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Kline’s Nikola Matic, drawing upon many years of extensive and international market-research, will be at in-cosmetics Barcelona on April 17, 2012 where he’ll share timely specialty actives insights and trends gleaned from Kline’s recently published report Specialty Actives in Personal Care 2011: Multi-Regional Market Analysis and Opportunities.
The recent news of L’Oréal’s acquisition of Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc., the marketer of Clarisonic, comes as no surprise to us at Kline. L’Oréal has a long and solid history of growing its business by acquiring and developing dynamic brands… Matrix, Kiehl’s, Skinceuticals, and Essie, just to name a few. L’Oréal is a leader in
Alternate retail channels are white hot in the beauty business, having grown sales nearly $1 billion since 2005. Instead of trying to figure out how to compete, traditional bricks-and-mortar brands should take a page from the alternate channel playbook and leverage these new opportunities to reach customers at their new favorite place to shop: at home. (Read more…)
Cosmoprof North America started out with a bang. My colleague Kristy Altenburg and I first hit TIGI’s “Candy Fixations” party where we enjoyed some yummy candy-inspired cocktails and left with goodie bags filled with TIGI’s latest sugarlicious launches (thanks TIGI!). We then headed over to the Professional Beauty Association (PBA)’s Get Together Party where everyone
Last Thursday I had the privilege of speaking at a session at the HBA called “A Close Look at the Personal Care Market”. I kicked off the session by sharing some highlights and data from our recently-published market research studies. I focused on the latest trends and developments which have helped the industry to recently
Is Natural Always Sustainable? A green image is more often spoken about by the media than a sustainable image. While there is a connection between offering natural products and being perceived as an environmentally friendly company, the two do not often go hand-in-hand with each other.
In this presentation, Gillian Morris, Director of the Chemicals and Materials consulting practice at Kline, will explore how such industries as aerospace, defense, textiles, coatings, medical device and pharmaceuticals
The personal care ingredients market experienced continued growth in the last few years, despite the negative effects of the slow economy. Fueled by a relatively stable consumption of cosmetics and toiletries during the crisis, the market is expected to
The U.S. market for professional skin care products is showing signs of recovery as the economy starts to rebound. However, consumers still have tight budgets and continue to be cautious with their spending, especially on
In 2009, the market size for specialty personal care ingredients in India was estimated at over 33,000 tonnes. Price sensitivity of the Indian personal care consumers contributed to the slow industry growth in the past; however,
