The Canadian subsidiary of the global beauty brand has filed for bankruptcy and announced on Friday March 1, 2024, that it will immediately begin closing almost a third of its 105 stores in the country. The company also ceased online…
Balmain Beauty has unveiled the pre-launch campaign for its very first perfume, announced for next September. Dubbed “Project Confidential”, the campaign was initiated shortly before the brand’s show on February 28, 2024 at Paris Fashion Week. It consists of a…
The family-owned manufacturer of cosmetic packaging solutions has announced the appointment of Fabio Pezzoli as the new General Manager starting March 1st 2024. “Fabio will supervise all company processes, with the aim of implementing the Group’s growth strategy at a…
The Fedrigoni Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of special papers, self-adhesive materials, and RFID solutions, has acquired some assets of Mohawk Fine Papers, a company it entered into an industrial partnership with last September 2022 with the aim…
Merck’s Life Science divisions has inaugurated a new, EUR 20 million distribution center in Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil to better serve its customers in the region. Fully operational since late February, the new space has an area of 13,000 square…
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Isaac Sinclair was a pupil to Symrise Master Perfumer Maurice Roucel before graduating from the Symrise Perfumery Academy. He started working at the Symrise Creative Center in Paris before joining the team of creative perfumers…
The Japanese cosmetics giant intends to transform its business in Japan. The plans includes an early retirement incentive plan for employees in Japan that is estimated to result in about 1,500 voluntary leaves, almost 4% of its global workforce. As…
Global private equity fund Advent International has acquired Skala Cosméticos, a vegan haircare brand headquartered in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founded in 1986, Skala is one of the fastest growing brands in the Brazilian beauty sector, with annual expansion of…
The supplier of specialty chemicals has launched Vecollage Fortify L, a new vegan collagen for the beauty and personal care market that is identical to collagen in the skin. Vecollage Fortify L [1] leverages Evonik’s competencies in biotechnology, collagen, and skin…
The iconic but struggling US department store Macy’s announced plans to close around 150 locations by 2026, while concentrating investments in its more upscale Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury brands. The company, which had announced in January it would pare its workforce…