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US direct-to-consumer cosmetics brand Glossier is set to expand internationally, with shipments to Ireland under way and plans for Sweden in June, and Denmark and France later in the year. The brand launched in the US four years ago and reached both Canada and the UK in 2017. It has been using social media, including Instagram, to create a community of followers, with some becoming brand ambassadors, some paid and some not. The brand seeks people in the new markets that are highly engaged, meets them, and treats them as influencers. The approach worked for the UK launch, and helped attract 10,000 people to its London pop-up in October last year. Estimates put the brand’s sales at around $50 million in 2017, and it has so far raised $86
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"Inside Glossier’s International Expansion Strategy", The Business of Fashion, May 17, 2018
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 Direct-to-Consumer e-commerce male grooming brand Dollar Shave Club (DSC) has announced a number of hires to the digital team aimed at continuing its growth momentum. Alan Wizemann becomes Chief Digital Officer. He previously worked at Target, Lululemon and WebMD. Danny Miles, the company’s first Chief Technology Officer, joined in 2017. Gloria Synn is the new Vice President of Member Strategy and David Kujda becomes Vice President of Product Design. The company says its headcount has expanded by over 25% during the past 12 months and it has relocated to larger office space in Marina del Rey, CA. (Image Credit: @Creative Commons)
"Dollar Shave Club grows C-suite with first chief digital, tech hires", Bizjournals.com, May 01, 2018
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 Ginza Stefany, a Japanese subsidiary of LG’s Household & Health Care (LG H&H) business, has agreed to acquire Avon’s Japanese operation, Avon Japan for 10.5 billion yen (approximately US$96 million). Direct-seller Avon Japan was established 50 years ago and is ranked 21st in the country in terms of retail sales. LG H&H, which has built its Japanese operation with two local acquisitions, Ginza Stefany Cosmetics in 2012 and Everlife in 2013, has been developing its business presence in Japan, which Euromonitor International estimates is the third largest beauty and personal care market in the world, with 2017 sales of US$ 36.1 billion. [Image Credit: @Creative Commons]
"LG H&H acquires Avon Japan", Cosmetics Design Asia, April 30, 2018
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 Over 40 firms, responsible for over 80% of plastic packaging on products sold in the United Kingdom, have joined the government and several trade organizations in establishing the UK Plastics Pact, led by sustainability group WRAP. The agreement lays out a set of pledges undertaken by firms to reduce plastic pollution over the next seven years. It promises to eliminate single-use plastic packaging, including 2025 goals to make 100% of packaging recyclable or compostable, to recycle or compost 70%, and to use 30% recycled material in plastic packaging. The pact signatories include Coca-Cola, Asda, Procter & Gamble, and Marks & Spencer. Environmental groups including Friends of the Earth and Ellen MacArthur Foundation expressed their support
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"Companies sign up to pledge to cut plastic pollution", BBC, April 26, 2018
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