Peter Lichtenthal is appointed to newly created position of MAC global general manager, effective Aug. 15, Lauder announces. Exec joined the company in 1989 and has served as Estee Lauder senior VP-global marketing since 2001 (1"The Rose Sheet" June 4, 2001, p. 6). Lauder hinted at his promotion in March when the company reorganized the brand with Andrea Robinson as chief marketing officer. Lichtenthal will report to Estee Lauder and MAC Global Brand President John Demsey, who was promoted from his position as MAC president last fall (2"The Rose Sheet" Nov. 1, 2004, p. 7). Lichtenthal has "extraordinary marketing skills and general management skills, as well as a deep understanding of the industry and the retail environment," according to the company...
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The US FTC’s contention that ‘notice and choice’ has failed as the cornerstone of consumer privacy regulation and must be abandoned in favor of data minimization and other more stringent measures does not adequately account for the complexity of business practices and consumer behavior, FTC commissioner Melissa Holyoak asserted at the NAD’s 2024 Annual Conference.
FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak says the agency has acted outside the bounds afforded by Congress, citing several areas within consumer protection, including a recent update to the final rule for the Health Breach Notification Rule and the commission’s use of notices of penalty offense to serve as the basis for Section 5 settlements.
At one year, TikTok Shop conjures the early days of Amazon, representing the ‘Wild West’ of beauty ecommerce, said co-founders of private label and contract manufacturing company KO-Pack at the IBA Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium, “The Promise and Pitfalls of TikTok Shop.”
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Swedish probiotics player BioGaia is reaping the benefits of increased marketing investments and distribution in the US.
Concerns raised by two recent studies prompt UK researchers to argue for greater regulation with regards to direct-to-consumer test kits.
OMUFA reauthorization bill including amendment with sunscreen regulation provisions passed by Senate committee, which also approved other provisions not included in House OMUFA bill.
