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NEW YORK-- A Jefferies analyst boosted his rating and price target Thursday for Ulta Salon, Cosmetics& Fragrance Inc., citing innovative products and room to grow its store count. Randal Konik raised the beauty products company's rating to "Buy" from "Hold" and increased its price target to $100 from $85.
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NEW YORK-- A Jefferies analyst boosted his rating and price target Thursday for Ulta Salon, Cosmetics& Fragrance Inc., citing innovative products and room to grow its store count. Randal Konik raised the beauty products company's rating to "Buy" from "Hold" and increased its price target to $100 from $85.
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NEW YORK-- A Jefferies analyst boosted his rating and price target for Ulta Salon, Cosmetics& Fragrance Inc. on Thursday, citing innovative products and room to grow its store count. Randal Konik raised the beauty products company's rating to "Buy" from "Hold" and increased its price target to $100 from $85.
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One sector that is yet to be truly tapped in Africa is the brewing industry, according to research firm Bernstein Research, which believes it is probably the most attractive region for long-term profit growth for global brewers.
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Furniture retailer IKEA's Swedish meatballs are returning to the menu after last month's horse meat scare, with new supply chain controls "from farm to fork," the company's head of foods said.
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Reckitt Benckiser ascends to Citi's European focus list, replacing Danone, with the bank seeing the consumer health company receiving revenue upgrades and continuing its recent run of outperformance.
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*Europe bans sale of new cosmetics tested on animals. BRUSSELS, March 11- The European Union wants to persuade countries such as the United States and China to adopt its ban on the sale of new cosmetics tested on animals that came into force on Monday.
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*Shiseido shares surge 7.3 pct to 10- mth high. TOKYO, March 11- The president of Shiseido Co Ltd will resign and be replaced by the company's chairman after a two-year stint that saw profits suffer, the Japanese cosmetics maker said on Monday.
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*Shiseido shares surge as much as 6.5 pct to 10- mth high. TOKYO, March 11- Japan's Shiseido Co Ltd is set to replace its president after an underwhelming reign that saw profits suffer, media reports said, sending shares in the cosmetics giant surging to a 10- month high.
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Workers at Chivas Brothers plant in Scotland have accidentally flushed thousands of gallons of the company's Scotch down the drain.
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Caroline Neville, president of Cosmetic Executive Women, says the British 'kit and caboodle' industry employs 1 million people, and urges British cosmetic brands to capitalize on exports to emerging markets.
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Feb 12- Avon Products Inc's stock rose more than 20 percent on Tuesday after the beauty products company posted surprisingly strong earnings in the fourth quarter, a sign CEO Sheri McCoy's turnaround plan is taking hold. Avon reversed sales declines in top markets like Brazil and Russia, attracted more sales representatives and cut costs in the fourth quarter.
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The convergence of increasingly accurate weather forecasts and the explosion of the social media channel is super-charging the effect of Winter Storm "Nemo" on the Northeast's economy.
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One company found that energy usage in the US drops by more than 5% during the game and as much as 7.5% during the half-time show, even though it would take 10 coal-fired power plants to fire all the televisions being watched.
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Jan 21- In February 2008, Thomas Minder, a Swiss businessman whose family-owned company is best known for its old-fashioned herbal toothpaste, attacked his banker, UBS Chairman Marcel Ospel, as if he were a form of stubborn plaque. At a shareholders' meeting in Basel, he stormed the podium as Ospel addressed the crowd.
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Diageo and Pernod-Ricard are predicting fizzy sales this December as Americans make merry at holiday parties.
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NEW YORK, Dec 19- A relatively unknown German holding company this week made its third move on a coffee company as it tries to assemble a juggernaut that can challenge chains like Starbucks Corp and Dunkin' Brands Group Inc.
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NEW YORK, Dec 12- Pop star Britney Spears edged past Taylor Swift to claim the title of top-earning woman in music after bringing in an estimated $58 million from her album, endorsements and a perfume in the past year, Forbes said on Wednesday.
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SEOUL, Dec 10- Their skin is smooth, their hair is salon-fresh, and between them they've sold millions of records. South Korea's male K-pop icons have been enlisted by the country's cosmetics firms as they try to expand beyond its borders to take on global giants like L'Oreal and Unilever across the continent.
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Online sales jumped on Cyber Monday, sending e-commerce retailers' shares higher and suggesting strong growth from earlier in the holiday shopping season is continuing for now.
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Despite the uncertain state of the economy there is a standout group of big spenders this holiday season: pet owners.