How packagers’ supply-chain problems have hit sustainability
BW Confidential analyzes whether the supply-chain crisis has meant a setback for packaging companies’ sustainability efforts
Beauty packaging & the cost of sustainability
How packagers are dealing with the cost of sustainability
Beauty World Guide 2022-2023
BW Confidential’s annual Beauty World Guide is out today. The Beauty World Guide is a unique...
BW Confidential’s Beauty & Travel Retail Special Edition out today
BW Confidential’s Beauty & Travel Retail Special Edition is out today. The issue includes: INTERVIEW Shiseido Travel...
Beauty executives gather at BW Confidential’s The Beauty Party in Cannes
BW Confidential’s The Beauty Party proved to be a social highlight for beauty industry executives attending...
Industry views on the state of fragrance
Four top industry players share their perspectives on the fragrance category for the months ahead
The state of the fragrance market 2022
A bigger consumer base, a larger online business, niche and luxury scents, and markets such as...
Key areas of innovation in beauty packaging
BW Confidential highlights some of the areas seeing the most innovation in beauty packaging
Connecting with consumers through digital in travel retail
The importance of digital contact to the traveler’s journey is undisputed. But how can it be done better in travel retail and where does Web3 fit in?
An insight into perfumer-created brands
BW Confidential puts the spotlight on three brands created by perfumers
Parfums Caron’s brand renewal
Parfums Caron is looking to breathe new life into the brand
Pricing trends in fragrance
An analysis of how prices of fragrance have increased and their impact on consumers and the market
An analysis of fragrance on social media
Social media has been a boon for fragrance, resulting in increased interest, and also sales in the category
The potential of crypto currency payments
BW Confidential investigates whether and how beauty brands and retailers should adopt crypto currency payments
Insights into NFTs & beauty
BW Confidential examines the uses of NFTs for beauty and how they will evolve
The potential of gaming in beauty
How beauty brands can better exploit the potential in gaming and use it as a bridge to the metaverse
Beauty brick-and-mortar retail in the Middle East
Beauty brand standalone stores and new retail experiences
The online beauty market in the Middle East
Pure players continue to lead the online market in the Middle East, although new platforms are emerging
The state of beauty in the Middle East
A pick-up in tourism and in travel retail and the growth of new categories means that
The state of e-commerce in travel retail
E-commerce threw the travel-retail industry a lifeline when Covid hit
The state of innovation in beauty packaging
Despite current challenges, packagers claim that innovation is still front and center.
Spotlight on brick-and-mortar innovations
BW Confidential highlights key innovations in brick-and-mortar stores that have emerged in recent months
Expert views on how beauty retail should evolve
BW Confidential asks three retail experts about how they see the state of stores today, what needs to be improved and how retail is set to evolve
Retail personalization strategies
How retailers can improve their personalization efforts
An analysis of the subscription model for beauty
How brands and retailers are looking to capitalize on a subscription-based selling model for beauty