CLARINS CONFIRMS IT WILL SCRAP ITS KIBIO RANGE
January 1st, 2013
CLARINS has confirmed that it will suspend its entire Kibio range of natural cosmetics and toiletry products in mid-February. Launched as a start-up in 2006, Clarins fully acquired Kibio in early 2010 and expanded its range of face and body care products, most containing natural ingredients based on floral distillates instead of water. But Kibio has experienced heavy managerial turnover as the parent company struggled to make headway in the international organic C&T market. “We may have made mistakes, launching too many products,” said Olivier ...
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