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Zappos Tour a New Option for Cosmoprof North America 2013

Attendees to the 2013 Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) event in July can take a tour of the Zappos' headquarters in Las Vegas during the show through a collaboration with the online retailer, CPNA and the PBA.

Ulta Net Sales Up 25% for Fiscal 2012

The beauty specialty retailer had a strong showing in 2012, and in the fourth quarter, where the company saw net sales increased 30.3% over Q4 2011 to $758.8 million.

Sephora and Benefit Team Up for Beauty Insider Benefit

A pair of Benefit product are being featured as birthday gifts for members of Sephora's Beauty Insider program for 2013.

More Devices Debut at Sephora

Products from Tria Beauty are now available through the Sephora website, and soon, through its stores as well.

Q4 2012 Drops for Inter Parfums, But Full Year 2012 Shows Strength

et sales for 2012 at Inter Parfums were a record $654.1 million, or 6.3% ahead of $615.2 million in 2011. At comparable foreign currency exchange rates, net sales rose approximately 9.4%.

Settersten Assumes CFO Role at Ulta

Previously serving as acting CFO, Ulta's Scot Settersten has been promoted to CFO and assistant secretary for the beauty retailer.

Morton Salt Company Debuts Beauty Products

The company enters the beauty industry with natural epsom salt products.

PBA; Kline Announce Collaboration on Market Research Data Project

Interactive database utilizes transactional sales data from salon chains, independent salons, distributors and salon/spa software management companies; data to help identify trends, benchmark performance and evaluate competitive beauty-related sectors.

Beiersdorf Sales Up 4.7% in 2012

The company's consumer business segment—which includes skin care brands Nivea, Eucerin and La Prairie—faired well, up 5.8% to €5 billion in sales worldwide, with particularly strong showings in the Americas and Asia.

Bremann Research Labs to Debut at Kohl's

Taking a step out of its typical prestige placement, Bremann Research Labs' skin care line will now be available at Kohl's.

Symphony IRI Tracks Consumer Retail Behavior for 2012

While the economic rebound slowly builds, consumers continue to play it safe and seek value overall in their retail purchases. With this in mind, brands, manufacturers and retailers need to make the value obvious up front, according to Symphony IRI.

Luxury, Special Editions Spice Up Beauty Device Offerings

Kline tracks how the beauty device segment is encouraging more consumer engagement via exclusive options and gift-giving.

Paul Frank to Debut Cosmetics Line Via Lotta Luv Beauty

The collection, to debut later in 2013, targets tweens and teens and will feature Paul Frank's iconic monkey mascot Julius.

Euromonitor Identifies Top Trends for North, South Americas

According to Euromonitor's Sean Kreidler, ldquo;The Americas continued to be a dynamic hemisphere for beauty and personal care products in 2012 with more potential for growth in 2013.”

Carly Rae Jepsen Becomes Ambassador for Burt's Bees Brand Güd

The pop songstress will appear in a multimedia marketing campaign for the natural brand, which targets young women, that will debut this spring.

Ulta CEO Departing for Michaels

Chuck Rubin is leaving beauty retailer Ulta for arts-and-crafts and décor retailer Michaels.

Beauty Looks to the Past to See the Future

A GCI-moderated panel at Cosmoprof North America will look at how beauty trends of old are being revamped for a greater consumer impact in today's marketplace.

L'Oréal Sales Up 10.4% for 2012

The beauty company recorded sales of €22.46 billion for 2012, representing a 5.5% like-for-like increase over 2011.