Aesop (brand)

Aesop logo

Aesop, stylised Aēsop, is a brand of skin care products from Australian company Aesop Retail Pty Ltd. In addition to skincare, Aesop also produces hair care, soaps and fragrance,[1] a total of over 80 hair, skin and body care formulations.[2] The brand does not advertise or offer discounts or sales.[3] It is available in 43 countries.[3]

History

Aesop was founded by hairdresser[4] Dennis Paphitis[5] in 1987 in Melbourne.[6][7] Suzanne Santos, whose current job title is Product Advocate,[2] was instrumental in the founding and growth of the company.[3]

In 2010 Harbert Australia Private Equity bought a minority stake in the company; Aesop used the capital injection to fund growth.[8] In December 2012, Aesop sold a 65% stake in its business to Brazilian direct-sales cosmetics company Natura Cosméticos for US$71.6 million[9] (approximately AUD $68 million).[10]

Points of sale

The brand can be found in its own 'signature spaces' (concept stores) and department stores such as David Jones[11] across Australia and internationally,[6] as well as its own online store.

It has stores in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Sweden, Norway and the UK.[12] In the US, it is available at Barneys New York.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official page
  2. 1 2 Annabel Ross, The Age Melbourne Story: Suzanne Santos March 21, 2012
  3. 1 2 3 Buro 24/7 I'm with the brand: Aesop Amelia Chia, Dec 18, 2015
  4. ↑ dezeen.com Interview with Aesop founder 2012/12/10
  5. ↑ Fairs, Marcus (10 December 2012). "Interview with Aesop skincare founder Dennis Paphitis on retail design". dezeen magazine [sic]. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 http://www.aesop.com/au/about_aesop/
  7. ↑ Hattie Crisell. "Aesop: The Cult Beauty Brand That Tries Not to Be". nymag.com.
  8. ↑ Rachel Wells The man behind the Aesop brand The Sydney Morning Herald February 23, 2012
  9. ↑ Glazer, Emily (December 21, 2012). "Brazil’s Natura Buys Aesop Majority Stake". Wall Street Journal]]. Retrieved 2016.
  10. ↑ "Natura Announces Strategic Investment in Aesop". Business Wire. December 20, 2012. Retrieved 2016.
  11. ↑ http://www.davidjones.com.au/brands-by-store/aesop
  12. ↑ "Aesop: Fabled beauty". independent.co.uk. 14 April 2008.
  13. ↑ Barneys.com accessed 1/7/2015

External links

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