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
Social media case studies: Fragrance brands and Instagram
A nose for Instagram: A look at brands doing fragrance well on the social network Jo Malone...October 4, 2018
What needs to be disrupted in fragrance
An analysis of what needs to be disrupted in fragrance There has been much talk about how the...October 4, 2018
The impact of price increases and discounts on the fragrance market
How price increases and discounts are impacting the consumer and the fragrance market The recommended price of...October 4, 2018
How digital-native brands are harnessing social media
A review of how indie brands are harnessing social media and what mainstream brands can learn from...October 4, 2018
Redefining the role of the BA
The industry needs to do more to train and empower BAs so they can sell more fragrance...October 4, 2018
How fragrance brands can better use Instagram
How fragrance brands can better use Instagram Social may work well for make-up and even for skincare, but...October 4, 2018
What consumers want from their fragrances
BW Confidential scanned blogs, user-generated content and social media to find out what consumers were saying about...October 4, 2018
Do retailers need to act more like tech companies?
Will the use of technology dictate the stores that will survive and those that will fail, and...October 4, 2018
How to make shopping simpler
How retailers can make shopping simpler The aim to make shopping simple is not a new concept...October 4, 2018
Spotlight on companies taking a different approach to fragrance
A look at six companies taking a non-traditional approach to fragrance A.N Other Direct-to-consumer fragrance brand A.N...October 4, 2018