Skincare

Global cannabis company based in Colombia launches CBD skincare line targeting TR

The beauty industry’s obsession with CBD isn’t slowing down and Khiron, a Colombian company whose well-being unit has produced the first branded CBD skincare line in Latin America, Kuida, is targeting travel retail as a key channel for international distribution. Incorporated as a public company in Canada, Khiron is based in Colombia with manufacturing in […]

Estée Lauder extends Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond skincare range

Estée Lauder’s potent New Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Transformative Energy Dual Infusion skin treatment is now available in downtown and airport travel retail locations worldwide. The treatment combines a double concentration of Black Diamond Truffle Extract with Re-Nutriv’s latest youth-sustaining technology to produce skin that feels firmer, and looks more sculpted, radiant and even-toned. The product […]

L’Occitane to embark on Plastic Odyssey journey that aims to recycle plastics into useful products

French luxury beauty brand L’Occitane has teamed up with Plastic Odyssey to support its three year sailing expedition to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans. The 40,000 nautical mile journey will feature 33 stopovers on the most polluted coasts of Latin America, Asia and Africa, where the crew will demonstrate the economic value and […]

ELC travel retail executives Israel Assa and Javier Simon are promoted and join executive leadership team

The Estée Lauder Companies has announced the promotions of two key leaders within the Travel Retail business — Israel Assa and Javier Simon — reflecting the growing strategic importance of the channel to the company. Both Assa and Simon are familiar to the industry in the Americas, as they held senior positions in ELC’s travel […]

Luxury concepts propel Shiseido Group to outperform the markets in the Americas

  Beauty company Shiseido, which counts several high-end luxury brands within its fragrance and cosmetics portfolio, reports results that are well above market trends, particularly in the travel retail Americas channel. The Miami-based division of the giant Japanese company, which recently moved into its stunning new office space in the heart of Miami’s Brickell Avenue, […]

Givenchy embraces its Born Couture heritage as the guiding principle for its beauty story

Following the very successful launch and rollout of last year’s star fragrance Givenchy L’Interdit EDP, which the company says enjoyed an “impeccable execution” in terms of aligning with the couture, the LVMH brand is now extending its momentum with two major product introductions. This September, Givenchy launches L’Interdit EDT, the continuation to last year’s fragrance […]