Beauty Features
CTFA at 100: Ample Reasons for Celebration
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- An air of quiet confidence characterized last week's Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association convention here -- the organization's 100th such gathering.
Many cosmetics and fragrance manufacturers said retail results for...
— Mar 11, 1994
Arden to Sponsor Women's Singles at '94 U.S. Open
NEW YORK -- Elizabeth Arden will sponsor the women's singles at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships this fall at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park here, the company said Wednesday.
Arden did not disclose financial details, but industry sources...
— Mar 11, 1994
Payne Resigns Cosmetics Post at Federated Unit
NEW YORK -- Patty Payne has resigned as vice president of cosmetics at Federated Merchandising, effective March 31.
No successor has been named.
Payne, who has served in the post since 1991, said she wants to spend more time traveling...
— Mar 11, 1994
Raley's Aims to Stretch Out in Bath Area
NEW YORK -- Raley's, a West Coast supermarket chain, is exploring the possibility of featuring an expanded bath category, something traditionally shunned by supermarkets.
Late last year, the Sacramento, Calif.-based chain created extensive bath...
— Mar 11, 1994
One-Season Scents Get a Shot
PARIS -- In an industry that hungers for the longevity of a Chanel No. 5 or a Shalimar, a new concept is emerging -- a one-shot scent meant to last only a season.
Escada snared the attention of European retailers last year with a novel...
— Mar 11, 1994
Executive Changes
Richard W. Blossom has been named executive vice president of Revlon International. He also was appointed president of the company's Asia-Pacific region, a new post. Blossom will report to Paul J. Block, chairman of Revlon International. Blossom was...
— Mar 11, 1994
CDMA Grapples With New Product Flood
CHICAGO -- How to handle the increasing abundance of new beauty products flowing into mass market chains was a hot topic last week at a retail forum held here by the Chain Drug Marketing Associates.
About 50 buyers from discount and drugstore...
— Mar 11, 1994
