The Rise of "Curation": Product Mix Tailoring Reshaped for Today’s Retail World

By: Antonia Branston, Euromonitor International

In a preview of topics in her "Keeping Traditional Distribution Channels Relevant in the Digital Age" presentation scheduled for InnoCos Europe (June 4, 2013), Branston provides an overview of "curation" and strategies helping retailers to thrive in a changing environment.

Emerging Markets Drive Beiersdorf's 5.4% Sales Growth

Nivea recorded sales growth of 5.7% as against the prior-year quarter, and Eucerin generated a 9.4% increase in sales as of the end of the period, while La Prairie saw an 8.2% increase.

CEW(UK) Names 2013 Beauty Award Winners

The winners will be featured in a variety of unique retail opportunities, including through Superdrug, Harrods, QVC and more.

Shiseido Net Sales Down 0.7%

The Japanese beauty company saw domestic cosmetic sales down 2.2%, but global sales painted a brighter picture, edging up 0.8% to ¥322.3 billion and growing 2.5% on local currency terms.

Euromonitor Defines "New Beauty Power" at 2013 in-cosmetics

By: Abby Penning

With the beauty industry seemingly taking the divergent paths of multifuctional or targeted when it comes to product innovation, Euromonitor theorized on how current trends and industry standings will lead to future growth during a presentation at the 2013 in-cosmetics.

Neutrogena, Listerine Help J&J Increase Sales for Q1 2013

J&J's worldwide consumer division recorded sales of $3.7 billion for the quarter.

L'Oréal Acquires Interconsumer Products Limited

The acquisition of ICP's brands will extend L'Oréal's knowledge of the market and its reach in Kenya and provide a regional manufacturing base for expanded operations.

L'Oréal Affirms Development of Business in China

The beauty company laid out its plans for attracting the next generation of Chinese luxury consumers, namely with the introduction of innovations like Clarisonic and Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.