Shiseido Targets US Millennials With WASO Skin Care, Inclusive Message
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Tokyo-based firm has been making sizeable investments of late to improve its US position. The WASO skin-care line features Japanese ingredients in the form of "whole botanical cells" and is being supported by messaging and media targeted to – and created in part by – millennials.
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