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Estee Lauder CEO’s Pay Almost Triples Because of Stock Awards

Estee Lauder Cos. chief executive officer Fabrizio Freda saw his compensation almost triple to $48.4 million last year, buoyed by a stock award aimed at keeping him from leaving the cosmetics company.

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Estee Lauder CEO’s Pay Almost Triples Because of Stock Awards

Estee Lauder Cos. chief executive officer Fabrizio Freda saw his compensation almost triple to $48.4 million last year, buoyed by a stock award aimed at keeping him from leaving the cosmetics company.


Beauty

Op-Ed | It's Time to End Beauty As Usual

The personal care and beauty industries are severely under-regulated in the US, resulting in weak consumer protections against harmful ingredients, argues Gregg Renfrew of Beautycounter.

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Op-Ed | It's Time to End Beauty As Usual

The personal care and beauty industries are severely under-regulated in the US, resulting in weak consumer protections against harmful ingredients, argues Gregg Renfrew of Beautycounter.


Financial Markets

Slimmed-Down Avon Tops Profit Estimates

Avon soared the most in more than five months after second-quarter profit topped analysts’ estimates, helped by cost cuts and improving sales.

Financial Markets

Slimmed-Down Avon Tops Profit Estimates

Avon soared the most in more than five months after second-quarter profit topped analysts’ estimates, helped by cost cuts and improving sales.


News & Analysis

L’Oreal to Acquire IT Cosmetics for $1.2 Billion in Cash

L’Oreal SA agreed to acquire IT Cosmetics for $1.2 billion in cash, adding more than 300 skin-care and makeup products to its lineup.

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L’Oreal to Acquire IT Cosmetics for $1.2 Billion in Cash

L’Oreal SA agreed to acquire IT Cosmetics for $1.2 billion in cash, adding more than 300 skin-care and makeup products to its lineup.


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Avon Will Go Ahead With Move to UK Despite Brexit Vote

Avon Products said Britain’s vote to leave the European Union won’t change management’s plan to move its headquarters to the UK.

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Avon Will Go Ahead With Move to UK Despite Brexit Vote

Avon Products said Britain’s vote to leave the European Union won’t change management’s plan to move its headquarters to the UK.


Beauty

Beauty Brands Eye Up Iran

Despite — or perhaps partly because of — strict Islamic dress codes, cosmetics sales in Iran are among the highest in the Middle East.

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Beauty Brands Eye Up Iran

Despite — or perhaps partly because of — strict Islamic dress codes, cosmetics sales in Iran are among the highest in the Middle East.


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Revlon Names Colgate Executive Fabian Garcia as Its Next CEO

Revlon Inc. named Fabian Garcia as its next chief executive officer, turning to a Colgate-Palmolive Co. veteran to revamp the cosmetics company.

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Revlon Names Colgate Executive Fabian Garcia as Its Next CEO

Revlon Inc. named Fabian Garcia as its next chief executive officer, turning to a Colgate-Palmolive Co. veteran to revamp the cosmetics company.


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Avon Reaches Truce With Barington Capital to Avoid Proxy Fight

Avon Products Inc., targeted by activists led by Barington Capital Group and NuOrion Partners AG, reached a settlement with the investor group, avoiding a potential proxy fight at the cosmetics company’s annual meeting.

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Avon Reaches Truce With Barington Capital to Avoid Proxy Fight

Avon Products Inc., targeted by activists led by Barington Capital Group and NuOrion Partners AG, reached a settlement with the investor group, avoiding a potential proxy fight at the cosmetics company’s annual meeting.


Beauty

China Changes Online Import Tax Rules, a Move to Help Cosmetics

China is changing tax rules for imported goods that are sold online in a move that will see beauty products such as eye creams and moisturising gels from L’Oreal SA’s Lancome and Korea’s Amorepacific Corp. becoming cheaper for Chinese consumers.

Beauty

China Changes Online Import Tax Rules, a Move to Help Cosmetics

China is changing tax rules for imported goods that are sold online in a move that will see beauty products such as eye creams and moisturising gels from L’Oreal SA’s Lancome and Korea’s Amorepacific Corp. becoming cheaper for Chinese consumers.


Beauty

Unilever Said to Name Olivier Ricard as CEO of REN Skincare

Unilever has appointed beauty industry veteran Olivier Ricard to run the REN skincare business it acquired last year.

Beauty

Unilever Said to Name Olivier Ricard as CEO of REN Skincare

Unilever has appointed beauty industry veteran Olivier Ricard to run the REN skincare business it acquired last year.


Beauty

Will Customised Beauty (Finally) Work?

A number of new brands are attempting to crack open the market for personalised beauty. Can they succeed where so many others have failed?

Beauty

Will Customised Beauty (Finally) Work?

A number of new brands are attempting to crack open the market for personalised beauty. Can they succeed where so many others have failed?


News & Analysis

Avon to Move Headquarters to UK and Cut 2,500 Jobs

Avon Products Inc., which split off its North American operations earlier this month, plans to eliminate about 2,500 jobs and shift its headquarters to the UK in a cost-cutting move.

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Avon to Move Headquarters to UK and Cut 2,500 Jobs

Avon Products Inc., which split off its North American operations earlier this month, plans to eliminate about 2,500 jobs and shift its headquarters to the UK in a cost-cutting move.