspirant brands Pert Plus and Sure are acquired by the end of the month. According to CosmeticsDesign, both brands were part of Procter & Gamble before being sold to the Innovative Brands in 2006. The [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News Week of November 16

Send to KindleTweet Sony Encourages Television Recycling To encourage the recycling of electronic products, Sony Style has launched its ‘Green Glove’ service, which offers consumers the option of having their old televisions hauled away and recycled when purchasing a new 32-inch diagonal or larger Sony BRAVIA LCD television. The service is part of the Sony [...]