1.) The Procter & Gamble Co. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge 43 of its beauty brands in a $12.5-billion deal with ... in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. The transaction includes Wella, the Salon Division of P&G.
A.) Henkel
B.) Unilever
C.) Coty
D.) Revlon
2.) Helen of Troy created a new position--global beauty president--and the name of that executive is …
A.) Julien Mininberg
B.) Timothy Meeker
C.) Leah Bailey
D.) Tom Benson
3.) The inaugural Indie Beauty Expo …
A.) Featured about 50 exhibitors
B.) Drew more than 200 retail buyers
C.) Took place Aug. 27 at the Altman Building in Los Angeles
D.) Had a Best in Show Awards program with winners spanning 10 categories
4.) The winner of the inaugural Beauty Pitch event at PBA Beauty Week/Cosmoprof North America was …
A.) Hair Construction
B.) LightStim
C.) 100% Pure
D.) Zenagen Hair Care
5.) American International Industries acquired …
A.) Dr. Miracle’s
B.) Hollywood Fashion Secrets
C.) The Kirschner Group
D.) Kosher Kurls
6.) Cosmoprof North America 2015 debuted these three special areas:
A.) Discover Scent, Tones of Beauty and Discover Beauty Spotlights
B.) Discover Scent, Tones of Beauty and the International Business Forum & Exhibition--Focus on the Beauty Supply Chain
C.) Tones of Beauty, the Interactive Experience and Interactive Technology area, and a second Emerging Beauty area
D.) Discover Beauty, Discover Beauty Spotlights and Discover Scent
7.) Private-equity fund Topspin Partners has acquired a majority interest in …
A.) Spornette International
B.) Denman
C.) Phillips Brush
D.) JD Beauty Group
8.) According to Professional Consultants & Resources’ 2014 Professional Salon & Pro Beauty Industry Appliances & Shears Study, the top professional salon appliances companies by dollar volume for 2014 in descending order were …
A.) Helen of Troy, Conair
B.) Farouk Systems, Wahl
C.) Conair, Helen of Troy
D.) Andis, Oster
9.) In 2015, these three trade shows saw record attendance:
A.) Natural Products Expo West, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna and Cosmoprof North America
B.) Eastern Buying Conference, Natural Products Expo East and Cosmoprof Asia
C.) ISSE, America’s Beauty Show and Premiere Orlando
D.) Western Buying Conference, Beauty Expo USA and Beautyworld Middle East
10.) At the Professional Beauty Association …
A. Bianca Robles joined government affairs & industry relations
B. Jody Ryan became the new director of marketing & communications
C. Jessi Marshall represented the PBA at the Western Buying Conference, the Eastern Conference and Cosmoprof North America
D. Harlan Kirschner of The Kirschner Group succeeded chairman of the board Scott Buchanan
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