View past issues of BW Confidential's electronic publication below
April 19- May 2, 2012
-Interview: Essence Corp president Jean-Jacques Bona
-Insight: The Russian fragrance market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Show review: Duty Free Show of the Americas, Orlando
-Store visit: Jovoy, Paris
April 5-18, 2012
-Interview: P&G Prestige fragrance country manager for China Ghislain Devouge
-Insight: US duty free
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Show review: Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna
-Store visit: Natura, Brazil
March 8-April 4, 2012
-Interview: Dubai Duty Free vp purchasing Saba Tahir
-Insight: Social Media
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: Creative Spa Concepts president Mindy Terry
-Store visit: Hema, France
February 23-March 7, 2012
-Interview: Kanebo Cosmetics Europe president Eiichi Yoshizaki
-Insight: Private label in prestige
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: Ulta ceo and president Chuck Rubin
-Store visit: I
nstitut Decléor, Paris
February 9-22, 2012
-Interview: Shoppers Stop md Govind Shrikhande
-Insight: Men’s skincare in Asia
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: US-based Creative Realities ceo Paul Price
- Wellness focus: STR Global senior vice president global development Jan Freitag
-Store visit: Eucerin Skin Institute, Germany
January 26 - February 8, 2012
-Interview: Sephora president China Anne-Véronique Bruel
-Insight: Retailing natural & organic products
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: WSL Strategic Retail on where women look for what's hot in beauty
- Wellness focus: Singapore-based research company Intelligent Spas managing director Julie Garrow
-Store visit: Victory Barber & Brand
January 12 - 25, 2012
-Interview: Ahava ceo Yacov Ellis
-Insight: South Africa analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: UK-based design agency Design4Retail director Jon Vinall
- Wellness focus: SpaFinder's top-10 trends
-Store visit: Etat Pur, Paris
December 22, 2011 - January 11, 2012
-Interview: Shiseido China ceo Masashi Kamata
-Insight: Sephora & Latin America
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: Branding agency Dragon Rouge retail sales director Delphine Fauchère
- Wellness focus: Leading Spas of Canada board member and director for international relations Donna Holtom
-Store visit: Before Beauty Bar, Paris
December 8 - 21, 2011
-Interview: La Prairie Group president Patrick Rasquinet
-Insight: Beauty trends from around the world
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: Asia specialist cosmetics consultancy Information & Inspiration general manager Florence Bernardin
- Wellness focus: US hospitality management company Hutchinson Consulting founder Lori Hutchinson
-Store visit: Ba Yan Ka La, Shanghai
ISSUE 44
November 24 - December 7, 2011
-Interview: BPI coo Eric Henry
-Insight: Mass brands & travel retail
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-The retail view: Paris-based branding agency Centdegrés president and creative director David Nitlich & managing partner Thibault Ponroy
- Wellness focus: French spa consulting company Ressourcea founder Mireille Barreau
-Show review: Cosmoprof Asia
-Store visit: Marionnaud, Paris
ISSUE 43
November 10 - 23, 2011
-Interview: P&G president global prestige Joanne Crewes
-Insight: The French market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
- Wellness focus: Hungary-based management consultancy Xellum managing director László Puczkó
-Show review: Luxe Pack Monaco
-Store visit: Rituals, São Paulo
ISSUE 42
October 27 - November 9, 2011
-Interview: Crea founder Chantal Roos
-Insight: European pharmacies
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Show review: TFWA World Exhibition, Cannes
-Store visit: Printemps, Paris
October 13 - 26, 2011
-Interview: Shiseido director & corporate senior executive officer responsible for global business Carsten Fischer
-Insight: Saudi Arabia market analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: UK-based health and beauty online platform Wahanda ceo Lopo Champalimaud
-Show review: Beyond Beauty Paris
-Store visit: Sephora Meatpacking, US
September 15 - October 12, 2011
