Valentino license
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Procter & Gamble Prestige Beauté, the beauty division's fine fragrance unit, signed a licensing agreement with Italian fashion designer Valentino to market fragrance and beauty products under the designer name effective Aug. 1, company announces July 30. Valentino license has global growth potential, P&G says, noting agreement is in line with corporate strategy to "develop faster-growing, higher margin, more asset efficient businesses with global leadership potential." Valentino brand has feminine, glamorous heritage that will complement P&G's existing fine fragrance portfolio, firm says. Lineup, which currently includes Hugo Boss, Jean Patou and Lacoste, also will be expanded with addition of Wella fragrance brands. Valentino fragrances previously were marketed by Unilever Prestige...
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