Italian luxury fashion house Max Mara has signed a long-term fragrance partnership with Japanese cosmetics group Shiseido. In a joint statement, the two companies said that Shiseido will have the exclusive worldwide license to develop, produce, market, and distribute fragrances under the Max Mara brand. The fragrance license will be managed by...
10 Jul 2024
First quarter net sales at Shiseido increased 3.9 percent to 249.5 billion Japanese yen on a reported basis and decreased 2.7 percent on a FX-neutral basis. The company said in a release that net sales rose 3.2 percent on a like-for-like basis, excluding the impacts of foreign exchange translation and business transfers, as well as the...
16 May 2024
Underwear brand Yamamay and beauty giant Shiseido are two prominent fashion brands backing Project M.A.R.E. (Marine Adventure for Research and Education), now in its third edition. The initiative aims to combine seamanship, scientific research, and advocacy for the preservation of the Mediterranean Sea. The project included several weeks of...
11 Apr 2024
The Shiseido Americas Corporation, a subsidiary of the beauty conglomerate Shiseido Company, is acquiring Dr Dennis Gross’ parent company DDG Skincare Holdings, to diversify its portfolio and drive growth in its Americas business. The US-based DDG, headquartered in New York, offers dermatologist-led, science-based prestige skincare brand Dr...
3 Jan 2024
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido has announced the acquisition of US-based Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare (DDG Skincare Holdings) as it looks to expand its portfolio with complementary brands. The definitive agreement was struck by Shiseido Americas Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of the group, which will complete the transaction and ensure...
28 Dec 2023
Nars Cosmetics, the Shiseido-owned beauty brand founded by make-up artist and photographer François Nars, has entered the Indian market at Shoppers Stop and Sephora ahead of its debut freestanding store in November. In a statement, Nars said its products would be available online at Shoppers Stop and Sephora, as well as in select stores across...
23 Oct 2023
Japanese beauty giant Shiseido has begun its entry into the wellness space with the launch of a new brand that will aim to “help people pursue their own unique beauty and wellness”. Set to be unveiled in February 2024, Shiseido Beauty Wellness (SBW) will first conduct the research and development of its products alongside Tsumura and Kagome; the...
21 Sept 2023
Japanese cosmetics group Shiseido Company has unveiled a new three year strategy through which it is looking to make structural shifts to ensure further growth. Entitled ‘Shift 2025 and Beyond’, the medium-term plan will cover the years from 2023 to 2025, and will tackle a number of factors, including regaining growth in the Japanese market, for...
13 Feb 2023
As part of a team rejig in North America, Shiseido has announced the appointment of Agnes Landau to the newly created role of chief marketing officer Shiseido US. Landau has previously held key positions and leadership roles at the likes of The Estée Lauder Companies, MAC Cosmetics North America, Darphin and Clinique. In this new position, she...
24 Jan 2023
Japanese beauty giant Shiseido is looking to overhaul its management team as it moves closer to its ordinary general meeting of shareholders, scheduled to be held in March 2023. The company already notified its shareholders of a new management structure, decided by its board of directors during an annual meeting. From January 1, 2023, the...
11 Nov 2022
Shiseido Europe, a subsidiary of beauty conglomerate Shiseido Company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of Gallinée, a microbiome-focused beauty brand. The London-based beauty brand was founded in 2014 by Marie Drago and has centred its work around skin microbiome through “science-backed”...
29 Sept 2022
The Shiseido Beauty Innovations Fund, with the Japanese beauty company as its lead investor, announced its first investment in Jiangsu Trautec Medical Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese maker of recombinant collagen-based biomaterials. In a statement, the Shiseido Beauty Innovations Fund said it has invested 100 million renminbi into Trautec and...
11 Aug 2022
