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Korea just passed a law to make K-beauty the world's No. 1 cosmetics industry
Korea has a new law aimed squarely at beauty. The Act on the Promotion and Support of the Cosmetics Industry was promulgated on September 15, 2026, and the government says a cross-ministry strategy follows this year. Wha
0 0K-beauty M&A in 2025: 26 deals worth $1.8B, the biggest since COVID
M&A data provider ION Analytics tallied K-beauty deal flow for 2025 (as of November 2025). Overall 26 K-beauty deals worth $1.8B, a post-COVID record Four of the top 10 deals of the past five years came in 2025 Four priv
0 0Beauty marketing you fall for anyway: which brands do it best?
On r/Sephora, someone asked which brands consistently nail their marketing. The poster admitted they fall for the hair brand Gisou's marketing every time. Names that came up, and why Glossier: many said it targeted peopl
0 0New product planning: where does your team usually start?
Every brand seems to start new products from a different place. Some begin with customer reviews, others with a supplier meeting. Listening to the industry, the starting points usually fall into a few groups. Common star
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0 0Can an influencer's beauty brand beat a big lab's products?
On Blind, a Korean workplace forum, someone asked a blunt question. Plenty of influencers expand into cosmetics or supplements. Can a personal brand really outdo products from a big company with hundreds of researchers?
0 1Kolmar Korea retakes the market-cap lead over Cosmax after 560 days
The ODM ranking flipped again on the stock market. As of May 20, Kolmar Korea was worth ₩2.1669 trillion and Cosmax ₩2.0089 trillion, ending Cosmax's lead that had run since Oct. 30, 2024, 560 days in all. Numbers behind
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