Oral Care

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A leading global manufacturer of private label and value priced oral care products has acquired the REMBRANDT teeth whitening brand from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

The deal includes all intellectual property and rights to the REMBRANDT brand.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Sephora is re-launching its private label collection and driving mobile sales with a series of new digital features on its websites and apps that help shoppers whittle through thousands of makeup and beauty tools to find what they're looking for. (Adweek)

WASHINGTON -- Seventeen years after its founding, beauty retailer Bluemercury has opened its 100th store, and this time the retailer has gone bigger.

The store in Savannah, Ga., hosted a grand opening celebration event that took place on July 21, hosted by Bluemercury founders Marla and Barry Beck. Bluemercury Savannah, at approximately 2,400 square feet, marks Bluemercury’s foray into a larger store size retail format. 

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Markwins Beauty Brands has launched a restructuring of its corporate leadership team just several weeks after the company named a new COO. 

Recently named COO Bill George has promoted key employees among Markwins’ beloved brands. These promotions include:

NEW YORK -- Coty announced Thursday that Camillo Pane will take over as CEO in October, after the company's acquisition of Procter & Gamble's beauty business is complete.

Bart Becht, currently interim CEO and chairman of Coty, will continue to serve as the chairman of Coty’s Board. Pane currently holds the position of EVP of Coty’s Category Development and is a member of the Coty Executive Committee.

FREMONT, Calif. -- Perfect365, the free makeup and beauty app with more than 80 million users, has added a new feature in which users can browse styles and try on makeup looks from their favorite YouTube and Instagram artists.

LONDON and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Unilever has acquired Dollar Shave Club in a deal said to be worth about $1 billion, gaining a firmer foothold in the burgeoning market for male grooming products.

Unilever announced lat Monday that it had signed an agreement to purchase Dollar Shave Club. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Venice, Calif., Dollar Shave Club has grown into a full male grooming business that has transformed the shaving category with its lifestyle brand empowering 3.2 million members. 

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Philips Sonicare has launched a new innovation in the U.S. dental care aisle.