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 Parlux struggles in first quarter |
US fragrance manufacturer Parlux Fragrances has reported a net loss of $4.9m and a 26% drop in sales for its first quarter 2009. Net sales fell to $23.3m from $31.4m during the same period last year, a drop the company 
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| L’Oréal denies altering Beyonce’s skin tone in ad |
French beauty group L’Oréal has categorically denied that it lightened the skin tone of African-American R&B star Beyonce Knowles, spokesperson for the L’Oréal Paris brand, in a recent US print ad, after a celebrity
Friday, August 8, 2008 |
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| Foreign perfumeries soar for Douglas |
German retailer Douglas Holding saw foreign sales for its perfumery activity exceed domestic sales for the first time in the fiscal nine-month period ended June 30. Turnover from the chain’s 678 doors outside Germany
Friday, August 8, 2008 |
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| Avon, The Body Shop win over UK consumers |
British personal-care consumers have rated US direct-sales beauty retailer Avon and UK natural beauty retailer The Body Shop as market leaders when it comes to product range and quality, a new report by market research
Friday, August 8, 2008 |
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Umesh Dhand,
Aditya Birla Retail |
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Rupen Meyhan,
Olay Kimya |
India’s Aditya Birla Retail Ltd is the retail arm of industrial conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. The group is expected to double its store strength by year-end 
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In a market riddled with sluggish per-capita income growth and remolded by consolidation, Turkey-based distributor Olay Kimya is betting on exclusivity.
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Making scent naturally
Despite growing interest on the part of consumers and manufacturers for natural products, the perfumery industry still lacks any |
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Anatomy of a relaunch
When the 160-year old beauty company Pond’s (Unilever) decided last year to relaunch for a repositioning towards the Asian |
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