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Luxury beauty packaging plays several important roles for a product, including functionality and demonstrating sophistication, trendsetting, elegance and the worth of the product.

L'Oréal Sales €22.9 Billion for 2013, Up 5%

Latin America proves popular for L'Oréal, as does the L'Oréal Luxe and active cosmetics divisions.

L'Oréal 2013 Sales Increase 5% to €22.98 Billion

Divisions such as professional products, active cosmetics and L'Oréal Luxe helped growth, as did growth in new markets.

JCPenny Beauty has unveiled more than 170 brands.

[update] JCPenney Beauty Brands & Locations Announced

The more than 170 brands at JCPenny Beauty will be available beginning October 15, 2021 online at jcp.com.

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A New Slant Salon Hair Care

HeatSmart Complex may be in each of its products for heat-styled hair, but from technology and package design to point-of-purchase marketing and a new business model, a different way of looking at the industry and all kinds of smarts have gone into building the ThermaFuse brand.

Bluemercury's 100th store is built upon a larger footprint and features a range of new facets. At center left is Bluemercury's Marla Beck, and at center right is Barry Beck, the retailer's co-founder and chief operating officer.

Exclusive: Bluemercury and the Power of "Hyper"

Barry Beck, COO and cofounder of Bluemercury, on the importance of hypercustomization and hyperpersonalization, as well as the future of the beauty retailer and its evolving clientele.

Retail is shifting to an increasingly sophisticated omnichannel universe that merges physical and digital retail.

[special report] Beauty Retail: Today, Near Future & Tomorrow

E-commerce, social purchasing, AI technology and more are reshaping the beauty path to purchase.

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Fenty Hair Lands at Sephora, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga Enters Sephora at Kohl's: Beauty Retail Roundup

Fenty Hair highlights its "clinically tested repair technology," Replenicore-5 complex, at the heart of the range, which is designed to "repair, strengthen, hydrate, smooth and protect at every step," per the brand.

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Beyond Personal Grooming: Spongeables Expands into Pet Care

By diversifying her company’s products, Elaine Binder, president and co-founder of Spongeables LLC—a manufacturer of human bath body buffers, recently emerged in the pet care market via the launch of Haute Dog Bath Buffer, a spa in a sponge for pets. She discusses the experience of opening up new retail and distribution opportunities through the line expansion.

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Cultivating a Luxe Bath and Body Collection for the Mass Space

Get an inside insight on the development of the new bath and body collection from Sonia Kashuk from Kashuk herself.

Direct Sales Giants Invest in Color Cosmetics

Market players are positioning themselves to take advantage of Brazilian consumers’ growing interest in makeup.

L'Oréal Sales Climb to $11.7 Billion for First Half of 2013

Strong performances from Western Europe and North America, as well as the beauty company's consumer products, active products and L'Oréal Luxe divisions, help push sales growth over 6%.

Beauty Sales Post Greatest Growth in Volume Terms in Five Years

Dynamism in toothpaste, hair care and perfume segments help volume growth; performance of direct sellers slips.

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Coming Clean on Beauty

Inside Credo's latest expansion and the future of the natural, organic, vegan and ethical consumer.

Finding Your Niche in Salon Hair Care

Salon hair care manufacturers are finding success with brand strategies that include broad product ranges aimed at answering very narrow needs, employing the latest technologies and appealing to causes and lifestyles.

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Emotional Branding—Can You Feel It?

Explore the connection between beauty products and experiences through the “scentsational” collaboration between H2O Plus and Disney.

“Our guests turn to Target for the latest in beauty, and with the addition of nearly 40 new beauty brands, we are raising the bar on our premier beauty experience, with a strong focus on our commitment to Black-owned or -founded brands and Target Clean offerings,” says Cassandra Jones, vice president and general manager, beauty and cosmetics, Target.

Inside Target's Beauty Boom Strategy

The retailer has been on a hot streak adding clean, inclusive, wellness-oriented and inclusive brands in-store and online.

Beauty Retail Roundup: Kosé, Too Faced, Pretty Smart, Tronque, Yensa

These brands have debuted at several different retailers.