-Interview: Kibio president Isabelle Herbreteau
-Insight: India market analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Paris-based forecasting agency Trend Sourcing founder Pascale Brousse
-Wellness focus: US-based spa and wellness company Spa Finder Inc president Susie Ellis
-Store visit: Benow, France
September 1 - 14, 2011
-Interview: L’Oréal Brazil luxury products division country general manager Alexandre Frota
-Insight: Japan market analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Australia-based specialist retail marketing agency IdeaWorks ceo Jon Bird
-Wellness focus: Spa chain operator International Dove Spa development director Fran Hayter
-Store visit: Benefit, New York City
July 14 - August 31, 2011
-Interview: Mandarin Oriental director of spa Andrew Gibson
-Insight: Mid-year market analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Australia-based specialist retail marketing agency IdeaWorks ceo Jon Bird
-Wellness focus: Spa operator The Organic Spa president Joerg Demuth
-Show review: Seen & heard at: Beauty World Middle East, HBA Global Expo, Make-Up in Paris
-Store visit: Guerlain's pop-up store
June 16 - 29, 2011
-Interview: Al Tayer Trends beauty general manager TJ Van Rooyen
-Insight: The skincare devices market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: US-based brand strategist and marketing consultant Nadia Yousif
-Wellness focus: Spa design, consultancy and management company Blu Spas Inc principal Cary Collier
-Show review: Seen & heard at the TFWA Asia Pacific show
-Store visit: Spa My Blend by Clarins
June 2 - 15, 2011
-Interview: Nuxe Groupe gm Sébastien Lucot
-Insight: Argentina's beauty market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Rohit Talwar, futurist, retail expert and ceo of forecasting company Fast Future
-Wellness focus: US-based consultancy Wuttke Group principal Mark Wuttke
-Store visit: Shiseido the Ginza, Tokyo
May 5 - 18, 2011
-Interview: Nuance Watson Singapore md Ken Tse
-Insight: The German market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: US consultancy Global Spa & Wellness business advisor Camille Hoheb
-Store visit: Dior's Maison de Parfums at Selfridges
April 21 - May 4, 2011
-Interview: The Body Shop India coo Shriti Malhotra
-Insight: Pop-up stores
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Euromonitor Intl head of retailing research Jon Wright
-Wellness focus: Contento Marketing Group principal Nancy Griffin
-Store visit: O Boticario's Nativa SPA
-Show review: Duty Free Show of the Americas, Orlando
April 7 - 20, 2011
-Interview: Bluemercury founder Marla Malcolm Beck
-Insight: The UK market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Kline & Co senior associate Donna Barson
-Wellness focus: ISPA president Lynne McNees
-Store visit: Urban Spa:ce, Korea
-Show review: Cosmoprof Bologna
March 10 - 23, 2011
-Interview: Cofinluxe president Jean-Pierre Grivory
-Insight: Beauty advisor training
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Verdict analyst Natalia Grabov
-Wellness focus: InSPAration Management founder & ceo Dori Soukup
-Store visit: Pharmaca, US
February 24 - March 9, 2011
-Interview: Black Up managing director Lionel Durand
-Insight: Social commerce
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Brand Keys Amy Shea
-Wellness focus: Natural Resources Spa Consulting Kimberly Matheson-Shedrick
-Store visit: Nars, US
-Conference: US prestige market analysis
ISSUE 30
February 10 - 23, 2011
-Interview: Bliss World Holdings ceo Mike Indursky
-Insight: Beauty in fashion retail
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Unity Marketing founder Pamela Danziger
-Wellness focus: Tip Touch founder and ceo Jean-Guy de Gabriac
-Store visit: Skins 6|2, Las Vegas
ISSUE 29
January 27 - February 9, 2011
-Interview: Weleda ceo Patrick Sirdey
-Insight: Mexico market analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Retail view: Market Force Information senior vp of customer knowledge Cheryl Flink
-Wellness focus: Mars Solutions founder Charles Compton
-Store visit: A visual trip to Mix Beauty, France
ISSUE 28
January 13 - 26, 2011
-Interview: L'Occitane managing director Asia Pacific
