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O Boticário considers move into direct sales |
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Brazilian beauty chain O Boticário is considering a move into direct sales according to local newspaper reports. In the second half of 2009 the company began recruiting employees experienced in the sales technique with the 
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Oriental Perfumerias buys Alvarez Gómez stores |
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Spanish perfumery chain Oriental Perfumerias - founded in Madrid in 1846 - has bought all five Perfumerías Alvarez Gómez stores. While Oriental Perfumerias has always offered a mix of both selective and mass fragrance brands, the
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Revlon looking healthier with 13% sales increase in Q4 |
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Revlon is certainly looking a lot healthier compared to a few years ago. The US beauty stalwart has recently posted a fourth-quarter profit rise of 13.3 per cent on higher sales and lower expensesFor the period ended December 31,
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Beiersdorf sales slip but confident in 2010 growth |
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German German beauty giant Beiersdorf saw its group sales slip 0.7% to m5.75bn in 2009 (-3.7% in nominal terms), albeit compared to its record-breaking year in 2008, said chairman Thomas-B Quaas.As a result, Quaas said
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La Rinascente opens new store in Palermo |
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The prestigious Italian department store chain La Rinascente has opened a store in Palermo, Sicily. It brings the chain’s total to 13 in the country. Comprising 5000m2 over five floors, it is situated in the via Roma at the heart
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King Power HK predicts beauty growth will top 15 per cent |
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Hong Kong-based travel retailer, King Power Group HK expects a strong rebound in its beauty business in 2010 with high double-digit growth of above 15 per cent.Group managing director Antares Cheng told Cosmetic News: “2009 was
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Sephora looking to seize every opportunity |
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Last year LVMH-owned perfumery chain Sephora increased its market share in all 25 countries where it is present. In France with its 30% market share, it is now the number one perfumery retailer, beating traditional rival
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Fashion retailer Top Shop takes a pop at colour |
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From May fashion-forward retailer Top Shop will offer equally fashion-forward make-up. The retailer unveiled its first make-up collection in London last week - a 97-sku line of lipsticks, lipglosses and crayons, foundations and
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Beauty Focus 2010: key highlights |
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The ethical advantage and what is new in cosmetics were two main themes at this year’s Beauty Focus 2010, a one-day conference in London last week.Among the array of different and conflicting natural and organic standards
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Vetroplas helps Ying Yang skin care packs go green |
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To help meet consumer demands for green packaging, Ying Yang skin care products has selected Vetroplas pack for its skin care range. Ying Yang, which traces its roots to 70s Carnaby Street store Cranks, chose the Nine Airless
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