Estée Lauder


This Valentine’s Day, Beauty Brands Look to the Single Shopper
As brands gear up for the Feb. 14 holiday, they must reckon with shoppers who are increasingly single, cynical and happier on their own than with a date. If sex (or even love) won’t sell, what will?

This Valentine’s Day, Beauty Brands Look to the Single Shopper
As brands gear up for the Feb. 14 holiday, they must reckon with shoppers who are increasingly single, cynical and happier on their own than with a date. If sex (or even love) won’t sell, what will?

How to Sell the Same Lipstick Twice
Resurrecting hero products can be a lucrative beauty strategy — but change the formula too much, and risk a crash-and-burn.

How to Sell the Same Lipstick Twice
Resurrecting hero products can be a lucrative beauty strategy — but change the formula too much, and risk a crash-and-burn.

Lauder Launch Advice; Sephora’s Wild Rose; L’Oréal’s Aesthetics Bet
This week, The Business of Beauty team is thinking about what Estée Lauder is cooking up, how a ‘Real Housewife’ breaks into beauty and why gift guides are losing their lustre.

Lauder Launch Advice; Sephora’s Wild Rose; L’Oréal’s Aesthetics Bet
This week, The Business of Beauty team is thinking about what Estée Lauder is cooking up, how a ‘Real Housewife’ breaks into beauty and why gift guides are losing their lustre.

Inside Mcobeauty’s $600 Million Dupe Business
The Australian makeup label has become the number one beauty brand in its native country, and is growing abroad, thanks to the popularity of its lower-priced alternatives to products from Estée Lauder, Dior and more.

Inside Mcobeauty’s $600 Million Dupe Business
The Australian makeup label has become the number one beauty brand in its native country, and is growing abroad, thanks to the popularity of its lower-priced alternatives to products from Estée Lauder, Dior and more.

At Estée Lauder Companies, Growth Remains Elusive
The company’s latest results show progress in cutting costs, but projects a steeper slide in sales this year than previously anticipated.

At Estée Lauder Companies, Growth Remains Elusive
The company’s latest results show progress in cutting costs, but projects a steeper slide in sales this year than previously anticipated.

The Debrief | Can Estée Lauder Win Over the Modern Beauty Consumer?
As the beauty conglomerate struggles with falling sales and rising competition, new CEO Stéphane de La Faverie is implementing a strategic overhaul to modernise the company. The Debrief unpacks how the company’s family-controlled structure, market shifts and evolving consumer expectations are making his task difficult.

The Debrief | Can Estée Lauder Win Over the Modern Beauty Consumer?
As the beauty conglomerate struggles with falling sales and rising competition, new CEO Stéphane de La Faverie is implementing a strategic overhaul to modernise the company. The Debrief unpacks how the company’s family-controlled structure, market shifts and evolving consumer expectations are making his task difficult.

Estée Lauder Companies' Makeover Begins
In order to reverse its sales decline, the company is reportedly considering selling off poorer-performing, lower-margin brands and cutting other costs. Investors want to see the fat trimmed, and more room created for future growth.

Estée Lauder Companies' Makeover Begins
In order to reverse its sales decline, the company is reportedly considering selling off poorer-performing, lower-margin brands and cutting other costs. Investors want to see the fat trimmed, and more room created for future growth.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How Lip Gloss Doubled Its Price
All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.

The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: How Lip Gloss Doubled Its Price
All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.

The 5 Biggest Wellness Themes to Watch in 2025
From the ascendence of “longevity” to the widespread adoption of GLP-1 drugs, the wellness conversation has changed — even if the content remains familiar.

The 5 Biggest Wellness Themes to Watch in 2025
From the ascendence of “longevity” to the widespread adoption of GLP-1 drugs, the wellness conversation has changed — even if the content remains familiar.

Beauty’s Top M&A Targets for 2025
After a slow year for acquisitions, brands and investors alike are hoping that 2025 will yield bigger exits. But with most strategic buyers like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder operating with an even narrower lens, only a select few firms will make it.

Beauty’s Top M&A Targets for 2025
After a slow year for acquisitions, brands and investors alike are hoping that 2025 will yield bigger exits. But with most strategic buyers like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder operating with an even narrower lens, only a select few firms will make it.