India: Mibelle to target the Asian market through new partner
Mibelle, a private label cosmetics producer that is part of the Swiss retail group Migros, is seeking to make its products available in India through a cooperation agreement between Migros and Indian retail firm Future Group. Migros CEO Luigi Pedrocchi commented on the move by stating that the objective was to develop new brands and […]
Shower gel turns to perfumery for fragrance inspiration
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 20th August 2015: This week Gama takes a look at a new effort to innovate with fragrance in the soap market through the launch of a product that marries the aspirational appeal of premium perfumery with the durability of scent release technology – Caress Forever Body Wash. Touted […]
Brazil: Unilever to invest R$600 million in new plant
Unilever is investing R$600 million ($172 million) in a new plant and a distribution centre in Pernambuco, Brazil, according to a report in Diario de Pernambuco. The investment is said to be largest amount invested by the group in a new manufacturing complex in Brazil this year. Building work is reportedly scheduled to start next […]
‘Snowflake’ sun spray turns summer to winter
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 6th August 2015: New developments in sun care technology that effectively turn summer into winter feature in this week’s Innovation Insight, as we take a look at a new refreshing spray that claims to deliver sun protection in the form of ‘snowflakes’ – Recipe Snow Flower […]
Germany: Drogerie Markt moves into online retail
Drogerie Markt (DM), Germany’s leading retailer of health & beauty products and housewares, is expanding for the first time into online retail, according to a report in Lebensmittel Praxis. Launched on the 14th July, the e-commerce platform allows consumers to choose from a range of 11,000 products that is similar to that available in DM’s […]
Denmark: Carlsberg unveils male grooming series
Carlsberg Laboratories, the research and development arm of Carlsberg Breweries, has announced that it has joined forces with cosmetics producer Urtegaarden to develop a series of male-specific grooming products that claim to feature the same ingredients as Carlsberg beer. The new line is to include a shampoo, a conditioner and a body lotion, each available […]
China: JD.com and Unilever partner in e-commerce strategy
Unilever is opening a store on the e-commerce platform JD.Com which will enable it to sell branded items to the Chinese market. In a statement, JD.com said that some of Unilever’s best-known health and beauty brands such as Ponds, Dove, Vaseline and Lux would be featured, including three product lines from Lux’s shampoo range that […]
Austria: Maesa Group to acquire P2 Cosmetics
Maesa Group, a firm specialized in the design and manufacture of private label and exclusive beauty products, has announced that it is to acquire P2 Cosmetics, an Austria-based producer of makeup products with distribution exclusively through the German retail chain Drogerie Markt (DM). Founded in 2004 as a division of Palmers Textil, P2 Cosmetics offers […]
Ireland: Perrigo acquires OTC brands from GSK
The Ireland-based company Perrigo, the world’s largest manufacturer of OTC products and supplier of infant formulas, has announced a deal through which it will acquire well-known OTC brands from GSK. The acquisitions include the NiQuitin nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) business, primarily in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Brazil; Novartis’s legacy Australian NRT business, including […]
USA: Henkel and Coty size up P&G hair & beauty businesses – reports
Henkel and Coty have made offers to buy separate parts of P&G’s beauty businesses, worth up to a combined $12 billion, according to a report in Reuters quoting “people familiar with the matter”. The sale of one or more personal care assets would be in line with the stated strategy of P&G’s new CEO, AG […]