How travel retail in South Korea is performing
Daigou still underpins much of the sales growth in South Korean travel retail, but the impact of the...May 13, 2019
How beauty is performing in China
Worries over a slowdown and the impact of a trade war with the US on consumer sentiment...May 13, 2019
The impact of clean beauty, Asia and personalization on the skincare market
Skincare is booming again. BW Confidential highlights the impact of clean beauty, Asia and personalization on the market,...May 13, 2019
Zoom in on: Digital & HR
Sarah Willersdorf, partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group, discusses how digital is changing human resources...April 29, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°188
Grace Beauty. This UK-based start-up is to introduce make-up accessories designed for consumers with disabilities, particularly cerebral...April 29, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°187
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°187 Amazon is quietly removing promotions for its private-label brands...April 15, 2019
Around the world – Beauty Insight n°187
The global economy has slowed sharply since last summer, according to the IMF. The fund cut its...April 15, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°187
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°187 UpCircle Beauty. This UK-based independent skincare brand is setting itself...April 15, 2019
Zoom in on: Rethinking consumer loyalty
An analysis of the more innovative approaches to loyalty programs Ramping up the tiered approach Tiered approaches...April 15, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°186
J.U.S. Founded in 2018, this France-based fragrance house aims to be the antidote to the ‘uniformization’ of...April 1, 2019
What’s next for the make-up market
BW Confidential analyzes the state of the make-up market, from a brand, retailer and consumer standpoint and...March 17, 2019
The Americas travel-retail market paints a mixed picture
While North America is enjoying healthy growth as the number of Chinese travelers rises, Latin America has...March 17, 2019
How beauty in the GCC is performing
The GCC’s beauty market continues to be challenging. BW Confidential analyzes how companies are dealing with the...March 17, 2019
Zoom in on: Better editing assortment
Two industry observers reveal their thoughts on how retailers could better edit their beauty assortments Unity Marketing...March 4, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°185
By Humankind. This US-based personal-care brand is out to reduce single-use plastic waste. It uses refillable packaging...March 4, 2019
Zoom in on: L’Oréal
L’Oréal saw its best growth in 10 years with 2018 sales up 7.1% like-for-like to €26.9bn. BW...February 18, 2019
Around the world – Beauty Insight n°184
China’s Lunar New Year sales saw the lowest increase on record this year in the week through February...February 18, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°184
PWDR. Founded by former attorney Carrington Snyder in 2018, US-based PWDR is a ‘bring-your-own-water’ brand that claims...February 18, 2019
Zoom in on: The BA of the future
A spotlight on how the beauty advisor’s profile and job are set to evolve The role of...February 4, 2019
Around the world – Beauty Insight n°183
More than 400 million Chinese will travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year, according to Shanghai-based...February 4, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°183
Milèo. Founded in 2018 by Matthew Milèo, a former beauty and fragrance director at Chanel, Milèo is...February 4, 2019
Around the world – Beauty Insight n°182
China and the UK have been in the headlines this month Faced with a slowing economy,...January 21, 2019
Companies to watch from Beauty Insight n°182
Just Add Beauty. Founded in 2018 by beauty editor Samantha Freedman, Just Add Beauty is a B2B...January 21, 2019
Spotlight on key trends for 2019 and beyond
BW Confidential pinpoints key trends for 2019 and beyond Changing strategies: Small is big Beauty giants have...January 9, 2019
An analysis of beauty M&A in 2018
A roundup of the state of M&A in beauty While 2018 has been largely lacking in mega-deals...December 12, 2018
How South Korea’s beauty market is performing
As tensions ease between South Korea and China and Chinese travelers return, beauty is benefiting After a...November 28, 2018
Key industry figures on travel retail’s opportunities and challenges
Key industry figures share their opinions on how they see digital, China, the shopping experience and travel...November 8, 2018
TWFA Cannes 2018: Talking points
Most executives at the show this year were upbeat about the travel-retail channel, given the high growth...November 7, 2018
Beauty brands and scaling personalization
An analysis of how beauty brands can take personalized products to a mass audience Personalization is a...October 31, 2018
Road ahead for prestige beauty in Indonesia looks rosy
The road ahead for prestige beauty in Indonesia looks rosy, thanks to online and new brands moving...October 17, 2018