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The Estée Lauder Companies

Established in 1946 by Estée Lauder, The Estée Lauder Companies is a global beauty conglomerate headquartered in New York. The company owns a portfolio of brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, and haircare, including Estée Lauder, MAC, La Mer, Clinique, The Ordinary and Tom Ford Beauty.

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Beauty

Want to Win China? Start On RedNote.

With roughly 350 million active monthly users, the platform has fast become a dominant force in China’s beauty landscape. But edging out the competition has never been trickier.

Beauty

Want to Win China? Start On RedNote.

With roughly 350 million active monthly users, the platform has fast become a dominant force in China’s beauty landscape. But edging out the competition has never been trickier.


Luxury

What Comes After the Golden Age of Travel Retail

While passenger numbers have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, sales in duty-free hubs like airports are sluggish. The reality is pushing many brands to rethink their presence: those that want to chase volume have to innovate the offering, or adapt their stores to function more as billboards.

Luxury

What Comes After the Golden Age of Travel Retail

While passenger numbers have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, sales in duty-free hubs like airports are sluggish. The reality is pushing many brands to rethink their presence: those that want to chase volume have to innovate the offering, or adapt their stores to function more as billboards.


Beauty

How Fragrantica Became the Internet’s Perfume Bible

One of the highest-traffic beauty sites in the world, the perfume directory has become a magnet for both brand awareness and controversy.

Beauty

How Fragrantica Became the Internet’s Perfume Bible

One of the highest-traffic beauty sites in the world, the perfume directory has become a magnet for both brand awareness and controversy.


Beauty

Beauty’s New Challenger Conglomerate Has Always Been Here

By shedding its food and ice cream businesses, Unilever is betting big on beauty. But matching the scale, valuation and category depth of rivals like L’Oréal and The Estée Lauder Companies will require sharper focus and strategic discipline.

Beauty

Beauty’s New Challenger Conglomerate Has Always Been Here

By shedding its food and ice cream businesses, Unilever is betting big on beauty. But matching the scale, valuation and category depth of rivals like L’Oréal and The Estée Lauder Companies will require sharper focus and strategic discipline.


Beauty

Why Estée Lauder Companies and Puig Need Each Other

The Spanish owner of Byredo, Rabanne and Charlotte Tilbury and the American conglomerate confirmed on Monday that they are in discussions to combine their businesses. A merger could reshape the beauty and fashion landscape.

Beauty

Why Estée Lauder Companies and Puig Need Each Other

The Spanish owner of Byredo, Rabanne and Charlotte Tilbury and the American conglomerate confirmed on Monday that they are in discussions to combine their businesses. A merger could reshape the beauty and fashion landscape.


Beauty

Can Beauty’s Giants Turn AI Hype Into Sales?

As L’Oréal announces an AI-assisted product development partnership with Nvidia, beauty conglomerates are struggling to quantify the technology’s return on investment.

Beauty

Can Beauty’s Giants Turn AI Hype Into Sales?

As L’Oréal announces an AI-assisted product development partnership with Nvidia, beauty conglomerates are struggling to quantify the technology’s return on investment.


Beauty

How Biohacking Became the New Anti-Ageing

From NAD+ to peptides, luxury skincare is increasingly taking a page from the wellness podcaster playbook.

Beauty

How Biohacking Became the New Anti-Ageing

From NAD+ to peptides, luxury skincare is increasingly taking a page from the wellness podcaster playbook.


Beauty

Estée Lauder’s Surprise Acquisition, Explained

The American cosmetic giant’s buyout of Ayurvedic beauty line Forest Essentials came as a surprise. By picking an under-the-radar brand it knows well, the company can show that it’s still in the M&A game without needing to outbid rivals.

Beauty

Estée Lauder’s Surprise Acquisition, Explained

The American cosmetic giant’s buyout of Ayurvedic beauty line Forest Essentials came as a surprise. By picking an under-the-radar brand it knows well, the company can show that it’s still in the M&A game without needing to outbid rivals.


Beauty

The Estée Lauder Companies Acquires Forest Essentials

The luxury Ayurvedic skincare line will be the first deal by the conglomerate under the leadership of Stéphane de La Faverie.

Beauty

The Estée Lauder Companies Acquires Forest Essentials

The luxury Ayurvedic skincare line will be the first deal by the conglomerate under the leadership of Stéphane de La Faverie.


Beauty

The End of Beauty’s Easy Growth Era

Beauty sales are still growing, but shoppers are value-conscious and less loyal than ever, requiring major players to rethink their strategies.

Beauty

The End of Beauty’s Easy Growth Era

Beauty sales are still growing, but shoppers are value-conscious and less loyal than ever, requiring major players to rethink their strategies.