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Aug. 18--A touch of old New York is replicated in a new store concept at the Dillard's in Independence Center.

The bright neon and old imitation-brick walls help to highlight the long history of Kiehl's, dating to 1851 when it began selling skin-care, hair and body products at a family-owned pharmacy in the East Village.

Now Kiehl's products are sold internationally in specialty stores, online, through catalogs, through its own stores and through new store-within-a-store in select Dillard's stores.

The Independence Kiehl's -- in a prime spot going into the mall -- is one of 27 such operations the company has opened across the country. It is selling Kiehl's entire line, some 220 products for women, men, children, babies, even pets and horses.

Kiehl's (pronounced "keels") is partnering with Dillard's in the new operation at 18805 E. 39th St., and it plans to open 21 more Dillard's locations by the end of the year.

"Kiehl's is a family brand, Dillard's is a family brand," said Chris Salgardo, president of Kiehl's USA, as he raised a glass of apple cider in a toast with Dillard's employees and customers Tuesday morning.

Dillard's and Kiehl's also donated $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City.

Salgardo joined Kiehl's as senior vice president of sales a decade ago but has been a Kiehl's customer for 22 years. He donned a dark suit jacket over a black Kiehl's motorcycle shirt.

As women picked up free samples and made some purchases, several men paid heed to Salgardo as he touted the men's line, including the Cross-Terrain Dry Run Foot Cream to use before games or a run, and the White Eagle Ultimate Brushless Shave Creme.

Sales of Kiehl's men's products increased 8 percent during the recession and overall sales are "very robust," he said.

The original Kiehl's Pharmacy blended cosmetic, pharmaceutical, herbal and medicinal knowledge to develop products that have been passed on for generations. Longtime customer favorites include Musk Oil, Lip Balm #1, Creme de Corps lotion, Ultra Facial Moisturizer and Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado.

Cosmetics giant L'Oreal purchased Kiehl's in 2000.

Kiehl's relies mostly on word-of-mouth advertising to build clientele and keeps its products out of all but a few exclusive retailers, including a traditional operation in the cosmetics department at Nordstrom in Overland Park and its 33 Kiehl's retail stores. The store-within-a-store locations kicked off last fall.

A Kiehl's presence had long been on the wish list for Dillard's Independence store manager Robbie Keeney.

"We completed our store remodeling last November and I wanted them for this spot," she said. "It's an honor to have Kiehl's because of its exclusive distribution and the type of line it is -- fine quality products."

India, Aug. 18 -- Elder Health Care, part of Elder group of companies, has entered into an in-licensed deal with Japan's $1.6-billion Pola Chemical Industries to sell the latter's skincare and cosmetic products in India. While the company will at first distribute Pola's skin whitening cream and gel, it plans to extend the partnership to anti-ageing products, beauty treatment and fragrances later. Further, it plans to sell these products through retailers as well as dermatologists and cosmetologists. With this tie up, India has become the 16th country outside Japan, where Pola's premium line skincare products are offered. Meanwhile, the company is also expected to enter into an agreement for baby skincare products soon. Elder has built a strong marketing and distribution network in the Indian skincare market with Fairone Fairness Cream and Fairone Soap which are licensed from Shahnaz Hussain Herbals.

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Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health, weight and fitness and skin care solutions based on nutritional science, announced today the Republic of South Africa Patent Office has granted the company patent number 2008/07423 entitled "All Natural Multivitamin and Multimineral Dietary Supplement Formulations for Enhanced Absorption and Biological Utilization" for technology related to its PhytoMatrix(R) caplets and PhytoBurst(R) nutritional chews products.

"The issuance of this new patent extends protection to our research and development of technology related to our PhytoMatrix caplets and PhytoBurst nutritional chews products and is an important addition to our current intellectual property portfolio," said Robert A. Sinnott, Ph.D., MNS, co-CEO and chief science officer of Mannatech. "This is the first patent for technology related to these specific products and we will continue to protect this technology in other parts of the world."

Mannatech currently holds 61 patents in 31 countries for its health-related technologies.

Many of Mannatech's products are based on Real Food TechnologySM solutions, which provide consumers with products that contain standardized levels of natural and plant-sourced nutrients. Food-sourced ingredients are chosen from those scientifically proven to most benefit the human body.

Individuals interested in Mannatech's products or in exploring its business opportunity can learn more at mannatech.com.

About Mannatech

Mannatech, Incorporated, develops high-quality health, weight and fitness, and skin care products that are based on the solid foundation of nutritional science and development standards. These proprietary products are available through independent sales Associates around the globe including the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea. For more information, visit mannatech.com.

Please Note: This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of phrases or terminology such as "intend" or other similar words or the negative of such terminology. Similarly, descriptions of Mannatech's objectives, strategies, plans, goals or targets contained herein are also considered forward-looking statements. Mannatech believes this release should be read in conjunction with all of its filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and cautions its readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to certain events, risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Some of these factors include, among others, Mannatech's inability to attract and retain associates and members, increases in competition, litigation, regulatory changes, and its planned growth into new international markets. Although Mannatech believes that the expectations, statements, and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cautions readers to always consider all of the risk factors and any other cautionary statements carefully in evaluating each forward-looking statement in this release, as well as those set forth in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other filings filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including its current reports on Form 8-K. All of the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release.

2010 AUG 21 - (VerticalNews.com) -- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) will release fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Thursday, August 12, 2010.

On that date, at 9:30 a.m. (ET), the Company will webcast live its conference call to discuss the results, future prospects and any recent corporate developments. Fabrizio Freda, President and CEO, Richard Kunes, EVP and CFO and Gregory Polcer, EVP Global Supply Chain, will host the call.

Those wishing to access the webcast can visit the "Investors" section of www.elcompanies.com, the Company's website. The call will be archived on the site.

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The Company's products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names: Estee Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, M*A*C, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, La Mer, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, American Beauty, Flirt!, GoodSkin Labs, Grassroots Research Labs, Sean John, Missoni, Daisy Fuentes, Tom Ford, Coach, Ojon and Smashbox.

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