LCDT France - Le Comptoir des Tendances

Name

LCDT France - Le Comptoir des Tendances

Legal name

Le Comptoir des Tendances

Website

https://pro-lcdt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Distribution

NAICS

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Beauty & Drugstore Beauty Distribution (CRAOAEAA)

Keywords

• Pharmacy product distribution
• Cosmetic distribution services
• Private label beauty brand
• Parapharmacy wholesale
• Beauty and hygiene products

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cosmetic product distribution: Distribution of third-party cosmetic, health, hygiene, and comfort products to pharmacies and parapharmacies. Serves as distributor for more than 10 laboratories, offering over 2,500 product references.
2. Own brand sales (LCDT Beauty Care): Development and commercialization of proprietary brand LCDT Beauty Care, launched in 2016. Products include makeup, skincare, hygiene, and comfort items sold exclusively through pharmacy distribution channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LCDT distributes more than 2,500 cosmetic, health, hygiene, and comfort product references sourced from over 10 partner laboratories to pharmacies and parapharmacies, and sells its proprietary LCDT Beauty Care brand (launched 2016) covering makeup, skincare, hygiene, and comfort products. The company serves 4,000+ pharmacies across Metropolitan France, DOM-TOM, and Spain through a dedicated field sales team.

Product overview

Le Comptoir des Tendances (LCDT) operates as both a distributor and brand owner in the French pharmacy and parapharmacy sector. The company offers over 2,500 product references across beauty, hygiene, comfort, and children's categories, distributing products from more than 10 laboratories while also operating its proprietary LCDT Beauty Care brand (launched 2016). The product portfolio includes Maquillage (Makeup), Soins visage (Face Care), Soins corps (Body Care), Cheveux (Hair Care), Enfants (Children), Hygiène (Hygiene), and Confort (Comfort) product categories. The company serves over 4,000 pharmacies and parapharmacies across France and DOM-TOM territories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LCDT Beauty Care: Proprietary beauty brand launched in 2016 offering cosmetic products (makeup, skincare) as well as hygiene and comfort products for pharmacies, characterized by aesthetic design, trendy aesthetics and ease of use at competitive price points.

Products and services

• LCDT Beauty Care Proprietary beauty brand launched in 2016 covering cosmetics (makeup, skincare), hygiene, and comfort products, sold through French pharmacies and parapharmacies. The brand emphasizes quality, aesthetics, trend appeal, ease of use, and competitive pricing for both pharmacy clients and end consumers.
• Third-party laboratory product distribution

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ pharmacies trust LCDT for their cosmetic needs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various laboratories (specific names not disclosed)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLCDT serves as distributor for more than 10 laboratories (laboratoires), distributing their cosmetic, health, hygiene, and comfort products to pharmacies. These are product sourcing partnerships where LCDT distributes laboratory products to its pharmacy network.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• OCP Répartition: OCP is a major French pharmaceutical wholesaler serving pharmacies with both medicines and parapharmacy/dermo-cosmetic products — comparable distribution channel and pharmacy customers as LCDT, but at much larger scale.
• Alliance Healthcare France: Alliance Healthcare is one of France's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, distributing medicines and parapharmacy products to thousands of pharmacies nationwide — overlapping with LCDT's pharmacy channel but at significantly broader scale and scope including Rx pharmaceuticals.
• Phoenix Pharma France: Phoenix Pharma is a leading French pharmaceutical distributor owned by Phoenix Group, serving independent pharmacies with pharmaceuticals and parapharmacy assortments — overlapping pharmacy channel with LCDT but with broader product portfolio and group backing.
• CERP Rhin Rhône Méditerranée (Astera): CERP/Astera is a major regional pharmaceutical wholesaler in France serving pharmacies with both Rx medicines and parapharmacy ranges — comparable customer base to LCDT at larger scale and regional focus.

Direct peers

• Laboratoires Sarbec: Laboratoires Sarbec develops and distributes niche cosmetics, fragrances and personal care brands in France via pharmacy and selective retail channels — directly comparable to LCDT's dual brand-owner-and-distributor model serving French pharmacies.
• Difra: Difra is a French specialty distributor of parapharmacy and beauty/hygiene products, supplying independent pharmacies and parapharmacies — directly comparable to LCDT's distribution model and pharmacy customer base in France.

Emerging players

• Laboratoires Nuxe: Nuxe is a French dermo-cosmetic and beauty brand sold primarily through pharmacies and parapharmacies — comparable pharmacy channel positioning to LCDT's distributed lab brands and LCDT Beauty Care's premium positioning.

Regional players

• Groupe Batteur: Groupe Batteur is a French pharmaceutical and parapharmacy distributor serving pharmacies across France with both medicines and consumer health/beauty products — comparable B2B distribution model to pharmacies as LCDT.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Lcdtfrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lcdt-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/lcdt_fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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