MarketWatch: Personal Care - July 2008

MarketWatch: Personal Care - July 2008

Introduction

The Personal Care MarketWatch contains the latest news, analysis and opinion, covering all the month's major issues including mergers and acquisitions, marketing and regulatory issues. It covers the period from May 15 June 14 2008.

Scope

*Geographic coverage: global

*Category coverage: personal care

Highlights

Datamonitor's Personal Care MarketWatch provides monthly insight into the key events in the personal care industry

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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
INDUSTRY UPDATE 2
News in Brief 2
NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 4
Dental health cleans up 4
Skin Care: top fragrances in new launches 7
New personal care launches by category, February - April 2008: facial cosmetics still sitting pretty 8
Product claims: new personal care launches, February - April 2008 9
FEATURE ANALYSIS 10
Health and beauty set to be UK's fastest growing retail sector in 2008 10
NEWS 12
Headlines 12
Unilever reportedly used retouched photographs for ad campaign 12
Aveda to close office in New York, relocate employees 12
Vertical Branding appoints new CFO 12
Vertical Branding reports losses for Q1 12
AkzoNobel to relocate London base 12
Procter & Gamble appoints chief technology officer 12
Prestige Brands Q4 revenues up 12
China Yingxia Q1 net income up 12
ColepCCL restructures senior management 13
Indian FMCG sector hit by high input cost and low sales, says ASSOCHAM 13
Court rejects Dabur's appeal against KR Industries 13
Indian FMCG companies trying to keep prices under check 13
Estee Lauder to launch its namesake brand in India 13
Alberto-Culver sells Cederroth International to CapMan 13
Darphin to launch two new suncare products 13
Indian FMCG sales to grow by 16%, says FICCI 13
Kuehne + Nagel to take over Beiersdorf CEE's logistics centre in Vienna 14
Procter & Gamble announces management changes 14
Stila appoints director of international sales 14
Origins president to exit office 14
L'Oreal receives approval to license YSL cosmetics business 14
Beiersdorf appoints Rufus Leonard to handle online projects 14
Lescarden makes first shipment of Catrix Skin Care products to Derm Medica 14
Barrier Therapeutics to market Xolegel with P&G shampoo 14
Alticor appoints new CFO 14
L'Oreal to set up new R&D center in Brazil 14
TFS and L'Oreal in talks over supply deal 15
Amway Malaysia's reports growth in Q1 profit 15
Kimberly-Clark's baby care and consumer tissue units to hike prices 15
Avon and James Bond franchise to introduce new women's fragrance 15
Henkel announces new appointment for adhesives business 15
Spot Shot introduces reformulated trigger product and new pet line extension 15
Emami to roll out baby care products 15
Godrej's Kinky hair brand to extend geographical reach, says chairman 15
Indian FMCG firms post faster growth during high inflation periods, says ETIG 15
BPI and Heng Sheng sign fragrance distribution deal 15
Cordova, Smart & Williams and Goldman Sachs acquire H2O Plus 16
Nu Skin hires new CMO 16
Laurence Dumont unveils new line of organic fragrances 16
Alberto-Culver to close manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico 16
Faces Cosmetics appoints COO for international operations 16
Jo Malone to open first store in Hong Kong 16
Dabur plans to target global acquisitions 16
Mannatech appoints new vice president and chief information officer 16
WD-40 launches new corporate and brand websites 16
Jean-Michel Bideau promoted to GM of Chanel Parfum Beaute 17
Fits to launch fragrance line and makeup brand in US 17
Rallis India to return to household pesticides business 17
Kao and Kanebo Cosmetics commence integration of logistics bases, distribution 17
Estee Lauder appoints SVP and general manager of Origins 17
Bare Escentuals appoints president of retail 17
Parlux Fragrances to launch Queen Latifah fragrance 17
Whole Foods Market to carry Save Your World personal care products 17
Biotone introduces new organic massage cream 17
Lizol introduces new kitchen cleaner 17
Symrise to open creative center in Shanghai 18
Mannatech appoints new president and CEO 18
Poshe creates new hand and nail cream 18
Church & Dwight to build detergent manufacturing plant and distribution center 18
Parlux Fragrances 2008 sales up 18
Procter & Gamble enters into fragrance licensing deal with Avril Lavigne 18
Henkel's 2008 revenues to grow 3-4%, says CFO 18
Coty Prestige announces creation of new skin care brand 18
L'Occitane buys M&A Developpement 18
Dabur focuses attention on south Indian market 18
Consumer products' growth rate likely to decelerate, says Godrej & Boyce's MD 19
Estee Lauder selects M2M as media agency 19
L'Oreal Espana opens new head office in Madrid 19
Core Business announces partnership with Cosnova for UK launch of 'essence' 19
Quick-Med Technologies signs agreement with BASF Beauty Care Solutions 19
Inter Parfums to roll out new signature scent for women 19
Estee Lauder files lawsuit against CVS, Family Dollar and Preferred Fragrance 19
Procter & Gamble makes management changes 19
Unilever France selects Unica and Sogec to manage marketing campaigns 19
Lancome hires new makeup artistic director 20
Lancome introduces new fragrance line for women 20
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: PROCTER & GAMBLE 21
P&G targets two-digit annual sales growth in Russia, sells Connecticut property 21
Business Background 21
SWOT Analysis 23
Strengths 24
Weaknesses 25
Opportunities 25
Threats 28
APPENDIX 30
Further Reading 30
Index 31
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 32
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 32
Editors 32
Ask the analyst 32
Datamonitor consulting 32
Disclaimer 32
List of Tables
Table 1: Top claims in new personal care launches, February - April 2008, compared to same period the year before 9
Table 2: Key Facts 21
Table 3: SWOT Analysis 23
List of Figures
Figure 1: Frescoryl Dentifrice en Comprimes - Menthe Douce; Glacon Polaire; Frais des Bois 5
Figure 2: Oral-B Indicator Blue Floss - Mint 5
Figure 3: EO Hand Sanitizing Spray - Organic Lavender; Organic Peppermint; Organic Eucalyptus 5
Figure 4: Nico-Wipe Moist Towelettes Hand Cleaner for Smokers - with Natural Citrus Oil 6
Figure 5: Bethesda Sunscreen Bar Soap - Multi-Vitamin SPF 10 Body Bar 6
Figure 6: Unisom SleepMelts Nighttime Sleep-Aid Tablets - Cherry Flavor 6
Figure 7: Skin Care: top fragrances in new launches 7
Figure 8: Leading global personal care launches by category, February - April 2007 and 2008 8