Company Profile
Nov 2020
As the beauty and personal care world sees a growing interest in premium beauty, Johnson & Johnson’s mass-heavy portfolio is holding steady through its power brands Neutrogena, Aveeno and Listerine. While the company is seeing a slowdown in growth, ...
Company Profile
Oct 2020
Coty ranks highly in its key categories of colour cosmetics and fragrances, but faces intense competition from the rise of indie brands. The COVID-19 pandemic will also bring further obstacles for Coty’s portfolio, due to its discretionary nature and...
Company Profile
Sep 2020
As beauty and personal care sees growth for indie players and private label, Beiersdorf is looking to raise its profile through incubators. Through repositioning Nivea, launching new circular products and running a K-beauty incubator, Beiersdorf saw ...
Company Profile
Sep 2020
Estée Lauder Cos Inc performed above the industry average in 2019, helped by the Estée Lauder and La Mer brands, skin care, and online sales in the US and China. China is growing in importance, especially in colour cosmetics, which is expected to see...
Company Profile
Nov 2019
Colgate-Palmolive saw growth in 2018 but failed to keep pace with the overall beauty and personal care industry. The company continues to see robust growth in oral care, but is slowing relative to local competitors, which are finding new ways to ...
Company Profile
Nov 2019
Unilever continued to perform well, but slower than the industry average in 2018. Its growth was supported by sustained performance of its staple brands in core categories. The company’s acquisition of trendy, premium brands, such as Tatcha, ...
Company Profile
Sep 2019
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...
Company Profile
Jun 2019
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...
Company Profile
Dec 2018
Henkel recorded another year of positive growth in beauty in 2017, however the company continues to perform below industry average due to its strong historic reliance on colourants, a category with limited prospects. To ensure future growth, Henkel ...
Company Profile
Oct 2018
In 130 years of existence, Kao Corp has achieved some notable successes. It is the 10th largest beauty and personal care (BPC) player worldwide, and has respected skin care expertise. In the wake of J-Beauty, Kao has pushed to expand internationally ...
Company Profile
Aug 2018
Procter & Gamble reshaped the global beauty and personal care landscape when it divested more than 40 brands to a rival group in 2016. Two years later, the group is rationalising its portfolio by capitalising on its major brands and acquiring niche ...
Strategy Briefing
Jul 2018
Muslim consumers increasingly seek beauty products that align with their religious beliefs while not compromising their modern Western European values. Lack of halal certification standards, and low consumer awareness of the benefits of halal ...
Strategy Briefing
Jul 2018
Skin care sales in Eastern Europe have shown unspectacular results as weak economies in the region’s largest countries have hindered sales. Turnovers are picking up with shoppers becoming more affluent as well as educated. Previously unseen brands ...
Strategy Briefing
Mar 2018
Continuing improvement in consumer and business sentiment, and reviving investments bring positive forecasts to GDP growth in major economies. This drives positive momentum in beauty, whose prospects are getting rosier. US is the main source of ...
Company Profile
Jan 2018
Avon is at a crossroads following the disposal of its historic North American market in 2016. In theory, this step has freed it from a market where it struggled, allowing it to focus on more dynamic international markets. However, the anticipated ...
Company Profile
Dec 2017
Natura Cosméticos SA is struggling to maintain its robust growth trajectory as the tough macro environment shaping its domestic market hinders growth. Nevertheless, the company’s natural product offering continues to grow in popularity across Latin ...
Strategy Briefing
Aug 2017
Q3 saw negligible but positive changes to the top line projected growth of the beauty and personal care industry. Markets which, as recent as 2016, held much hope for the industry’s immediate future, including Saudi Arabia and China, have tapered off...
Strategy Briefing
Aug 2017
Despite the rapid growth of e-commerce over the last decade, store-based retailing continues to dominate the distribution landscape, accounting for 83% of global sales in beauty and personal care in 2016. The physical selling space is constantly ...
Company Profile
Jul 2017
Amway Corp saw a sharp decline in beauty and personal care sales over 2011-2016. Its main problem is plummeting sales in China, its largest market, as it has come under threat from other direct sellers, local competitors and weakening demand for its ...
Strategy Briefing
Jun 2017
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 ...
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