Shiseido is boosting management of its Greater China business as part of a new strategy to boost is presence and sales in the region. Hong Kong-based Morgan Tan has been named as the senior VP of the Prestige Brands Division for the China region and will take…
LF Beauty, a one-stop shop partner and supplier of products and solutions for the beauty industry announced that it will now operate under the new brand name of MEIYUME. The rebranding comes to represent the evolution of the company and its response to the…
Hong Kong-listed beauty products retailer L’Occitane may be taken private after at least one expression of interest in the business from a private equity investor. London-based private equity group Advent International has reportedly enquired about acquiring…
Nykaa.com, India’s leading beauty retailer has launched Korean Beauty brand Laneige, exclusively in India. Laneige maximizes the potential of water to deliver the right solution to each skin concern with carefully selected, optimum natural ingredients. The…
Bath & Body Works, one of the world’s leading specialty retailers of fragrant products for the body, hands, and home for more than 20 years, is launching its third store at Ambience Mall, Gurugram on November 25. Earlier this year the brand launched in India…
Apple is now selling L’Oreal’s newest tool called the My Skin Track UV, made by the La Roche-Posay brand. The company first unveiled this product at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in January 2018 and it is now ready for consumers. This is the first time…
Emart is taking its No Brand line to the Philippines, the first overseas expansion for the label. The chain announced Monday that it signed a franchise agreement with Robinsons Retail, the No. 2 retail company in the Philippines, to roll out No Brand and…
Korea’s mid-sized cosmetics companies suffered losses in the third quarter of this year as they struggled to reorganize their business structures in the face of tough competition at home, industry sources said Sunday. Able C&C, which operates budget cosmetics…
Tomei Consolidated Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary Flawless Skin Care Sdn Bhd (FSC) today sold its business of distributing the skincare and cosmetic products of “The history of Whoo” and “belif” as a going concern for RM8.97 million. FSC, whose principal…
Japanese beauty products firm Shiseido is partnering with Singaporean cosmetics agent Luxasia to expand into the Philippines market. The two firms will be setting up a partnership in the form of Shiseido Philippines Corp this December. Shiseido will retain…
Shiseido plans on establishing a joint venture, Shiseido Philippines Corporation, to strengthen its cosmetics business in the Philippines. Shiseido Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. signed a contract for the joint venture with a Singapore based distributor, Luxasia…
Japanese skincare brand Cosmoai has opened its Tokyo flagship store at Imperial Hotel Tokyo. The new store covers an area of 59sqm and showcases the company’s signature products to business and mid- and upper-class customers. It is the second Cosmoai store in…
International fashion and lifestyle brand distributor Tanachira Retail has acquired Thai health and beauty business Harnn. The THB1 billion (US$30.4 million) purchase is part of the firm’s moves to become a regional lifestyle company. Tanachira CEO Tanapong…
Singaporean luxury beauty and lifestyle distributor Luxasia is making moves into Vietnam. The brand will be targeting younger millennial consumers who are thought to be responsive to social media and social media influencers. Luxasia Vietnam is focusing on…
L’Oreal sales in Asia Pacific soared 25.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis in the latest quarter – making it the French-headquartered company’s strongest international market. Sales in the region hit €1.794 billion in the quarter and €5.342 billion year to…
International skincare and beauty firm Estee Lauder has featured AI technology in its Estee Wonderland Christmas campaign in Hong Kong. The Quantum Human technology is an automated AI scan-to-avatar system that makes the customer the hero or heroine in their…