L’Oreal To Expand Urban Decay Globally Following Acquisition
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
L’Oreal’s acquisition of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Urban Decay gives the firm a strong prestige color-cosmetics brand in the “assisted self-service” retail channel and will provide Urban Decay the infrastructure for global expansion.
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