Beauty and Personal Care

Shiseido Co Ltd is accelerating its growth activities by collaborating with Asian retailers for big data-based product developments and nurturing premium brands in Europe. The company’s current geographic diversification to the Americas and Europe is...

Latin America is the fourth largest hair care region worldwide. Sales in recent years have mainly been impacted by the region’s economic crisis, particularly in Brazil, the largest market. Growth is expected to rebound, as regional per capita ...

Men’s grooming in Latin America grew over the review period as the category bounced back in 2017 and 2018 following poor performance in 2016. Fragrances dominates the region’s sales, yet men’s toiletries sales are expanding as men further engage with...

Amidst growing competition, changing consumer demand and surging product innovation, it is challenging for Beiersdorf to match industry growth. The company is looking to become more agile to withstand competition from indie brands, with the launch of...

Beauty innovators generally have the power to disrupt markets, predominantly through route to market and the brand value proposition. The case studies or “beauty innovators” selected by our in-country analysts, are newly established local businesses ...

Estee Lauder Cos Inc has seen above-industry level growth, driven by China and emerging markets, online channels, and skincare. Most brands grew, including Estée Lauder, La Mer, and MAC, despite macro volatilities and challenges, like Brexit and ...

In 2018, Asia Pacific generated 32% of global bath and shower sales. The region is far from mature, as per capita spending on bath and shower is only 20% of that in Western Europe and 13% of that in North America. Bar soap remains the main sales ...

Wellness and sustainability drive the beauty and personal care industry globally and across all channels. Asia Pacific remains a major engine of growth for internet retailing, while Latin America’s direct selling giants expand to other regions ...

Euromonitor’s August Q3 update reveals a downgrade in beauty and personal care (BPC), but overall growth remained unchanged at a CAGR of 4%. Uncertainty around the Brexit, Emerging Markets Slowdown, Global Crisis, Eurozone Recession and US-China ...

Colour cosmetics in Asia Pacific grew significantly over 2013-2018, driven by urbanisation, growing consumer sophistication and rising purchasing power. Facial make-up and lip products were the best performers in the region, supported by fashion ...

Despite leading fragrances globally, Coty’s reliance on mature markets to generate the majority of sales is becoming a hindrance to current performance. As a result, Coty has announced a turnaround strategy to enhance its brand portfolio and discover...

In 2018, Asia Pacific generated 32% of global hair care sales, and is predicted to see the largest value increase over the forecast period. The region is far from mature, as per capita spending on hair care is only 15-20% of that in Western Europe ...

Women remain the target group for beauty companies, but this is changing. In the era of gender fluidity, taboos over gender and traditional social roles are being challenged. It’s no surprise that beauty players are increasingly focusing on ...

The Philippines is one of Asia’s fastest-growing countries, with real GDP set to increase by 6.3% in 2019 after gains of 6.2% in 2018. With low unemployment and rising disposable income consumer confidence is improving which is helping to drive ...

Eastern Europe remains small in terms of global spending on colour cosmetics. Growth dynamics is undermined by increasing price competitiveness and economic difficulties in largest markets such as Russia and Ukraine. Facial make up benefits from ...

Beauty and personal care maintained a good performance in Germany in 2018, seeing slightly better current value growth than in 2017. The volume growth of personal care products continued to be healthy despite maturity, in line with population growth....

Mary Kay Inc is focused on improving its struggling performance in China, capitalising on growth of colour cosmetics in North America and Latin America, and rebranding to attract younger audiences. The best opportunities are in Latin America, helping...

Beauty and personal care saw a positive performance in current value terms in Switzerland in 2018, although growth was rather modest. Sun care saw the strongest growth, driven by higher consumer awareness of the dangers of sun exposure, whilst skin ...

Beauty and personal care recorded stable current value growth in Austria in 2018, although the performance varied strongly between different categories. Growth was mainly driven by increasing consumer interest and strong demand in colour cosmetics, ...

Egypt is witnessing stabilisation in prices and the economy. Consumers of beauty and personal care have adapted psychologically to higher prices since the inflation spike in 2017. In doing so, consumers focus on buying products that are priced ...