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“Luxury in Brazil is at a standstill”

Luxe Packaging Insight spoke with André D'Angelo, a luxury-goods consultant in Brazil and author of Need, Don’t Need: Brazilian Marketing & Behavior in the Luxury Market, on the state of luxury in the country.How has Brazil’s luxury...

Verpack opens up capital to accelerate growth

French family-owned company Verpack has gained a minority shareholder in the form of Crédit Mutuel Equity, which has taken a 25% stake in the luxury-packaging specialist.The company, which manufactures setup boxes, folding boxes, tubes and...

Luxury market could contract by 35% in 2020

Luxury-goods sales are projected to fall by 20% to 35% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, says Bain & Company, as the industry reels from retail and tourism shutdowns in all key markets. The consultancy had previously forecast...

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Hapticmedia & the rise of digital personalization for luxury

Digital sales are taking on even more importance in the context of retail store closures due to the coronavirus crisis. Hapticmedia, French specialist in 3D staging and personalization of products online, is well positioned for this new...

Shiseido secures exclusivity for ID Scent’s Scentouch

Fragrance sampling specialist ID Scent has signed an exclusive partnership with Shiseido, giving the Japanese beauty group exclusive use of the supplier’s Scentouch fragrance sampling format throughout 2020.Shiseido will be the first...

Ilan Schinazi joins Salinas

Ilan Schinazi has joined Salinas International as Managing Director and Partner. He was most recently with Diam Pack and previously spent 14 years as CEO of Cosfibel Premium. Based in Spain, Salinas acquired Fabregas Packaging earlier this...

Luxe Pack Shanghai: a platform for the industry to “bounce back”

Luxe Pack Shanghai and sister show MakeUp in Shanghai are gearing up for their second annual joint event on July 7-8 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. In the current context of the Covid-19 crisis, the shows are an opportunity for brands...

Arcade Beauty launches Abeo digital sampling initiative in Europe

Arcade Beauty’s Abeo platform leverages social media to make it easier for brands to get product samples into the hands of consumers.Abeo, the digital department created by beauty samples specialist Arcade Beauty and launched in the US...

How Covid-19 is set to change beauty packaging: part 2

In part two of our series, Luxe Packaging Insight looks into progress in the area of antibacterial surfaces and how sustainable packs will fare in a post-covid environment.It’s no secret that antibacterial surfaces are set to gain in...

Covid-19: how will the crisis change beauty packaging?

The coronavirus crisis is raising a host of new questions in terms of beauty packaging formats. In part one in our two-part series, we look at existing solutions in the area of hygienic applicators and how suppliers are positioning...