-Insight: The majors & the naturals market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: Coyle Hospitality Group sales & marketing vp Stephanie Perrone Goldstein
-Store visit: Parfums Jovoy, France
ISSUES FROM 2010
December 23, 2010 - January 12, 2011
-Interview: Cradle Holdings ceo Sarah Rotheram
-Insight: Trends for 2011
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: Sofitel senior brand manager president Aldina Duarte-Ramos
-Store visit: Marionnaud, France
-Conference: Luxury & China
December 9 - 22, 2010
-Interview: Parbel general manager Javier Labarta
-Insight: The beauty market in Vietnam
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: Hotel Grande Bretagne, Greece spa manager Anne Specque
-Store visit: Filthy Gorgeous, Debenhams, UK
-Conference: The Natural Beauty Summit Europe: trends and debate in naturals
November 25 - December 8, 2010
-Interview: Bond No 9 president and founder Laurice Rahmé
-Insight: The spa market in China
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Wellness focus: Wynne Business senior consultant Lisa Starr
-Store visit: Luxasia's first standalone boutique for the escentials retail format, Singapore
-Show review: Innovations from Luxe Pack Monaco
November 11 - 24, 2010
-Interview: Herborist International general manager Aaron Ke
-Retail view: CEW panel in New York gives their views on the evolution of retail
-Insight: An analysis of the direct-sales market
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: Jurlique, Shanghai
-Show review: Seen & Heard at TFWA World Exhibition, Cannes
October 14 - 27, 2010
-Interview: Art & Fragrance ceo Roger von der Weid
-Retail view: US-based consultant Kate Newlin
-Insight: Men’s market analysis
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: Aesop's new boutique in Paris
-Show review: Seen & Heard at HBA Global Expo, New York
September 30 - October 13, 2010
-Interview: Payot president Hervé Lesieur
-Retail view: US-based beauty, fashion and retail consultancy Martens & Heads founding managing partner Kate Benson
-Wellness focus: The barriers to growth in the spa industry
-Insight: In-store services
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: Harrods’ Gentlemen’s Lounge, London
-Show review: Seen & Heard at Beyond Beauty Paris
ISSUE 21
September 2-15, 2010
-Interview: Clinique vice president & general manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa Jean-Christophe Jourde
-Retail view: GDR Creative Intelligence senior consultant Amy Hedger
-Wellness focus: The latest US spa market data
-Insight: Market outlook: how beauty is shaping up and forecasts for the holiday season
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: House of Fraser's Apothecary, London
July 22 - September 1, 2010
-Interview: Luxasia ceo Patrick Chong
-Retail view: Asia Pacific cosmetics specialist Simone Pedersen
-Wellness focus: Spas & the internet
-Insight: Company analysis: L'Oréal, Lauder, Shiseido
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: Amouage, London
July 8 - 21, 2010
-Interview: Lush ceo Andrew Gerrie
-Retail view: Beauty consultant Claudia Lucas
-Wellness focus: Spas & retail
-Insight: How mobile commerce will change retailing
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: Jardin d'Aura, Taiwan
June 24 - July 7, 2010
-Interview: Clarins ceo Philip Shearer
-Retail view: The Scriptorium Company founder Michel Gutsatz
-Wellness focus: The retail challenge
-Insight: 10 retail trends & strategies from other markets
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: My Sweet Bio, Paris
June 10 - 23, 2010
-Interview: Elemis md Sean Harrington
-Retail view: Checkland Kindleysides founder Jeff kindleysides
-Wellness focus: Three questions for the spa industry
-Insight: Private-label beauty
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Show review: World Perfumery Congress
-Store visit: The Art of Shaving, US
May 27- June 9, 2010
-Interview: Illamasqua md Carl Atkinson
-Retail view: The Royal Promotion Group president Bruce E Teitelbaum
-Wellness focus: Benchmarking
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Insight: The UAE spa market
-Show Review: TFWA Asia Pacific
-Spa visit: The Banyan Tree, Bintan Indonesia
April 29 - May 12, 2010
-Interview: Decléor & Carita ceo Yoshiaki Sato
-Retail view: Envirosell founder and ceo Paco Underhill
