L’Oréal & Alibaba sign green partnership deal
Alibaba’s Daniel Zhang and L’Oreal’s Jean-Paul Agon sign a memorandum of understanding in Beijing Photo credit: Alibaba...April 14, 2023
Singapore’s Changi Airport joins the metaverse
ChangiVerse visitors can view replicas of Changi landmarks as they play a range of mini games Singapore’s...April 13, 2023
Marc Jacobs Fragrances opens LazMall flagship
Coty has partnered with Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada to launch a LazMall flagship store for Marc...April 13, 2023
Landing International partners with ClearForMe
B2B beauty technology company Landing International has partnered with ingredients database ClearForMe. The companies will integrate their...April 11, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Bullish on China. French department-store chain Galeries Lafayette is to open 10 new stores in...April 11, 2023
Robot manicures launch at JFK airport
Beauty robotics company Clockwork has teamed up with health and wellness business Xwell to offer AI-powered express...April 7, 2023
Perfect Corp launches avatar creation tool
AI and AR company Perfect Corp is to launch AI Magic Avatar tool, an AI-powered avatar generator,...April 5, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS H&M’s beauty drive. News of another retailer looking to get deeper into beauty emerged this...April 4, 2023
Fresha beauty app ranked on Marketplace100 list
Fresha was ranked as 59th on the top 100 global marketplaces list Fresha, a hair, beauty, and...March 29, 2023
L’Oréal Dermatological China partners with PingAn
L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty China has signed a partnership with PingAn Medical & Healthcare, a leading tele-healthcare company in...March 29, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Douglas’ new plan. Five months after new CEO Sander van der Laan joined Douglas,...March 28, 2023
Instagram offers new ad options
Meta has introduced two new tools on Instagram in the area of advertising, amid declining revenue....March 23, 2023
Clinique unveils new metaverse concept
Estée Lauder Companies’ Clinique brand has taken a further step into the metaverse with the launch...March 22, 2023
Cos Bar launches livestream shopping
Luxury beauty retailer Cos Bar has teamed up with technology company Revo Video to offer customers live...March 22, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Downsizing. Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, Germany’s largest department-store group, continues to struggle. The retailer is to...March 21, 2023
e.l.f. Cosmetics is ‘Official Beauty Partner’ for Channel 4.0
US-based beauty brand e.l.f. Cosmetics has signed a commercial partnership deal with Channel 4.0 – the...March 21, 2023
Valentino’s Hainan livestream attracts 59m viewers
L’Oréal partnered with China Duty-Free Group (CDFG) to unveil its new Born in Roma fragrance range from...March 20, 2023
Walmart launches online clean beauty store
US-based retailer Walmart has launched a clean beauty store-within-a-store on its website. The e-commerce offering includes...March 20, 2023
US government threatens TikTok ban
The US government says TikTok should be sold or it will face a possible ban in...March 17, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Ulta Beauty’s sales hit $10bn $10bn and counting. US-based retailer Ulta Beauty hit a new...March 14, 2023
Lush looks to move away from Big Tech
UK-based cosmetics company Lush has revealed its plans to move away from Big Tech companies in favor...March 14, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Bluemercury stands out. Macy’s may have reported a 0.1% decline in sales for 2022,...March 7, 2023
Tmall launches perfume advice service
Chinese platform Tmall (Alibaba) has launched a perfume advice service to help consumers select fragrances. The...February 28, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Bath & Body Works drama. US-based retailer Bath & Body Works (BBW) outlined how...February 28, 2023
Perfect Corp upgrades skin analysis tool
Beauty tech company Perfect Corp has unveiled new features to its skin analysis tool. The tool...February 24, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Glossier’s new flagship Glossier’s retail push. After a few tough years, beauty brand Glossier is...February 21, 2023
Puig teams up with Tmall to help Chinese consumers choose fragrance
Puig’s Scent Visualizer tool on Tmall is set to help Chinese consumers discover, recognize and visualize scents...February 14, 2023
Iberchem launches digital fragrance naturality tool
Spain-based flavor and fragrance company Iberchem has launched a new digital tool aimed at helping customers create...February 9, 2023
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BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: December’s top performers Rare Beauty,...February 7, 2023
Social media trends from Retail & Tech No 122
Currently trending in beauty Eyelash comb. There are 4.4k searches every month in the US for eyelash combs,...February 7, 2023