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Global Players Bet on Korea's Fast Beauty Manufacturers

South Korea's three largest contract manufacturers — Cosmax , Korea Kolmar and Cosmecca — have all been approached by foreign investors about buying a minority stake in recent years.

News & Analysis

Global Players Bet on Korea's Fast Beauty Manufacturers

South Korea's three largest contract manufacturers — Cosmax , Korea Kolmar and Cosmecca — have all been approached by foreign investors about buying a minority stake in recent years.


Beauty

Are Influencers Threatening Designer Beauty Lines? Not So Fast.

Beauty’s symbiotic relationship with fashion, often sealed in lucrative licensing deals, is under pressure from popular indie brands and influencer-affiliated beauty lines, but the model is far from dead.

Beauty

Are Influencers Threatening Designer Beauty Lines? Not So Fast.

Beauty’s symbiotic relationship with fashion, often sealed in lucrative licensing deals, is under pressure from popular indie brands and influencer-affiliated beauty lines, but the model is far from dead.


News & Analysis

With TPG Stake, What’s Next for Anastasia Beverly Hills

The social media-savvy makeup brand plans to use its capital to fund global expansion and ramp up direct-to-consumer sales.

News & Analysis

With TPG Stake, What’s Next for Anastasia Beverly Hills

The social media-savvy makeup brand plans to use its capital to fund global expansion and ramp up direct-to-consumer sales.


Beauty

How ‘Glow’ Became Beauty's Latest Obsession

The ultimate signifier of inner health, ‘glow’ has become the new buzzword in beauty.

Beauty

How ‘Glow’ Became Beauty's Latest Obsession

The ultimate signifier of inner health, ‘glow’ has become the new buzzword in beauty.


Beauty

Sephora vs Ulta: The Battle of Beauty’s Retail Giants

As high-end Sephora expands its budget offering and low-end Ulta boosts its prestige presence, the world’s two biggest beauty retailers are set for a clash.

Beauty

Sephora vs Ulta: The Battle of Beauty’s Retail Giants

As high-end Sephora expands its budget offering and low-end Ulta boosts its prestige presence, the world’s two biggest beauty retailers are set for a clash.


China

China Plans Tariff Cut on Wide Range of Consumer Goods

Cosmetics, health products and more are included in the cuts scheduled for July 1.

China

China Plans Tariff Cut on Wide Range of Consumer Goods

Cosmetics, health products and more are included in the cuts scheduled for July 1.


Beauty

Indie Beauty Brands Approach Amazon with Caution

As Amazon prepares to launch an ‘Indie Beauty Shop,’ cosmetics brands are weighing whether the benefits of selling to the e-commerce company’s vast customer base outweigh the potential costs.

Beauty

Indie Beauty Brands Approach Amazon with Caution

As Amazon prepares to launch an ‘Indie Beauty Shop,’ cosmetics brands are weighing whether the benefits of selling to the e-commerce company’s vast customer base outweigh the potential costs.


Beauty

Thai Beauty Brands Tap into Chinese Tourism Boom

Thai beauty companies are capitalising on the flow of Chinese consumers, the country's biggest source of tourists.

Beauty

Thai Beauty Brands Tap into Chinese Tourism Boom

Thai beauty companies are capitalising on the flow of Chinese consumers, the country's biggest source of tourists.


Beauty

Bringing Shiseido Back to Life

Japanese beauty giant Shiseido is facing competition from younger, buzzier J-Beauty rivals and trying to modernise its approach.

Beauty

Bringing Shiseido Back to Life

Japanese beauty giant Shiseido is facing competition from younger, buzzier J-Beauty rivals and trying to modernise its approach.


Beauty

E.l.f. Cosmetics Races to Stay Ahead

The fast-beauty cosmetics brand has become a customer favourite, but growth is slowing and new competitors aim to knock the company off its perch.

Beauty

E.l.f. Cosmetics Races to Stay Ahead

The fast-beauty cosmetics brand has become a customer favourite, but growth is slowing and new competitors aim to knock the company off its perch.


Beauty

Kiko Milano May Bring in New Investor to Fund Growth

The Italian fast-beauty brand is in talks to bring in a minority investor to help fund growth in India, the Middle East and Asia.

Beauty

Kiko Milano May Bring in New Investor to Fund Growth

The Italian fast-beauty brand is in talks to bring in a minority investor to help fund growth in India, the Middle East and Asia.


News & Analysis

Report: Coty Launches $8 Billion-Equivalent Debt Refinancing

The financing — led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan — will increase its euro borrowings and add bonds to its all-loan capital structure, banking sources said.

News & Analysis

Report: Coty Launches $8 Billion-Equivalent Debt Refinancing

The financing — led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan — will increase its euro borrowings and add bonds to its all-loan capital structure, banking sources said.