Beauty Features
Fast Start for Dior's Svelte
NEW YORK -- When it comes to skin care, alpha-hydroxy acid products aren't the only items causing a stir.
Dior Svelte, an anti-cellulite cream introduced this year by Christian Dior Perfumes, has been selling well above plan, according to first...
— Apr 8, 1994
Federated to Drop Revlon's Ultima II
NEW YORK -- Ultima II has suffered another severe blow.
The Revlon cosmetics and fragrance division had been reeling from a decision made a month ago by May Department Stores to drop the brand. Now Federated Department Stores says it will phase...
— Apr 8, 1994
Revlon Puts Fire & Ice in 2 Scents
NEW YORK -- Revlon is out to ignite its less-than-sizzling mass fragrance business with the most ambitious launch in its history.
The company aims to make the new scent synonymous with Revlon in the consumer consciousness, eclipsing even...
— Apr 8, 1994
Nature's Elements Goes in-Store at Duane Reade
NEW YORK -- Nature's Elements, a chain of 26 freestanding bath and body shops, is taking the unusual step of opening small boutiques within Duane Reade drugstores in Manhattan.
The first will be opened in two weeks at 115 West 42 St., with at...
— Apr 8, 1994
Beauty's Spring Break
NEW YORK -- When Robert Cankes, president and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Perfumes, was presented with the Beautiful Apple award by the March of Dimes Monday night, he said the turnout was particularly impressive considering the...
— Apr 8, 1994
Revco/Hook Merger: Latest in a Series
NEW YORK -- The big continue to get bigger in the chain drugstore industry, at the expense of smaller regional chains.
Late last year, Thrifty Corp. of Los Angeles merged with PayLess Drug Stores of Wilsonville, Ore., while Longs Drug in Walnut...
— Apr 8, 1994
Escada's Palatin Has Eye on U.S.
PARIS -- Claude Palatin, who became president of Escada Beaute's worldwide operations this week in a management shakeup, said he planned to quickly review the firm's U.S. operations with an eye to making them profitable.
Directors of Escada AG,...
— Apr 8, 1994
