China Herald: Facial masks, another score for L'Oreal

Ben Cavender

The French L'Oreal groups bought China's leading facial masks group Magic Holdings. A brilliant move, says retail analyst Ben Cavender in the China Daily, in a fast growing market segment.

The China Daily:

Facial masks are a fast-growing product in China's beauty market with very promising prospects, said Ben Cavender, associate principal of the China Market Research Group. Cavender said facial mask sales are growing more than 20 percent annually, compared with an average of 8 to 12 percent for the overall beauty market. The acquisition will give L'Oreal a solid foothold in the facial mask segment as Magic Holdings controls about 26 percent of the market, he said... A big global company can provide strong financial support in rebuilding a local brand, and thats hould pay off within a few years. But it is more important to buy the right brands, said Cavender.

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