The future of niche fragrance
How the niche fragrance market is performing and an analysis of what the future holds for the sector
The evolution of pricing in fragrance
The price of fragrance continues to rise, but how far can it realistically go?
How to curb volume declines in fragrance
How to stem the decline in unit sales in the fragrance category
Coty marks 120th anniversary with Paris fragrance event
Coty marked its 120th anniversary with a three-day fragrance event in Paris this week. The event, called
How beauty is performing in travel retail
Asia Pacific still weighs heavily on the travel-retail business, even though globally passengers are on the up. This is seeing
An analysis of the beauty market in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s beauty market has seen strong growth, despite a shortage of stores and some difficulties in doing business in the country
The state of fragrance
BW Confidential analyzes what is driving the fragrance market, as well as the challenges that lie ahead and how the category is likely to perform towards the end of the year
How the make-up market is faring
An analysis of what is driving the color-cosmetics category in terms of brands, products, strategies and markets
Fragrance House Guide 2024
BW Confidential’s annual Fragrance House Guide is a who’s who of the industry’s key fragrance houses, covering the major players’
Interview with Grupo Boticário VP Consumer Renata Gomide
Grupo Boticário has seen strong growth over the past three years due to its diversified strategy covering multiple categories
An analysis of beauty in Indonesia
Indonesia offers much potential for growth for beauty players, despite the market’s complexity and a difficult regulatory
Beauty & online marketplaces
How marketplaces are changing for beauty and what the future holds for this retail model
The state of the skincare category
BW Confidential analyzes the state of the skincare market, and pinpoints where the growth potential lies and
Travel retail: The state of play with Chinese travelers
BW Confidential reports on the state of play with Chinese travelers, as domestic tourism accelerates and outbound
How local brands are changing the beauty market in China
Chinese brands continue to gain momentum, and are forcing foreign players to look for ways to better
The state of the make-up packaging market
An analysis of how packagers are performing when it comes to the make-up sector, and their strategies
How luxury skincare is performing
An analysis of how the luxury end of the skincare market is performing
The state of beauty in China
China’s runaway growth rates in beauty have come to an end. How will the market be impacted and how should
Travel retail: Beauty’s performance in Hainan
Hainan is set for further development as it prepares to become a duty-free zone in 2025. But is there still room for the
Selling in China: Tmall & the online landscape
Once the giant of online beauty sales in China, Tmall is watching its market share erode.
Make-up packaging innovation & trends
Make-up may be back to growth, but has packaging innovation in the category returned?
How big could livestream shopping become?
An analysis of how big livestream shopping could become for beauty in the West and how brands should
The potential of the derma skincare market
What’s driving the dermatological-focused skincare segment and how it is set to evolve
The impact of the daigou crackdown on beauty in travel retail
An analysis of the travel-retail landscape more than one year on from the changes in daigou policies
Navigating the rise and complexities of Douyin
In just a few years, Douyin, the Chinese TikTok, has become the place to be for cosmetics sales in China.
The latest trends in skincare
BW Confidential highlights the top-10 trends hitting the skincare market
Expert views on how retailers should use AI
Four retail and tech experts tell BW Confidential how AI will come to be used in beauty retailing
Analysis of US retail: Sephora & Ulta Beauty
BW Confidential analyzes the strategies of the two key specialty chains in the US: Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Industry views on travel retail Americas
Three key players tell BW Confidential how they see the market
An analysis of beauty and TikTok Shop
TikTok Shop has seen strong beauty sales since it launched...