Within a year of creating a revolution in the feminine hygiene category with the launch of U by Kotex and U by Kotex Tween, Kimberly-Clark is extending the line with U by Kotex Limited Edition Designer Series. Four distinct new products and designs capture young women’s personal style with trend forward colors and patterns, keeping her interested by creating surprise, delight and variety on shelf.

L’Oréal USA has re-launched Makeup.com, which was acquired by the brand in 2009, giving it a fresher look and making it more dynamic in terms of content (photos, slide-shows, ‘how to’ spots as well as articles, news and tips written by the experts of the industry will get posted on the website on a daily basis). The goal of the revamp is to make the online destination a women’s ‘best friend,’ which can tell her what is trendy and what’s not in the world of cosmetics.

The L’Oréal Group set the goal of reducing CO2 emissions at its industrial sites by 50% between 2005 and 2015. This is a part of its sustainable development policy. Due to an innovative technical solution designed and implemented by EDF Optimal Solutions, the Active Cosmetics Production (ACP) factory in Vichy is now making this goal a reality. Yesterday the implementation of the new equipment took place in Vichy.

‘Catch them young’ is thought to be the secret motto of all companies and brands, but as their activity proves, they are not only establishing strong ties with younger consumers from early years of their life to make them used to buying a particular product, but also support their creativity, encourage to develop eco-friendly attitude and start making contributions to the world though participating in a range of social projects devised or supported by brands. Today, we at Popsop are delving into answering the question of what marketing efforts attract representatives of Generation Z (born 1991-2002) and to some extend Generation Y (born 1981-1990).

Henkel distributes the deodorant and body spray assortment of the mainstream brand Right Guard—comprised of five sub lines—in Great Britain. Until now the appearance of the fifth-largest market player was perceived as manly and powerful, but also as aged and a bit heavy. Additionally, the brand did not stand out strongly enough at the POS. For this reason Right Guard required a relaunch. The starting point of the relaunch was the best-selling basis range and the woman’s range.