With Phenix, Pierre Fabre revalued 7.7 million unsold items in 4 years

La start-up Phenix prend en charge les invendus de produits cosmétiques du groupe Pierre Fabre

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Updated on 10 November 2025 à 17h57

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Since 2021, Phenix has been responsible for revaluing unsold cosmetic products from the pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre. Francis Lemontey, CSR Manager at Pierre Fabre, looks back on this collaboration.

An article by Morgane Monteiro

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Updated on 10 November 2025 à 17h57

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Since 2021, before the French AGEC law came into effect in January 2022, the dermo-pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre (2024 revenue: €3.1 billion, up by 9.5% at constant exchange rates) has entrusted Phenix with the revaluation of unsold cosmetics. Last year, 2.8 million items were revalued, up by 75% due to the inclusion of samples in the volume of unsold goods. “This represents a cost price of €2 million”, said Francis Lemontey, CSR Manager at Pierre Fabre, to mind Retail. Over 4 years, Pierre

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