MarketWatch: Personal Care - September 2008

MarketWatch: Personal Care - September 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 July 15 August 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
Oral health gets topical 4
Vitamins and Supplements: top flavors in new products 7
New Personal Care launches by category, April - June 2008: clean growth in soaps and body cleansers 8
Product claims: new Personal Care launches, April - June 2008 9
NEWS 10
Headlines 10
Coty to launch new fragrance 10
Procter & Gamble appoints assistant brand manager for Braun and Oral B 10
Clarins adds new beauty spray to cosmetics range 10
Clorox lowers 2008 EPS estimate 10
Procter & Gamble confirms Q4 outlook 10
Procter & Gamble appoints new global marketing officer 10
Indian FMCG firms expected to record double-digit growth in June quarter 10
Infinity BathTea Systems reformulates its transdermal hydrotherapy products 10
Johnson & Johnson's Q2 sales up 9% 10
Dabur and Delhi Police bust spurious products racket 11
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics hires Sandra Main as SVP and general manager 11
Symrise appoints new appointment for scent and care division 11
Revlon's Q2 preliminary sales up 11
L'Oreal used banned ingredients, says former employee 11
Puig to unveil new scent for men 11
Estee Lauder unveils new travel retail set 11
Estee Lauder acquires minority stake in Forest Essentials 11
Amcon Q3 net income down 11
Herbalife receives direct-selling licenses for five Chinese provinces 12
Avon unveils new scent for men 12
Beiersdorf Travel Retail manager to step down 12
P&G lodges complaints against Hindustan Unilever 12
Dabur intends to expand home cleaning products range 12
SkinBotanica.com launches new website 12
Piramal Healthcare and Pierre Fabre launch new dermo-cosmetic range 12
P&G selects Nielsen to provide US consumer marketing information and insights 12
ColepCCL to acquire Czewo Full Filling Service 12
P&G to relaunch Febreze brand 12
Dabur India's retail unit opens store in Hyderabad 13
Helena Rubinstein introduces new skincare line 13
L'Oreal USA announces management changes 13
Chattem names new VP and CFO 13
Unilever to sell North American laundry business to Vestar Capital Partners 13
International Flavors & Fragrances names interim CFO 13
Revlon sells non-core Brazilian brands 13
Reckitt Benckiser's Q2 revenues increase 13
Consumer firms hike prices in China 13
Unilever turns to Asia for R&D operations 14
Mission Product appoints new board member 14
Colgate-Palmolive's Q2 sales up 16% 14
Dabur India Q1 profit up 14
Johnson & Johnson China Investment acquires Beijing Dabao Cosmetics 14
Bare Escentuals Q2 net sales up 14
Avon's Q2 revenue up 14
Energizer's Q3 earnings marginally up 14
Revlon's Q2 net sales up 14
Dabur India intends to invest INR2.50 billion, says CEO 15
Reckitt Benckiser to shift US headquarters 15
Clorox Q4 earnings down 15
Clorox to hike prices, says chief executive 15
Church & Dwight's Q2 income up 15
LVMH appoints new chairman 15
L'Oreal Paris launches new mascara 15
Beiersdorf's H1 sales up 15
Price hikes hit Unilever's volumes in Europe and America 15
P&G's Q2 earnings up 33% 15
Clorox introduces Green Works Natural Dishwashing Liquid 16
Henkel's Q2 earnings down 16
MAC Cosmetics appoints new vice president 16
Kimberly-Clark appoints chief strategy officer 16
Bic's Q2 net sales marginally down 16
Swiffer adds new products to wood care line 16
Spectrum Brands Q3 net loss increases 16
Parlux Fragrances Q1 sales down 16
Sally Beauty's Q3 net sales up 16
Indian consumer goods firms contemplate further price hikes 16
Clarins expands The Boosters serum line 17
Perfumania Holdings acquires Model Reorg 17
Revlon appoints new director 17
Mission Product names new president 17
Inter Parfums Q2 net sales increase 17
McCann Erickson selects new L'Oreal ambassador for South Africa 17
Aveda makes management changes, acquires assets of Aroma Science 17
Synergy Brands reports losses for Q2 17
United-Guardian's Q2 net income increases 17
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: KIMBERLY-CLARK 19
Kimberly-Clark's Q2 net sales up 19
Business Background 19
SWOT Analysis 21
Strengths 21
Weaknesses 22
Opportunities 23
Threats 25
APPENDIX 27
Further Reading 27
Index 28
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 29
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 29
Editors 29
Ask the analyst 29
Datamonitor consulting 29
Disclaimer 29
List of Tables
Table 1: Top claims in new personal care launches, April - June 2008, compared to same period the year before 9
Table 2: Key Facts 19
Table 3: SWOT Analysis 21
List of Figures
Figure 1: Tarte Enbrightenmint BriteSmile Whitener & Tarte t5 Super Fruit-Infused Lipgloss 5
Figure 2: Orajel Advanced Tooth Desensitizer 5
Figure 3: Dr. Fresh Firefly Kid's Flossers 5
Figure 4: Natural Choice Environmentally-Sensitive Diapers with Ingeo 6
Figure 5: Tarte 4 Day Stay Lash Stain - Rich Black 6
Figure 6: Longhairlovers Luxe Antioxidant Rare Hair Oil 6
Figure 7: Vitamins and Supplements: top flavors in new launches 7
Figure 8: Leading global personal care launches by category, April-June 2007 and 2008 8