Amorepacific wins CES 2024 Innovation Award
Amorepacific has received the CES 2024 Innovation Award for its 'Lipcure Beam' beauty tech device.
Walmart unveils new technologies at CES
US-based retailer Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillion highlighted how new technologies will benefit the company’s customers, staff and...
L’Oréal presents hair color device and virtual assistant at CES
At his keynote speech at the CES event taking place in Las Vegas this week, L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus
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Shiseido unveils new app at CES
Shiseido has developed a new digital app called “Beauty AR Navigation.”
Holiday season 2023 sees record-breaking online sales in US
Consumers spent $222.1bn online during the 2023 holiday season.
Dubai Duty Free partners with Alipay+
Dubai Duty Free has partnered with cross-border payment solution Alipay+.
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Givenchy launches holiday experience on Roblox
Givenchy Beauty has launched a new experience in the Givenchy Beauty House on Roblox.
Beauty by channel in 2023
Brick-and-mortar The year 2022 saw a rebalancing between shopping in brick-and-mortar and online, and this trend...
Ulta Beauty launches AI lash extension service
Ulta Beauty is launching a commercial pilot of beauty tech venture LUUM Precision Lash in its San Jose store.
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MyOrigines launches data and retail media business
MyOrigines has launched a data and retail media business called Impact.
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Sephora Malaysia launches 3D interactive showcase
Sephora Malaysia is launching a campaign called 'Unwrap Their Beautiful.'
Cyber Monday sees record-breaking online sales
Consumers in the US spent a total of $12.4bn online on Cyber Monday, up 9.6% year-over-year.
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Marionnaud to launch retail media business
French perfume chain Marionnaud is to launch a retail media business
Alibaba cancels 12.12 shopping festival for Taobao and Tmall
Alibaba Group has cancelled 12.12 for Taobao and Tmall.
Black Friday online sales reach $9.8bn, up 7.5%
Consumers spent $9.8bn online on Black Friday.
Lush partners with People vs Big Tech for Black Friday
Lush is continuing what it calls its Big Tech Rebellion by teaming up with
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BOSS fragrances launches game on Fortnite
BOSS fragrances (Coty) has launched a BOSS Bottled-themed experience on the online game
Dove launches guide for coding Black hair in gaming
Dove and Open Source Afro Hair Library have launched
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Ramped-up discounts mark 11.11
As expected, growth was muted for this year’s 11.11 Shopping festival in China
e.l.f Cosmetics launches experience on Roblox
e.l.f. Cosmetics and e.l.f. SKIN have launched a new experience on gaming platform Roblox called e.l.f. UP!
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New online marketplace for niche fragrance launches
Scentissime claims to be first multi-vendor marketplace dedicated to niche perfumery in Europe.