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May 28, 2012
Cosmetics
The following articles have been tagged with "Cosmetics":
Swedish shoplifters prefer meat: study
Business & Money: 18 Oct 11
Swedes are the worst shoplifting offenders in the Nordic region, costing every resident 779 kronor ($117) per year in higher retail prices, according to a new study, which also found that meat is among the most popular items stolen.
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Swedish roosters bred to become lip fillers
Science & Technology: 16 Oct 11
Swedish roosters are bred for the sole purpose of becoming lip enhancements and anti-wrinkle creams, according to a report in Swedish media.
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STOFF: a journey through the Cosmos with Britain's Nick Field
Lifestyle: 25 Aug 11
In the midst of Stockholm's Fringe Festival, British poet Nick Field talks to The Local's Caroline Bursell about theatre, lipstick, and how Swedes are secretly Brits.
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Swedish teen girl trounces perfume thief
National: 16 Jul 11
A 37 year-old would-be thief in Lund, in southern Sweden, tried to make a run for it after pocketing perfume worth nearly 14,000 kronor ($2150), but was stopped by a 17-year-old girl tackling him into a wall.
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Swedish supermodel in 'age-bullying' lawsuit
Society: 3 Jun 11
A Swedish model is suing beauty giant Estée Lauder for 12 million kronor ($1.93 million), after the cosmetics company portrayed her as old and wrinkly in an advert, according to a Swedish newspaper.
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Last Oriflame staffer released from Iran jail
National: 12 Jan 11
Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame announced on Wednesday that the last of its employees held in an Iranian jail had been released.
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Iran frees jailed Swedish cosmetic firm worker
National: 4 Nov 10
A Swedish-Iranian employee of Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame who has been imprisoned in Iran since August has been released on bail and has left the country.
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Body Shop hemp ad falls foul of Swedish authority
National: 20 Oct 10
The use of hemp leaves in an advert commissioned by ethical cosmetics chain The Body Shop, has been condemned by a Swedish municipality, which has claimed that it hampers work to tackle youth drug use.
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Swedish cosmetics worker charged in Iran
Business & Money: 29 Aug 10
A Swedish-Iranian employee of cosmetics firm Oriflame has been charged in Iran for allegedly profiting from a pyramid scheme days after five of the company's employees were arrested amid suspicions of spying.
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Iran claims Oriflame may be backed by spy agency
Business & Money: 25 Aug 10
Iranian authorities alleged on Wednesday that it closed Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame in Tehran and arrested five of its employees on Sunday because it was running a pyramid scheme and was possibly backed by a spy agency.
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Oriflame shut down in Iran after staff arrests
Business & Money: 23 Aug 10
Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame's operations in Tehran have been closed by the Iranian authorities, with three members of staff and two sale consultants taken into custody.
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UK mag announces Sweden's 'most trusted brands'
Business & Money: 24 Feb 10
Reader's Digest, a UK consumer magazine, has presented its survey listing Sweden's most trusted brands in a raft of categories.
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TV viewers terrified by Swedish supermodel
National: 5 Aug 09
A commercial for skincare products that features Swedish supermodel Adina Fohlin has made a major splash, although not quite the one that Swedish pharmacy chain Apoteket was hoping for.
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Immigrant traders shun banks
Business & Money: 18 Aug 08
Small business owners in Sweden with an immigrant background avoid taking out bank loans when setting up their own businesses, a new report shows.
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Opening a window on the Queer world
Lifestyle: 2 Jul 08
A new exhibition of 'queer' art provides a perfect prelude to this year's Europride festival, writes David Bartal.
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Snooty but stylish: Stockholm Fashion Week blasts off
Lifestyle: 29 Jan 08
Stockholm's fashion scene can be snobby, writes David Bartal, but Stockholm Fashion Week provides rich pickings for those who can get past the doormen.
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Stockholm market falls after bad US figures
Business & Money: 4 Jan 08
Worries about the US economy sent Stockholm's OMXS index tumbling on Friday, leaving it 5.6 percent down since the start of the year.
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Controversial hemp farmer wins award
Society: 29 Nov 07
Farmer Ulf Hammarsten was barred from growing hemp. But Ulf fought the law and Ulf won.
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Unions launch blockade of cosmetics store
Society: 12 Feb 07
The cosmetics store in Kristianstad may only have one employee, but that hasn't stopped a shopworkers' union launching a blockade to force the owner to sign its collective agreement.
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US flyers face bag restrictions
National: 10 Aug 06
People flying from Sweden to the US have been banned from taking most liquids in their hand baggage, following the discovery of the UK terror plot.
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Oriflame sells up in Britain
Business & Money: 20 Dec 05
Swedish cosmetics group Oriflame is selling its UK subsidiary to British company PDG. The new owners will continue to sell Oriflame's products under a franchise agreement.
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Apoteket profits down
Business & Money: 7 Nov 05
Sweden's state-owned pharmacy sees profits fall despite an increase in turnover. The company is losing money on prescription drugs, its interim report says.
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Stockholm Syndrome: Men are the new women
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Nov 05
After considerable effort our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent realises that when it comes to appearance, he cannot hope to compete with the men of Sweden.
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Profits leap for Swedish clothing company RNB
Business & Money: 8 Apr 05
Clothing company RNB, Retail and Brands, which owns Polarn o Pyret, has recorded a profit of 6 million kronor for the second quarter of the financial year
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Oriflame dismisses chief executive
Smörgåsbord: 4 Mar 05
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Reijmyre glassworks struggling to survive
Smörgåsbord: 15 Feb 05
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Competition Authority applies for cinema injunction
Smörgåsbord: 28 Jan 05
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Stockholm growth spurt forecast
Smörgåsbord: 15 Nov 04
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Smörgåsbord: 9 Sep 04
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