JOIN OUR TEAM
Latin America’s share of global salon hair care sales registered a slight increase in 2020, thanks to independent stylists and the e-commerce channel, despite being hit at a level similar to the global average. Brazil was among the best performers, while Mexico was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belgium’s hot tools market grew by almost 8% in 2020, driven by the exceptional e-commerce sales of L’Oréal and Dyson in the last quarter, according to Kline’s just-published Hot Tools: Market Analysis and Opportunities report. In contrast, the other two markets covered in our study – the United Kingdom and France – declined by 2%
Last week, we had the pleasure of attending an exciting event—Hairdressers Ahead, a European congress by Coiffure EU—that raised awareness about the importance and benefits of “going green” in the salon environment. Although the topic of waste and environment is highly discussed in various industries, it’s still in the nascent stage in the salon hair
The answer is a resounding “yes” based upon the insightful and passionate discussion that took place among the panel of industry experts that convened last week at Cosmoprof North America to address the topic of data. Jerry Densk, L’Oréal Vice President of Consumer and Market Intelligence; Rick Kornbluth, CEO of Kevin.Murphy; and Sydney Berry, CEO/Co-Owner
NYX, the now L’Oréal-owned mass cosmetics brand that has taken the beauty market by storm, opened its first retail locations in Arcadia and Torrance, CA, in October. The brand has already opened a third location in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and plans to open at least two additional locations in California before the end of the
Acquisition activity has greatly altered the landscape of the global professional beauty industry in the past few years. L’Oréal is now the clear leader and only major player to have a leadership role in all three sectors of professional beauty: hair care, skin care, and nail care. The company has long held the #1 spot
L’Oréal’s announcement yesterday on October 20, 2014 regarding its agreement to acquire Carol’s Daughter, a multicultural naturally-inspired brand that emerged during the 1990s, underlines the timeliness of the research contained in our Multicultural Beauty and Grooming Products: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities, which will be published very shortly. For more insights, view our recent press release
After a lull following the global recession of 2009, merger and acquisition activity heated back up in 2013 and strongly continues into 2014. Among the most notable transactions so far this year are Henkel’s acquisition of three U.S. professional hair care brands, Sexy Hair, Alterna, and Kenra; Bayer’s purchase of Merck’s OTC and consumer care
Kline & Company has seen the salon hair care market change a lot over the past almost 20 years of analysis. In its latest Salon Hair Care Global Series report, Kline shows that Asia is a growing contributor to the global salon hair care industry, accounting for nearly one-third of the global market share. Moreover,
The past few years were significant for M&A activity in many industries, with the professional skin care market being no exception. Given the recent surge in acquisitions of brands in this market, one wonders what attractive opportunities still exist. Since Kline started tracking this industry in the early 2000s, nearly all of the independent brands
