Unilever completes Sara Lee Personal Care & European Laundry acquisition
Coty adds popular Chinese brands to its skin care portfolio
Beiersdorf will withdraw from decorative cosmetics
The cosmetics market in Germany 2010: decorative cosmetics, female fragrances, antiperspirants and male cosmetics increase; optimistic prospects for 2011
Beiersdorf sells Juvena and Marlies Möller cosmetics brands to Troll Cosmetics
Coty Inc. acquires OPI Products Inc.
Coty Inc. takes over cosmetics company philosophy inc.
The Italian cosmetics market grew by +5.2% in 2010.
P&G wants to reach 5 billion customers until the end of its financial year 2015/2016. With currently 4.2 billion customers P&G reports sales of Euro 79 billion.
February 2011:
Germany´s biggest drugstore chain Schlecker creates new management level below owning family: dual leadership Rusch (COO) and Sagur (CFO)
German perfumery chain Douglas sells its shops in Russia
German drugstore chain Rossmann cooperates with internet pharmacy DocMorris by displaying its catalogue in its 1,600 shops.
The Italian glassmaker Zignago Vetro has recently purchased around 79% of Polish Huta Szkla Czechy (HSC).
Over the past 17 years the M·A·C AIDS Fund has raised more than USD 218 million for HIV/AIDS related charities solely through the sales of M·A·C VIVA GLAM products.
Pola Orbis Holdings Inc., one of the biggest Japanese cosmetics companies founded in 1929, has signed an agreement to acquire H2O Plus, LLC.
March / April 2011:
French perfumeries report increasing sales in 2010
Berkshire Partners and Rhône to Invest in Coty Inc.
LVMH reports 19% increase in sales for 2010, exceeding the 20 billion Euro mark for the first time; cosmetics grew 12%
Mintel Beauty Innovation reveals "down to Earth" as key trend to impact beauty industry in 2011
The Body Shop now sells at Sephora
Azelis to acquire S&D Group Ltd, UK
The Bulgari family joins forces with LVMH and transfers its majority shareholding in Bulgari S.p.A.
Announced in February 2011 the Pochet Group, through ist subsidiary Qualipac, has acquired 100% of Lisi Cosmetics.
German drugstore chain Müller, Ulm, took over Austria perfumery chain "Le Duigou" by 100%.
May / June 2011:
Jean-Paul Agon officially takes over as CEO from L´Oréal
Unilever sells Sanex to Colgate-Palmolive
Beiersdorf plans to discontinue production in Baden-Baden
Hallstar acquires Biochemica
Kneipp acquires French natural cosmetics manufacturer Pierre Cattier
Pantene Announces First Shipment of Innovative More Sustainable Bottles Made From Plant-Based Plastic
At Sotheby´s portraits of cosmetics icon Helena Rubinstein will auctioned in May and October 2011. Helena Rubinstein, born 1870 in Poland, opened her first beauty salon in 1902 and was also well-known as patron of the arts.
The hair care brand Sexy hair Concepts is sold to US private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners.
Sozio, Inc. informed that as of May 11, 2011, the company has completed the acquisition of Alpine Aromatics.
Spanish-based group Puig, has acquired Laboratoires Dermatologiques d’Uriage, a French laboratory for dermo-cosmetics.
French group Ileos, a major player in packaging for the beauty & health industry, just acquired a majority stake in the Mappel company, a leader in contract filling and samples for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry in Brazil.
July / August 2011:
PZ Cussons appoints Michelle Feeny as CEO of its newly formed beauty division
Marbert Holding AG makes application for insolvency
Markus Grefer takes over as new GM for PUIG Germany and Austria
BayernLB Private Equity now the majority shareholder of REBHAN cosmetics packaging company
Walgreens to acquire online retailer drugstore.com, inc. for USD 409 million
LVMH Moët Hennessy acquires a controlling stake in NUDE Skincare
Avon, the worldwide leading direct selling company for cosmetics, has opened a new R&D centre in Shanghai
Second largest German drugstore chain "dm" cooperates with Amazon.
