Estée Lauder: The woman behind the brand May 2, 2017 Estée Lauder's story could have started on the stage. Before her head was filled with visions of making women beautiful, the woman who would revolutionise the cosmetics industry wanted to be an actress. But, the business of beauty pumped through her veins. Stage Gem Estée toyed with becoming an actress, as she believed that “actresses [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open May 3, 2016 Oil prices are falling and Australian central bankers are getting jumpy. Here's what you need to know before the US markets open. Markets look set for a sharply lower open, following their European counterparts southwards. Many seem to have taken the old adage of "sell in May and go away," to heart it seems. S&P [...]
Estee lauder glows with higher profits May 5, 2015 Shares in makeup and skincare company Estee Lauder climbed four per cent yesterday, to $86.90, after reporting better-than-expected profit. It made $272.1m (£179m) in the first three months of 2015 compared with $213.2m in the same period a year ago. Sales climbed one per cent to $2.58bn globally.
City Moves for 16 February 2016 | Who’s switching jobs February 16, 2016 Graydon Business information specialist Graydon has announced the appointment of Rob Veneboer as its new group chief operating officer. Rob is an experienced business leader in the online information industry. In his previous role, Rob was managing director business information solutions for LexisNexis International. For 10 years, he worked for LexisNexis as managing director in [...]
Best UK companies to work for in 2016: Jaguar Land Rover, AstraZeneca and Harrods top the list January 14, 2016 Jaguar Land Rover, AstraZeneca and Harrods are the top three UK companies to work for, according to a ranking by Statista, which was compiled for Bloomberg. Other household names comprising the top 10 included Adidas, Dyson, Microsoft, Estee Lauder, Sky, Frankie and Benny's and Rolls-Royce. Those working in the professional services were most likely to recommend their employer, while employees in [...]
Fed minutes at centre of focus – New York Report August 16, 2015 INVESTORS will comb through Wednesday’s minutes of the most recent Federal Reserve meeting for indications on how it will react to the recent yuan devaluation and the further decline in oil prices. The recent outperformance of bank shares and underperformance of utilities, both on expectations of higher Treasury yields, support current market bets that the [...]
The Chinese love affair with life’s little luxuries August 13, 2015 The seemingly rampant early success of brands such as Louis Vuitton a decade ago was largely due to the novelty of designer goods in China. Angelica Cheung, Vogue China’s editor in chief, likened the first glut of luxury goods in China to food being given to the starving. The well-heeled are now extremely [...]
Wall St rises as home building sentiment up – New York Report August 17, 2015 US STOCKS rose yesterday after strong economic data boosted the housing sector and as investors bought recently battered shares in biotech and media. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 67.78 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 17,545.18, the S&P 500 gained 10.9 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 2,102.44 and the Nasdaq Composite added 43.46 [...]
I want that: On our shopping list this month July 2, 2015 BLEU DE CHANEL £80/150ML, SELFRIDGES.COM Bleu de Chanel is our top summer scent. The peppery, citrusy top notes and ginger and sandalwood base notes make it a distinctly masculine fragrance. WEMPE HELIORO BRACELET €695-€795, WEMPE.COM This leather chord bracelet with a rose gold (€695) or white gold (€795) pendant, available in a [...]
Coty lands sweet smelling $12bn Procter & Gamble beauty deal July 9, 2015 In a transaction valued at $12.5bn (£8.1bn), multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) has agreed to sell 43 of its brands to global beauty products manufacturer Coty. The various brands acquired by Coty include Max Factor, Hugo Boss and Lacoste, and all compete in the hair care, retail cosmetics and fine fragrance sectors. [...]