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One of the most trusted eco-logos in the U.S. is the Leaping Bunny. The program was established in 1996, when several animal protection groups banded together to form the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC)–a decade before Apple introduced the iPhone. Because the commercial internet was just beginning to take shape, consumers navigated an …
Sephora is a French multinational retailer that was founded in France in 1969. Its parent company is the French multinational holding company LVMH, yet if you walk into a Sephora in, say, the capital of France, you would never be offered a Sephora credit card. Why? Because France has strict consumer protection laws such as …
When you hear the term “gray market,” your mind likely goes straight to back alleys and illegal operations. It sounds inherently shady. In the beauty industry, however, there is a major difference between a product that is flat-out illegal and one that simply took an unauthorized detour to land in your skincare routine. As clean …
The PROYA-Ulta partnership is significant since Ulta is the first major U.S. beauty retailer to bring a Chinese prestige skincare brand into physical stores at scale. PROYA, one of China’s most popular skincare brands, recently announced a partnership with Ulta Beauty — the US’s largest specialty beauty retailer. This November, its skincare lines will be …
Fragrance is one of the most powerful segments in the cosmetics industry. With Coty Inc. making headlines for doubling down on its fragrance business—particularly in China, where the market is reportedly experiencing significant growth—the company’s strategy offers a glimpse into the industry’s next chapter. Coty CEO Sue Nabi has noted that the China International Import …
Bloomage Biotech is one of China’s biotech titans and a global leader in industrialized hyaluronic-acid (HA) production. Bloomage has pushed HA into luxury formulas and helped make China an indispensable supplier of high-performing HA to brands worldwide. At the same time, Western firms investing in local Chinese ingredient innovators (for example L’Oréal’s backing of the …
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