Pantone names Very Peri color of the year 2022
Color institute Pantone has named Pantone 17-3938 Very Peri as the color of the year for 2022....December 13, 2021
John Lewis reveals beauty predictions for 2022
UK-based department-store group John Lewis’ fragrance sales rose 24% year-over-year in 2021, according to the retailer’s Beauty...December 8, 2021
Global personal luxury goods sales to surpass 2019 levels, says Bain
Global personal luxury goods sales are expected to increase 1% to €283bn in 2021 compared to 2019,...December 2, 2021
Huda Beauty ranks as most popular beauty brand globally, says Cosmetify
Cosmetics brand Huda Beauty ranked as the top beauty brand globally in terms of social media,...December 2, 2021
US spending drops 1.4% on Cyber Monday
US consumers’ spending on Cyber Monday (November 29) fell 1.4% year-over-year to $10.7bn, according to data from...December 1, 2021
Qatar and UAE see most travelers from most at-risk countries amid Omicron variant, says ForwardKeys
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the top two most visited countries by travelers from...December 1, 2021
Prestige make-up sales see growth in France
Prestige make-up sales in France rose 1% to €71.4m between June 2021 and the end of August...November 16, 2021
UK prestige beauty brick-and-mortar sales grow
Brick-and-mortar prestige beauty sales in the UK increased 9% year-over-year in the 13 weeks ended October 31,...November 15, 2021
Alibaba generates $84.54bn in GMV for 11.11
China’s Alibaba Group generated $84.54bn in gross merchandise volume (GMV) during the 11.11 shopping festival. The two-week...November 12, 2021
Bluebell reveals shifting luxury perceptions in Asia
Some 80% of consumers across Asia say they generally feel positive about the future, according to a...November 9, 2021
Prestige beauty sales in US up 25% in third quarter
Prestige beauty sales in the US increased 25% year-over-year to $4.9bn in the third quarter of 2021...November 5, 2021
Prestige beauty sales in France up 6% in first eight months of 2021
Sales of prestige beauty products in France rose 6% to €1.33bn in the first eight months (January...September 29, 2021
UK prestige make-up market down down 48% in H1 compared to 2019
The UK’s prestige make-up market was valued at £200m ($277.18m) in the first half of 2021, a...September 15, 2021
International flights to Europe destinations reach 40% of pre-pandemic levels, says ForwardKeys
International flights to European destinations in July and August reached 39.9% of pre-pandemic levels, according to travel...September 6, 2021
China’s prestige beauty e-commerce sales up 47% in first half
Prestige beauty e-commerce sales in China rose 47% to $5.4bn in the first half of 2021 (January...September 1, 2021
Beauty ranks as category with highest footfall in Hainan’s duty-free, says m1nd-set
Footfall in Hainan’s duty-free stores is highest for the beauty category at 55%, according to research on...August 25, 2021
UK prestige beauty sales up 11% in first half of 2021, down 29% compared to 2019 levels
Prestige beauty sales in the UK rose 11% year-over-year in the first half of 2021 (January to...August 24, 2021
US prestige beauty sales up 6% in second quarter over Q2 2019
Prestige beauty sales in the US rose 66% in the second quarter over the same period in...July 30, 2021
The Future Laboratory View: How Eco-venient is your retail business?
Our guest contributor, futures consultancy The Future Laboratory’s new trend report examines how to balance customers’ needs...July 28, 2021
ColourPop Cosmetics most popular US beauty brand, says Cosmetify
ColourPop Cosmetics is the most popular beauty brand in the US based on annual online searches, according...July 15, 2021
US social-commerce sales to grow 35.8% in 2021
Social-commerce sales in the US are set to grow 35.8% to $36.62bn in 2021 compared to last...July 7, 2021
Global luxury market grows up to 1% in first quarter vs first quarter 2019
The global luxury market grew between 0% and 1% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to...May 18, 2021
Specialist beauty e-commerce players, DIY cosmetics & subscription boxes see strong growth
Specialist beauty e-commerce sites in France saw sales grow 43% between February 2020 and February 2021, according...May 18, 2021
Conversion rates in travel retail to improve post-COVID-19 says m1nd-set
International travelers post-pandemic are more likely to convert into buyers than they have been in recent years,...May 17, 2021
UK prestige make-up sales rise, as lockdown restrictions ease
Prestige make-up sales in the UK increased 229% in the first two weeks that retail and outdoor...May 13, 2021
Prestige beauty sales in the US up 11% in first quarter
Prestige beauty sales in the US rose 11% year-over-year to $4.2bn in the first quarter of 2021,...May 5, 2021
Top 50 global cosmetics brands see 9% value decline, says Brand Finance
The total value of the world’s top 50 most valuable cosmetics brands has declined 9% from $137.5bn...May 4, 2021
Chinese consumers contribute two thirds of global growth in luxury spending in 2020
Chinese consumers contributed almost two thirds of global growth in luxury spending in 2020, according to The...April 30, 2021
Chinese e-commerce market to reach $3 trillion by 2024
The Chinese e-commerce market is to reach Rmb19.6 trillion ($3 trillion) in 2024, according to forecasts by...April 21, 2021
Prestige skincare sales in the UK down 23% in 2020
Prestige skincare sales in the UK fell 23% in 2020 as consumers embraced more simplified skincare routines,...March 25, 2021