NPD Hosts ‘Hot Off the Press’
The total U.S. prestige beauty industry declined 6% in 2009, announced the market research firm NPD Group, which presented a year-end analysis at its annual Hot Off the Press event on January 26. All U.S. prestige beauty categories experienced dollar declines, NPD said, with fragrance suffering the biggest losses followed by makeup and skin care.
However, “as we entered fourth quarter, there was evidence of some recovery as well as areas of growth across categories at both ends of the price spectrum,” said Karen Grant, NPD’s vice president and senior global industry analyst. “Those could be found in the positive sales of products like smaller size women’s fragrances, innovations in foundation and concealer products, anti-aging and specialized basic skin care and hair care.”
In the food/drug/mass channel, fragrance sales declined, while makeup saw some growth and skin care sales were relatively flat.
NPD also shared that the international prestige beauty market decreased 14% in Mexico, 5% in Spain, 4% in Italy and 1% in France, while increasing an astonishing 17% in China.
The NPD Group’s Diane Nicholson with
The Fragrance Foundation’s Rochelle Bloom.Macy’s Nancy Schmidt with Shiseido’s
Heidi Manheimer.Lord & Taylor’s Barbara Zinn Moore and
Liz Rodbell (r.) with Debbie Murtha and
The Estée Lauder Companies’ Thia Breen.
Arcade’s Diane Crecca, Puig’s Amin Rizk and Givaudan’s Cathy Torelli.
Firmenich’s Westly Morris, Coty Prestige’s Lori Singer and Clarecastle Group’s Tom Moloney.
Elizabeth Arden’s Laurie Dowley with Estée Lauder’s Nancy McKay.
Chanel’s Elizabeth Mankin, Joyce Green and
Ulli Lindauer.IFF’s Matt Frost with The Estée Lauder Companies’ Trudi Loren.
Aramis and Designer Fragrances’ Carol Russo and Dena Nilsen (r.) with Coty Beauty’s
Bill Boraczek.
Qualipac’s Hervé Robine with Shéhérazade Chamlou of SGD.
