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PARIS — Coty Inc. has just scored a new high-profile spokesman.
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PARIS — Inter Parfums SA posted a 2004 net profit of $20.3 million at average exchange, up 20 percent…
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PARIS — The face of beauty retailing is about to undergo a dramatic change.
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