Happi Staff12.28.20
It can go without saying, but what a year it was.
From COVID-19 to social and racial injustice to rising unemployment and recession, the beauty, personal care, household and I&I marketplaces faced numerous challenges that impacted everything from where and how brands could sell their products to supply chain to how they engage their customers. It was a year of the good and the bad and the ugly—from companies switching production from perfume to hand sanitizers, to plummeting beauty sales, to a brand founder’s position on race going public. There were stories about coronavirus, maskne, pandemic stockpiling of cleaning products, the loss of iconic beauty business leaders, the need to wash your hands and much more.
Over the course of the year, Happi posted breaking news items covering all of those topics, and based on your engagement, here are our top 20 breaking news stories* of 2020:
La Face Founder Loses Face
New CEO for Godrej Consumer Products
L’Oréal Names President of Luxe US Brands
Coty Makes Hand Sanitizers
Coty helped to provide hand sanitizers to frontline workers.
AI and DIY Development at L’Oréal
Beauty Industry Icon Passes
Leadership Updates at Estée Lauder
Cargill Buys Floratech
Old Spice Addresses Hair Thickening
Estée Lauder’s New Leadership
Mary Kay’s COVID Relief Efforts
Bath & Body Works Is More without Les
Rendle Promoted at Clorox
Linda Rendle's promotion in May was a top story. She has moved further up the ranks and is now CEO at Clorox.
Colgate Donates 25M Soap Bars
Olaplex Names CEO
Colgate Zero Launch
Senegence Makes Hand Sanitizers
Garnier Fructis Hair Launch
Coty Expands Executive Team
Cantu Creates Avocado Hair Collection
* Data compiled through Dec. 17, 2020.
From COVID-19 to social and racial injustice to rising unemployment and recession, the beauty, personal care, household and I&I marketplaces faced numerous challenges that impacted everything from where and how brands could sell their products to supply chain to how they engage their customers. It was a year of the good and the bad and the ugly—from companies switching production from perfume to hand sanitizers, to plummeting beauty sales, to a brand founder’s position on race going public. There were stories about coronavirus, maskne, pandemic stockpiling of cleaning products, the loss of iconic beauty business leaders, the need to wash your hands and much more.
Over the course of the year, Happi posted breaking news items covering all of those topics, and based on your engagement, here are our top 20 breaking news stories* of 2020:
La Face Founder Loses Face
New CEO for Godrej Consumer Products
L’Oréal Names President of Luxe US Brands
Coty Makes Hand Sanitizers
Coty helped to provide hand sanitizers to frontline workers.
AI and DIY Development at L’Oréal
Beauty Industry Icon Passes
Leadership Updates at Estée Lauder
Cargill Buys Floratech
Old Spice Addresses Hair Thickening
Estée Lauder’s New Leadership
Mary Kay’s COVID Relief Efforts
Bath & Body Works Is More without Les
Rendle Promoted at Clorox
Linda Rendle's promotion in May was a top story. She has moved further up the ranks and is now CEO at Clorox.
Colgate Donates 25M Soap Bars
Olaplex Names CEO
Colgate Zero Launch
Senegence Makes Hand Sanitizers
Garnier Fructis Hair Launch
Coty Expands Executive Team
Cantu Creates Avocado Hair Collection
* Data compiled through Dec. 17, 2020.
