Markets & trends
UK retail will never be the same again
The current UK retail downturn is not simply a temporary side-effect of the recession, says Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor...
“The crisis thrashes out given ideas,” Dominique Bouvier, Strand Cosmetics Europe
Strand Cosmetics Europe just launched its new Spring/Summer Time 2010 collection. On this occasion, Dominique Bouvier, CEO, sketches out...
“Beauty industry professionals, now more than ever, need to meet,” David Bondi, ITEC France
Difficult economic times harshly affected professional tradeshows worldwide. Despite this dull context, David Bondi, president of ITEC...
Lostmac’h exports Brittany through cosmetics
Lostmarc’h, the perfumery brand, which was created in 2006 by Antoine Vuillermet is continuously progressing on foreign markets....
Luxury goods sales to drop by 10% in 2009, says Bain & Company
The luxury sector faces between a 15% and 20% decline in sales revenues during the first two quarters in 2009 (at constant exchange...
Cosmoprof: a lacklustre edition
As many other professional tradeshows, the 2009 of Cosmoprof was likely to be impacted by the current economic situation. Despite the...
“Creativity is Brazil’s main asset,” Joao Carlos Basilio Da Silva
Despite the economic crisis, Brazilian cosmetics makers still have ambitious goals on foreign markets, ABIHPEC’s President, Joao Carlos...
Marketers need to adapt their offer to seniors
Traditionally, young adults have been a key target demographic, but marketers will need to adapt in order to maximize the huge potential...
Russian market expected to slow down
According to Russian market research company, Symbol-Marketing Agency, sales of cosmetics, perfumes and toiletries should fall...
Emerging economies to drive growth of global cosmetic chemicals market
Consumers in emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil are not subject to a credit squeeze of the same magnitude as that in...
