I got this bit of info when I got back so apologies if I’m late with the news. But Stila is saying goodbye to Malaysia.
That’s right, no more Stila in Malaysia. In fact, there have been rumblings that there may be no more Stila… period! The Stila website is down and from what I’ve read online, its been down for over 2 weeks.
News are that Stila is refinancing and trying to stay afloat instead of just going under. Not easy if no cosmetics giant picks them up, I feel. When Estee Lauder sold the brand I knew something was up – Estee Lauder will never sell a good performing brand – see MAC. And since the sale, nothing has been the same with Stila. I felt they were just floating around quite insubstantially without direction, never really making an impact for anything. It was never as exciting as it was under the helm of Jeannie Lobell. Losing the cartoon girls was a big no-no in my mind.
We’ll have to see what’s in store for Stila but for now, all Stila counters in Malaysia have gone on mega sale on all products until 30 April 2009.
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