Douglas partners with Perfect Corp to launch digital skin analysis
German beauty retailer Douglas has partnered with AI and AR beauty company Perfect Corp to launch a...July 13, 2022
LG H&H and Shopee sign MOU for Southeast Asia
South Korean cosmetics and personal-care company LG H&H and e-commerce platform Shopee have signed a Memorandum of...July 13, 2022
Trends & talking points from VivaTech 2022
BW Confidential highlights the innovations, trends and talking points from technology show VivaTech, which took place in...July 7, 2022
A.S. Watson Group to invest additional $115m in technology
Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group is to invest another $115m in technology efforts this year...July 6, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 97
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: Social-media self-care Self-care content on...July 5, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 97
Currently trending in beauty Collagen serum. There are 14.6k searches every month in the US for collagen...July 5, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 97
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Overseas shipping. Korean travel retailer Lotte Duty Free has...July 5, 2022
JD.com opens first The J Shop flagship store
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com opened the first flagship store for its fashion and lifestyle business last week....July 5, 2022
iShopChangi’s Beautique partners with influencer for beauty offer
Singapore’s Changi Airport Group’s e-commerce site iShopChangi has partnered with Singaporean influencer Andrea Chong to design and...July 4, 2022
Symrise highlights new version of AI fragrance tool at WPC
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is presenting a new version of its AI-powered fragrance tool at...July 1, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 96
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: Celebrity-studded events Celebrity-studded events drove...June 28, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 96
Currently trending in beauty Swirl nails. There are 13.3k searches on average every month in the US...June 28, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 96
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Declining confidence. German online retailer Zalando has lowered its...June 28, 2022
Selling beauty on Amazon
Given the growth in online sales and marketplaces, prestige brands are re-evaluating the pros and cons of...June 22, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 95
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: #HowDoYouMist French beauty brand Caudalie...June 21, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 95
Currently trending in beauty Hair gloss. There are 61.2k searches on average every month in the US for...June 21, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 95
The latest tech news to inform and inspire 6.18 slowdown. Chinese e-commerce player JD.com’s sales rose 10.3% to...June 21, 2022
Fragrance brand L’Âme du Bois launches NFT subscription
Fragrance brand L’Âme du Bois is to launch a subscription service using NFTs. L’Âme du Bois is...June 21, 2022
Byredo partners with RTFKT to launch Web3 initiative
Swedish brand Byredo has partnered with virtual products company RTFKT to launch a Web3 initiative. Called AlphaMeta,...June 14, 2022
Farfetch to accept cryptocurrency as payment method
Luxury online retailer Farfetch is to start accepting cryptocurrency as a payment method. The online retailer will...June 14, 2022
Kao opens Douyin e-commerce store for KANEBO
Japanese company Kao has opened an official account for Kanebo Cosmetics’ prestige brand KANEBO on Chinese short-video...June 13, 2022
Sephora to showcase digital efforts at Viva Tech
Beauty retailer Sephora will present two innovations as part of LVMH’s Pavilion at tech trade show Viva...June 13, 2022
L’Oréal to highlight metaverse initiatives at Viva Tech
L’Oréal will highlight a string of brands’ initiatives in the metaverse, in addition to beauty innovations for...June 13, 2022
Purplle.com raises $33m in funding
Indian online beauty retailer Purplle.com has raised $33m in Series E funding from South Korean venture capital...June 10, 2022
Clinique launches Metaverse More Like Us NFT campaign
Clinique (Estée Lauder Companies) has partnered with avatar creator Daz 3D to launch an NFT make-up campaign...June 9, 2022
Duolab and Revieve partner to launch online tool
L’Occitane Group-backed start-up Duolab has partnered with beauty tech company Revieve to introduce an online skin diagnosis...June 8, 2022
Amazon launches Luxury Stores in Europe
Amazon has launched its Luxury Stores platform in Europe. As reported, in 2020 the online retailer launched...June 8, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 93
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: 90s Nostalgia Skincare brand CeraVe’s...June 7, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 93
Currently trending in beauty Zo Complexion Renewal Pads. The skincare product is trending on TikTok as consumers look...June 7, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 93
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Shifting to shorts. Chinese e-commerce players are shifting to more...June 7, 2022