Latin America’s hair care market quickly bounced back in 2016, to record 4.3% value growth in current terms, following a weak 2015. Brazil’s water crisis and political and economic turmoil, dampened growth, and negative habit persistence on the back ...

Coty has been undergoing a significant transformation. Having historically relied on fragrances to generate most of its revenue, the company is now diversifying its portfolio in terms of both category and region. The integration of Procter & Gamble’s...

The beauty and personal care industry made steady gains in 2016 driven by the premium segment and active categories, notably colour cosmetics in North America. Forecasts point to Asia Pacific as the growth stimulus as more consumers embark on a ...

Strong growth was witnessed over the review period for almost all categories within beauty and personal care in Kenya. A number of factors influenced this performance, including the fact that growth was from a low base for some categories, whilst ...

L'Oréal leads the global beauty and personal care industry. As it faces dynamic niche brands, the company is stepping up acquisition activity and alliances with beauty tech start-ups to renew its portfolio and innovation strategy. As smart ...

Despite Revlon’s multinational presence, it remains heavily reliant on the mature US market, where it is struggling to maintain relevance with its flagship brand. A slow innovation pipeline has been to the detriment of all its colour cosmetics ...

While Henkel recorded another year of positive growth in beauty in 2016, the company faces various challenges including a narrow focus, mainly emerging from hair care, and difficulty penetrating lucrative emerging markets. Henkel lacks visibility in ...

Beauty and personal care registered a good performance in 2016, seeing a small increase in value growth compared with the review period average, even though some categories, such as colour cosmetics, witnessed a slight slowdown. Additionally, growth ...

2016 saw a stagnant year for beauty and personal care. Some of the products stood out for their innovation and marketing efforts in 2016; however, Hong Kong has lost its lure for tourists from both the mainland and from abroad. On the other hand, ...

Understanding the key purchasing drivers and expectations of the growing demographic of senior consumers is becoming a strategic priority for beauty players. Over 60s provide rich opportunities for companies that get their products, services and ...

Japanese beauty and personal care company Shiseido Co Ltd ranked ninth globally in 2016. The company is undergoing a strategic overhaul to rebuild current businesses in Japan and China, and grow sales internationally. Key focuses abroad include ...

Beauty and personal care recorded positive current value growth in 2016, despite the increasing maturity of certain categories. Growth was driven primarily by rising urbanisation, as well as increasing consumer awareness and lifestyle changes. In ...

Consumers in Morocco are experiencing growing purchasing power, along with growing awareness of beauty and personal care products. This benefited sales in the beauty and personal care industry a great deal as 8% current value growth was recorded in ...

Procter & Gamble is the world’s second largest beauty and personal care company, accounting for approximately 8% global market value share. The divestment of the selected 41 beauty brands in 2016 resulted in near complete withdrawal from colour ...

Sales of beauty and personal care products registered stable growth in 2016, signalled by a general improvement in consumer confidence and a higher demand for premium and luxury products. Manufacturers continued to respond with innovation and ...

Beauty and personal care in Indonesia in 2016 recorded strong value growth. Indonesian consumers are becoming increasingly aware of their wellbeing and as such, this is boosting sales of the market. Beauty products such as colour cosmetics are ...

Lower price inflation in 2016 compared with the review period resulted in value growth being lower than the growth registered over the review period. Lower inflation, however, helped improve manufacturers’ margins. As inflation is expected to remain ...

In 2016, beauty and personal care in the United Arab Emirates recorded slower growth compared with 2015, due to the ripple effect of the falling oil and gold prices, which have been declining since late 2014. Although diversification into many other ...

In 2017, beauty and personal care experienced healthy retail value growth although it was slower compared with 2016 due to high maturity in most product categories. In the past, people used to buy unbranded products which were cheap and sold widely ...

Niche labels effectively exploit consumer megatrends to drive innovation and fill gaps missed by legacy brands. Several new entrants embody qualities that target healthy and clean living, and personalised and experiential features. Their force is ...