Skin

The skin care/facial category saw a 2% growth in sales for the last 12 months compared with the previous year, driven by the cleansers segment, which was up 9% in the food and drug channels. Moisturizers saw 7% and 9% growth in drug and food, respectively. The anti-aging segment decreased 2% in drug and 4% in food sales year over year (Figure 1).

Drug chains are editing existing product assortments to clear more space for up-and-coming brands that court back shoppers who may have migrated to specialty stores. Several categories are heating things up in the beauty aisles, especially Korean beauty. Kline research reveals the category is growing at a 30% annual clip, and chains are seeking the right items to introduce more shoppers to the innovative and effective Korean entries.

LONDON — New research from Mintel, presented at in-cosmetics Global, is taking a look at the size of South Korea’s beauty market, the changes Korean beauty has brought to the global market and what trends to expect in the coming year.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Dove is making its first new U.S. category launch since 2010 with its Baby Dove range of baby care products. With the Baby Dove launch, the brand is kicking off a campaign featuring real parents based in research about new moms that challenge the “perfect mom” stereotype, with the goal of broadening what parenting looks like today.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, looking to meet growing shopper demand for Korean beauty products, is launching its K-Beauty HQ at 2,100 stores nationwide starting in April, the company announced Wednesday.

K-Beauty HQ will include more than 100 new products from South Korean beauty brands, several of which are exclusive to CVS. To curate the collection of skin care and makeup products, CVS Pharmacy said it worked with Korean beauty expert Alicia Yoon, who founded online beauty store Peach & Lily.