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LVMH MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE POSITION ON RUSSIAN MARKET WHILE PRICES ARE LOW
FRENCH luxury group conglomerate LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) has consolidated its position in Russia by acquiring a 100% stake in Ile de Beauté, one of Russia’s leading cosmetics chains.
The deal was signed on January 16 with Igor Denisov, a Russian businessman and the founder of Ile de Beauté, which, to date, has operated the retail business together with LVMH, in the form of a joint venture.…
EASTERN EUROPE’S SLOW BUT STEADY GROWTH A WORLD AWAY FROM POST-COMMUNIST GROWTH HEYDAY
MANY personal care product markets in eastern and central Europe are growing slowly, with incremental growth being tapped especially by major international brands who have squeezed out local players with their solid pricing and reliable quality.
But with natural cosmetics rising in popularity, there is still space for innovative smaller players with sufficient local roots and knowhow to appeal to consumers in what remains an extremely diverse region in terms of culture and consumer habits.…
EASTERN EUROPE’S SLOW BUT STEADY GROWTH A WORLD AWAY FROM POST-COMMUNIST GROWTH HEYDAY
MANY personal care product markets in eastern and central Europe are growing slowly, with incremental growth being tapped especially by major international brands who have squeezed out local players with their solid pricing and reliable quality.
But with natural cosmetics rising in popularity, there is still space for innovative smaller players with sufficient local roots and knowhow to appeal to consumers in what remains an extremely diverse region in terms of culture and consumer habits.…
ITALY’S COSMETICS PRODUCERS GROW FAST THANKS TO ROBUST EXPORT PERFORMANCE
The Italian beauty and personal care industry has headed into 2017 with optimism, on the heels of a still slow yet solid recovery in the domestic market and the strengthening of its competitive edge in foreign markets. Although the most recent confirmed data goes back only to 2015, industry association Cosmetica Italia’s latest forecast for the sector, released in July 2016 and entitled, ‘Economic Forecasts, Trends and Investments in the Cosmetics Sector – July 2016’, gives a good idea on the 2016 year-end results we can expect from the Italian cosmetics industry.…
LIBRARIES MUST BE ALLOWED E-BOOK LICENCES UNDER THE NEW EU COPYRIGHT REFORMS, SAYS MEP
Libraries should be allowed e-book licences across the European Union (EU), the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the European Commission’s proposed copyright reforms, Maltese MEP Therese Cachia Comodino will propose later this year, a Brussels hearing has been told. A position paper from the MEP circulated on Wednesday (January 11) said that if the rights holders are fairly compensated and technical measures allow effective control of the lent work, libraries should be allowed to hold and lend e-books in all 28 member states.…
CHINA BECOMES A HOTBED FOR COACHING
PROFESSIONAL coaching in China is starting to move into the mainstream, with the sector increasingly welcomed into businesses, whether foreign or locally-owned. Indeed, the Shanghai operation of the International Coach Federation witnessed a surge in coaching activities within mainland China’s most important commercial centre last year. …
SOUTH KOREAN COATINGS BUSINESS FACING INDUSTRY SEGMENT WEAKNESSES BUT GROWTH IN ECO-PAINTS
The South Korean coatings market, estimated by Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney Inc, a New Jersey, USA-based consulting firm for the polymer and chemical industries, at 840,000 tonnes worth USD3.5 billion in 2016, has been challenging for suppliers in 2016-17, as demand is affected by two opposite trends.…
CHINESE TEXTILE AND GARMENT SECTORS MOVING UP A GEAR THROUGH ‘MADE IN CHINA 2025’ POLICY
CHINA’S textile sector is feeling positive about the Chinese government’s ambitious ‘Made in China 2025’ national strategy, hoping it will guide producers towards sustainable growth.
The policy was unveiled in May 2015 by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. It is designed to move the entire Chinese manufacturing sector away from low value-added activities to medium- and high-end operations in just 10 years’ time.…
FINLAND’S VALMET GOING STRONG AS IT EXPANDS ITS MERCEDES RELATIONSHIP IN 2017
FINLAND’S independent contract car maker Valmet Automotive (VA) is experiencing a remarkable renaissance thanks to orders from Germany’s Mercedes-Benz, growth that is expected to continue with support from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
VA’s breakthrough came when it signed a deal with Daimler in July 2012 to make more than 100,000 Mercedes Series A models between 2013 and 2017.…
EAGER TO LEAD AUTOMATED VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT, ONTARIO CHAMPIONS TESTING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES ON ITS ROADS
A FIRST pilot test of automated vehicles is now underway within the Canadian province of Ontario, using a groundbreaking regulatory system designed to encourage tech and auto firms to undertake such research and development.
The pilot, which began November 28, takes advantage of a provincial law, in place since January 1 (2016), which allows companies to test self-driving vehicles on Ontario roads.…