-Wellness focus: Email marketing
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Insight: The naturals market
-Show review: Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna
-Spa visit: U Spa Barrière, Cannes
April 1 - 14, 2010
-Interview: Burt's Bees ceo John Replogle
-Retail view: Stories ceo Xavier Laforge
-Wellness focus: Spa memberships
-Insight: Doing better business in hotel spas
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Spa visit: Nusta, Washington DC, US
ISSUE 13
March 18 - 31, 2010
-Interview: Fusion Brands ceo Caroline Pieper-Vogt
-Retail view: Michael Sheridan & Co md Michael Sheridan
-Wellness focus: The benefits of spa membership
-Insight: TV shopping and beauty
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Spa visit: Dr Hauschka, Paris
March 4 - 17, 2010
-Interview: Nars Cosmetics ceo Louis Desazars
-Retail view: The Attic Room managing director Tony Best
-Wellness focus: In-room spa treatments
-Market watch: South Korea
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Spa visit: Kanebo Sensai Select spa, Interlaken, Switzerland
ISSUE 11
February 18 - March 3, 2010
-Interview: Urban Retreat founder George Hammer
-Retail View: Planet Retail health & beauty research director Matthew Stych
-Wellness focus: Specialization in spas
-Beauty Insight: Web sales
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Spa visit: Raison d'Etre, Stockholm
February 4 - 17, 2010
-Interview: Morris & Selective Beauty ceo Enrico Ceccato
-Retail View: Kathy Steirly Associates founder Kathy Steirly
-Wellness focus: The ins and outs of spa menus
-Beauty insight: Men's fragrance: the facts, figures and trends
-Netwatch: Beauty blogger review
-Store visit: Yves Rocher's revamped store, Paris
ISSUE 9
January 21 - February 3, 2010
-Interview: Sisley general manger Philippe d'Ornano
-Retail view: Kesslers chairman and ceo Charles Kessler
-Wellness focus: spa gifting
-Market Watch: UAE: the facts, figures and trends
-Netwatch: beauty blogger review
-Spa visit: Six Senses, Paris
ISSUES FROM 2009
December 17 - 30, 2009
-Interview: P&G president global prestige Patrice Louvet
-Beauty insight: Holiday sales outlook 2009
-Beauty insight: Retailer roundtable on boosing traffic and trends for 2010
-Wellness focus: Top spa trends for 2010
-Conference: What's next for luxury?
-Store visit: Heinemann's new Duty Free Shop, Frankfurt
ISSUE 7
December 3 - 16, 2009
-Interview: Spa Chakra ceo Mike Canizales
-Beauty insight: Will prestige focus on category management?
-Wellness focus: Boosting retail in spas
-Review: Highlights from the Natural Beauty Summit Europe
-Store visit: Frédéric Malle, New York
ISSUE 6
November 19 - December 2, 2009
-Interview: Ferragamo Parfums ceo Luciano Bertinelli
-Beauty insight: Social networking strategies
-Wellness focus: Building loyalty in spas
-Store visit: Nopeg, Paris
November 5 - 18, 2009
-Interview: Intelligent Nutrients founder Horst Rechelbacher
-Beauty viewpoint: How to better take advantage of sampling
-Wellness focus: The wellness vs pampering debate in spas
-Show review: News & views from the TFWA World Exhibition, Cannes 2009
-Store visit: Sundari, Tokyo
October 22 -November 4, 2009
-Interview: Orlane brand director Raffaella Giraudi
-Beauty insight: An analysis of P&G's prestige strategy
-Wellness viewpoint: The experts on marketing techniques for spas in a downturn
-Store visit: Aepure, Paris
October 8 - 21, 2009
-Interview: Guerlain ceo Laurent Boillot
-Beauty insight: Mining new opportunities in fragrance
-Wellness Viewpoint: Tackling the labor issue in spas
-Market watch: Travel retail - doing more with less
-Market watch: Travel retail - data analysis
-Spa visit: Be Relax in Heathrow and Munich
September 24 - October 2, 2009
Interview: Coty Prestige svp Jean Mortier
Beauty viewpoint: The retail experts on getting consumers in-store
Wellness insight: How hotel spas can better navigate the downturn
Store visit: Sephora, Times Square, New York
Show review: Seen & heard at Beyond Beauty 2009
September 10 - 23, 2009
-Interview: Givenchy ceo Alain Lorenzo
-Beauty insight: How the recession is changing the market
-Wellness viewpoint: Building green spas
-Market watch: China analysis
-Spa visit: So SPA St James, London