Travel retail adapts to changing profiles of Chinese travelers
The travel-retail industry is adapting to a new regime as Chinese travelers shift their destination and spending...May 2, 2016
Industry players on the Iranian market
Four industry players talk about the opportunities and challenges of the Iranian beauty market Distributor NPHI...May 2, 2016
How brands need to approach training their staff for the digital world
How brands need to approach training their staff for the digital world As brands make digital...April 26, 2016
An analysis of online-offline beauty strategies in China
How online-to-offline strategies are developing in beauty and becoming key to sales in brick-and-mortar stores in China...April 22, 2016
An analysis of distribution in China’s lower-tier cities
Online sales continue to be a key channel for brands looking to penetrate China’s second-and third-tier cities...April 21, 2016
An analysis of cross-border shopping
An analysis of the rise in cross-border shopping and how it will influence the way brands do...April 21, 2016
How brands in China can better use WeChat
WeChat has become key to doing business in China. BW Confidential explores how brands can better use...April 21, 2016
An analysis of the Chinese market
The Chinese market continues to slow down, but what industry players should take note of is the...April 21, 2016
How beauty brands can better use Instagram
How beauty brands can better use Instagram In the past year consumer engagement and the popularity...April 21, 2016
An analysis of the pharmacy channel in Europe
How pharmacies are set to continue to gain a greater share of the beauty market in Europe...April 20, 2016
An analysis of the latest skincare trends
From fresh, food-based items to high-tech skin analysis devices offering personalized products, a new wave of skincare...April 20, 2016
A skincare market in need of renewal
What needs to be done to give the skincare category a boost A lack of innovation,...April 20, 2016
An analysis of skincare retailing
Retailers need to do more to address consumers’ changing habits when it comes to buying skincare ...April 20, 2016
An analysis of the skincare category
Prestige skincare is no longer the growth driver for beauty that it was several years ago, due...April 20, 2016
An analysis of Iran’s beauty market
Iran’s beauty market is set to see fast growth over the next five years, but doing business...April 12, 2016
An analysis of the make-up category in Brazil
Avon and Grupo Boticário’s Quem Disse, Berenice? continue to perform well in make-up in Brazil Brazil’s...March 30, 2016
Guest column: Key beauty trends in 2016
In our guest column, international future consultancy The Future Laboratory visual trends researcher and beauty expert Victoria...March 10, 2016
An analysis of consumer trends in beauty packaging
New developments in airless packaging like RPC Bramlage’s Slidissime are answering demand for safer, more secure packaging...March 9, 2016
An analysis of Brazilian travelers
Brazilian travelers are feeling the impact of economic, political and currency woes by tightening their belts and...March 8, 2016
An analysis of travel retail in Latin America
Falling commodity prices, currency devaluations and political and economic woes have seen a drop in Brazilian travelers...March 8, 2016
Spotlight on Indian company Lotus Herbals
The brand’s Safe Sun is among its bestsellers, while the company is one of a few that...March 8, 2016
An analysis of the prestige beauty market in Spain
Low-cost players like Equivalenza (pictured) and Kiko are witnessing growth Prestige business in Spain has bounced back...March 8, 2016
An analysis of the prestige beauty market in Italy
Limoni is looking to upgrade its stores and transform them into ‘beauty temples’ Italy’s market is showing...March 8, 2016
An analysis of the prestige beauty market in the UK
Department-store retailers like Harrods (left) and Selfridges (right) regularly change and animate their beauty departments The...March 8, 2016
An analysis of the prestige beauty market in France
Perfumeries in France have lost consumers over the past few years, which has seen players such as...March 7, 2016
An analysis of Germany’s prestige beauty market
Prestige retailers such as Douglas have been accused of strong discounting campaigns Prestige beauty is seeing...March 7, 2016
An analysis of the prestige beauty market in Europe
The prestige beauty market in Europe showed some positive signs in 2015, and the trend is set...March 7, 2016
An analysis of using social media in launch strategies
More industry players are talking about how the rise of digital is changing their approach to how...March 7, 2016
Getting online shoppers into physical stores
How retailers can encourage online shoppers to go to their brick-and-mortar stores There is much talk...March 7, 2016
An analysis of the trend for ultra-luxury make-up items
Luxury make-up items from brands such as Christian Louboutin (left) and Tom Ford (right) are finding favor...March 4, 2016