Kline Analysts Say Clinique-Allergan Deal Sets Beauty Industry Precedent in Channel Diversification (The San Francisco Examiner)
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. ( Map ) - LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Beauty industry analysts at worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company are calling Thursday's announcement by Estee Lauder to marry its powerhouse Clinique brand with specialty pharmaceutical company Allergan a shrewd diversification strategy by the cosmetics maker.
More...JCPenney brings European-based beauty to C.B. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
Among the many improvements planned for the JCPenney Co. store under construction is the highly coveted access to Sephora cosmetics and beauty professionals.
More...American beauty: What’s in your makeup? (MSNBC)
Right now, there is no governing body that regulates the cosmetics industry in the U.S. But a group of young people called Teens for Safe Cosmetics is working hard to change that — and to educate consumers about the toxins that lurk in everyday grooming products.
More...IRI Expert Examines Mass Market Beauty Trends for Beauty Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
----Information Resources, Inc.: WHO: Leigh Anne Rowinski - Client Solutions, Information Resources, Inc. WHAT: The overall beauty category in the mass marketplace has enjoyed five years of solid dollar growth driven by increasing product quality, an abundance of new product launches each year, and a diversified consumer audience willing to pay a rising average price to help them look and feel ...
More...Perfume industry aims to regain prestige (International Herald Tribune)
Perfume, once a true luxury product, has become, with a few exceptions, a mere commodity in recent years, but now designer and luxury labels and the cosmetics giants are trying to restore fragrance's prestige.
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