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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.

The Estée Lauder Companies
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China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

Proya reported sales above 10 billion yuan last year, the first Chinese beauty company to do so. Its billionaire founder is now on the hunt for European brands.

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China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

Proya reported sales above 10 billion yuan last year, the first Chinese beauty company to do so. Its billionaire founder is now on the hunt for European brands.


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Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow

This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.

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Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow

This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.


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Estée Lauder Is Growing Again. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The US giant handily beat expectations and its own guidance in its latest earnings, but softness in the US and its hair and makeup businesses show it can’t take its foot off the gas yet.

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Estée Lauder Is Growing Again. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The US giant handily beat expectations and its own guidance in its latest earnings, but softness in the US and its hair and makeup businesses show it can’t take its foot off the gas yet.


Global Markets

Luxury’s High-Stakes Gamble on China’s Mini-Dramas

Brands like Loewe are betting on the craze for bite-sized soap operas, testing how far they can stretch mass-market entertainment without undermining their prestige positioning.

Global Markets

Luxury’s High-Stakes Gamble on China’s Mini-Dramas

Brands like Loewe are betting on the craze for bite-sized soap operas, testing how far they can stretch mass-market entertainment without undermining their prestige positioning.


Workplace & Talent

BoF Careers Community Event: Meeting Fashion and Beauty Employee Needs

BoF Careers brought together HR executives from the likes of Louis Vuitton, The Estée Lauder Companies, Christian Dior Couture, Cartier, Pomellato, Polène and Sephora to an intimate presentation and cocktail event in Paris to explore shifting workplace dynamics.

Workplace & Talent

BoF Careers Community Event: Meeting Fashion and Beauty Employee Needs

BoF Careers brought together HR executives from the likes of Louis Vuitton, The Estée Lauder Companies, Christian Dior Couture, Cartier, Pomellato, Polène and Sephora to an intimate presentation and cocktail event in Paris to explore shifting workplace dynamics.


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Estée Lauder Companies’ CEO Says Fragrance Is Key to its Turnaround

While the US beauty conglomerate unveils its first fragrance-focussed innovation centre in Paris, executives including CEO Stéphane de La Faverie outlined new opportunities for its luxury and prestige perfume portfolio, which spans brands like Tom Ford and Le Labo.

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Estée Lauder Companies’ CEO Says Fragrance Is Key to its Turnaround

While the US beauty conglomerate unveils its first fragrance-focussed innovation centre in Paris, executives including CEO Stéphane de La Faverie outlined new opportunities for its luxury and prestige perfume portfolio, which spans brands like Tom Ford and Le Labo.


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Why Beauty Companies Keep Cutting Their Portfolios

As shoppers and investors alike tighten their purse strings, a renewed focus on proven, lasting brands and categories is thinning the herd.

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Why Beauty Companies Keep Cutting Their Portfolios

As shoppers and investors alike tighten their purse strings, a renewed focus on proven, lasting brands and categories is thinning the herd.


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Full Coverage: Estée Lauder’s SoHo Takeover; The Death of the Great American Beauty Brand

This week, I’m eyeing the battle for fragrance relevance and pondering Coty’s makeup mess.

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Full Coverage: Estée Lauder’s SoHo Takeover; The Death of the Great American Beauty Brand

This week, I’m eyeing the battle for fragrance relevance and pondering Coty’s makeup mess.


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Bobbi Brown: I Still Believe in Miracles

The makeup artist and serial entrepreneur Bobbi Brown reflects on starting her second act, and how she found a hero for it.

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Bobbi Brown: I Still Believe in Miracles

The makeup artist and serial entrepreneur Bobbi Brown reflects on starting her second act, and how she found a hero for it.


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What’s In Store for Tom Ford Beauty?

The Estée Lauder Companies-owned designer cosmetics label, hoping to reignite consumer interest and get back on the path to growth, is opening two new locations in Paris and New York.

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What’s In Store for Tom Ford Beauty?

The Estée Lauder Companies-owned designer cosmetics label, hoping to reignite consumer interest and get back on the path to growth, is opening two new locations in Paris and New York.