Asia / Pacific
The L’Occitane Group has a new Regional Managing Director Travel Retail APAC
The L’Occitane Group (L’Occitane en Provence, L’Occitane au Brésil, Melvita, Erborian, LimeLife, Elemis, Sol de Janeiro, Dr. Vranjes) has...
Sephora to exit South Korea after more than 4 years in the country
In a statement posted on Sephora Korea’s social media accounts, the LVMH-owned prestige beauty retailer said it would gradually terminate...
AS Watson Group appoints co-managing directors of Watsons China
AS Watson Group has appointed Fred Chan and Vivian Nie as Co-Managing Directors of Watsons China, succeeding Kulvinder Birring, current...
Shiseido plans 1,500 job cuts in Japan through anticipated retirement program
The Japanese cosmetics giant intends to transform its business in Japan. The plans includes an early retirement incentive plan for...
L’Occitane opens duty free pop-up store and new boutique in Sanya, Hainan
L’Occitane has opened its first hotel experiential concept in global travel retail and across China. The new L’Occitane Hotel pop-up is...
New Zealand’s EPA updates regulation on cosmetic products to ban PFAS
New Zealand is set to become one of the first countries to ban substances often described as "forever chemicals" from cosmetic products....
Ushopal leads new investment round of Chinese fragrance brand Documents
Chinese luxury beauty and retail group Ushopal has led a new multi-million dollar round of financing of high-end Chinese fragrance brand,...
Silab expands in Asia with new subsidiary in Japan
The French manufacturer of natural active ingredients for the cosmetics and dermocosmetics markets has opened a new commercial subsidiary...
Coty joins forces with House of Beauty to boost presence in India
The global beauty group seeks to expand the footprint of its business in India. Strategic plans include the appointment of Rizwan Mulla,...
Barentz strengthens Asia footprint with the acquisition of Radian in India
Barentz International, a global life science and specialty performance ingredients distributor, headquartered in Hoofddorp, The...