Through an investment company LVMH acquired 25% of the Indian retail company Genesis Luxury Fashion.
September 2011:
Dr. Helmut Drees takes over SPA & Medical Division/Training at Babor as well
Markus Pinger responsible for brands & supply chain at Beiersdorf has left the company
Univar Acquires Brazilian Distributor Arinos
TOM FORD introduces his first Cosmetics Collection
Mens shirts get fragrant – in Japan at least
Every third women (35%) and 10% of men in industrialised countries colour their hair.
Between 2003 and 2010, the value of retailing in Brazil grew by 59% at constant US dollar prices. regularly.
Around 1,600 health food shops exist in Germany and Austria.
In France the ratio of buyers of natural cosmetics increased from 7% to 25% between 2007 to 2010.
October 2011:
125 years Avon: an idea goes round the world. Largest direct sales company for cosmetics in the world celebrates its birthday
Court ruling: L´Oréals Liliane Bettencourt will be put under tutelage
Jakob Sigurdsson appointed new CEO of Promens
Snail Cream…The Latest sensation in Korea
Generation change at Beiersdorf: Heidenreich to succeed Quaas as CEO in April 2012
German Straub Cosmetics buys trade mark rights of the brand Marbert
To enhance the expansion of I Coloniali Italian Perfume Holding has signed a joint venture agreement with the founder of personal care brand Aquolina, Stefano Pesce.
Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc. has acquired the Earth Friendly Baby brand of natural personal care products from HealthQuest.
The founder and inventor of the "soap without soap" Dr. med. Heinz Maurer, owner of cosmetics company Sebapharma GmbH & Co.KG headquartered in Boppard, Germany, has celebrated his 90ths birthday on October 2011, 11.
New Jersey headquartered Topline Products, a company specialised in cosmetics packaging, has announced the acquisition of Cosworld-Primapack, a fully owned subsidiary of the Cosfibel Group.
November 2011:
Fernando J. Acosta from Unilver Joins Avon as President, Latin America
Business year 2010/2011: German drug store chain „dm“ sales exceed EUR 6 billion mark in Europe
20 Years of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Naturex acquires Burgundy Botanical Extracts
MÄURER & WIRTZ acquires BALDESSARINI fragrance business from P&G
Cosmetic prestige products in France rose by 1.2% in value during the first half of the year.
Toronto based Crystal Claire Cosmetics specialized in cosmetic formulation and full service took over a minority stake in Italian Kosmoda.
On Nov. 30, 2011, Japanese Pola Orbis Holdings Inc has purchased 100% of the shares of Australia-based Jurlique International Pty.
Cosmetics manufacturing and filling company ACP, based in Montreuil-Bellay, has acquired the company Sicofor located in Marboué.
December 2011:
The cosmetics market in Germany 2011: personal care sales increase in general - natural cosmetics grow by 8.9%; optimistic prospects for 2012
Amway announced the appointment of Maud Pansing to VP of its global beauty business. Before joining Amway, Pansing spent 18 years in brand and retail marketing and management at the Estée Lauder Companies.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Deeply Mourns the Death of Evelyn H. Lauder
Coty Inc. announces appointment of Bart Becht as chairman of the board
William Koeberle, CEO of the Marionnaud Group since January 2008, took over also direct responsibility for Marionnaud France.
Masaki Douzono becomes new president of Shiseido Germany
Count von Faber-Castell honoured with Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
German cosmetics company Straub GmbH takes over majority of Beauty Brands International GmbH
After 40 years, Andy Giancamilli, CEO of Katz Group Canada will be retiring as of February 2, 2012.
Rochelle Bloom, president of the Fragrance Foundation in New York has said she will retire at the end of this year, after nine years with the company.
Fair trade: increasingly more extracts in cosmetics now
Global sales of natural and organic beauty products are projected to reach USD 9 billion this year and 14 billion in 2015, according to a new research by Organic Monitor.
Unilever to acquire 82% of leading Russian beauty company Kalina
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