France retains crown as global cosmetics leader

摘要

FRANCE France is still the world leader in cosmetics,with 23% of the global market share,says French beauty federation FEBEA,following two new surveys it has commissioned.But its leadership is fragile and it must stay abreast of new consumer trends and competitors.FEBEA used the occasion of its general assembly to reveal the results of the two studies,which have not yet been published.One is by economic research and consultancy company Asteres and the other is by CH2 Conseil.The surveys show that with €14bn-worth of exports last year(a rise of 6.3%)cosmetics manufacturing is the third biggest contributor to France's trade balance.