The stock price for Avon Products Inc. spiked last Friday after the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and other news sources reported that rival Natura & Co. has confirmed that it has engaged in talks with Avon about a “potential transaction.” The confirmation, made in a regulatory filing, came hours after the Wall Street Journal reported […]

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Avon is selling its last U.S factory to a French cosmetics manufacturer. Citing people familiar with the plan, the WSJ reported Fareva Group will take over production at Avon’s factory in Morton Grove, Illinois. Fareva, one of the world’s leading subcontractors in the industrial & household, cosmetics and pharmaceutical fields, will […]