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L'Oréal Restarts Production in Argentina

The Latin American market continues to be enticing for beauty companies, with moves from multinationals such as L’Oréal and Unilever, as well as alliances and growth from more locally based beauty companies and brands.

Natural Beauty and Personal Care Flourish in Japan, China

Kline & Company tracks the reasons for the positive associations for natural and organic beauty products in the Asian countries.

Megan Fox Signs On as Face of New Avon Fragrance

Fox will be featured in the campaign and act as a spokeswoman for Avon Instinct, fragrances from her and him set to debut fall 2013 in Europe, with other regions following in 2014.

NPD Seeks Out Reasons Behind the Lack of Male Fragrance Wearers

According to The NPD Group, less than 64% of men in 2013 reported that they use fragrance, and only 23% wear it everyday or almost everyday.

Euromonitor Infographic Shows Fragrance Drivers for Brazil

Premium fragrances and economic development play a large part in the fragrance market in Brazil.

Unisex Fragrances to Lead Growth in Fragrance Sector in UK Up to 2017

The fragrances market in the U.K. is expected to improve following the recession, as is indicated by a value and volume CAGR of 3.5% and 3.1%, respectively, for 2017.

Fragrances Key to Health and Beauty in Australia

With Australian consumers looking for cheaper products, volumes are expected to grow slightly ahead of value, at a CAGR of 3.7% to 2017.

Market for Fragrance in Spain Sees Boost

With a value CAGR of 0.5%, fragrance is set to be one of the five fastest-growing health and beauty sectors in Spain to 2017.

Prestige Beauty Sales Gain in US, UK, Says NPD Group

A report from The NPD Group Shows investment spending is continuing via global prestige beauty sales.

Estée Lauder Records Record Net Sales of $10.18 Billion for 2013

During the fiscal year, sales growth was particularly strong in the company’s luxury brands, online and travel retail channels and overall in emerging markets, along with solid gains in several developed countries.

Fragrances Grow in Germany

The fragrance sector in Germany is expected to have a CAGR of 0.9% to 2017, says Canadean.

Elizabeth Arden Sees 8.6% Net Sales Growth for Fiscal 2013

Company chairman, president and CEO Beattie said, “Our priorities remain to accelerate the global growth of the Elizabeth Arden brand, expand sales of our fragrance portfolio, particularly internationally, and continue to drive operational efficiencies."

Inter Parfums Clocks In Q2 2013 Financial Results

Net sales of ongoing brands, excluding Burberry brand sales, increased 17% to $96.8 million from Q2 2012's $82.7 million.

Sephora Buys Interactive Digital Company Scentsa

The acquisition, which builds on a nearly five-year, exclusive partnership between Sephora and Scentsa, includes Scentsa’s custom software and intellectual property rights, making the technology platform proprietary to Sephora.

Guerilla Sampling Tactics from Fragrance Brands

A blog post from NPD Group analyst Brenna Phelan shows some of the creative ways beauty and fragrance brands are reaching out to new fans.

Fragrance Segment in Italy Plagued by Recession

The fragrance sector is expected to grow slowly in Italy over the next few years, with unisex fragrances showing the best growth potential.

Avon's Revenue Down 2% for Q2 2013

Avon CEO Shari McCoy says, "Our second quarter results reflect continued progress in stabilizing Avon's business. There is still significant work to be done to deliver sustainable performance in the near and longer term, but I'm pleased with the progress to date."

Slowed Consumer Spending Affects French Fragrance Market

Although it is the second-largest segment in France's beauty market, according to Canadean, fragrance is looking to see a serious slowdown in the country as consumers look to save.