L’Oréal unveils Scent-Sation headset for YSL Beauty
YSL Beauty (L’Oréal) has unveiled a new device that uses neuroscience to offer shoppers personalized fragrance advice...March 24, 2022
Estée Lauder named exclusive beauty partner of Metaverse Fashion Week
Beauty brand Estée Lauder is the exclusive beauty partner of virtual social world Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week,...March 24, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 82
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: L’Oréal Paris Infallathon L’Oréal Paris...March 23, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 82
Currently trending in beauty Chantecaille Future Skin Oil Free Gel Foundation. The product is going viral on TikTok...March 23, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 82
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Fashion in the Metaverse. A string of luxury brands...March 23, 2022
Foreo opens brand store on Naver
Swedish beauty tech company Foreo has opened a brand store on Korean e-commerce platform Naver. In January,...March 22, 2022
SK-II launches new film series for PITERA Essence
Prestige skincare brand SK-II is to launch a new film series for the PITERA Essence featuring its...March 17, 2022
The Fragrance Foundation France to launch new podcast series
The Fragrance Foundation France (FFF) is to launch a new podcast series as part of a string...March 17, 2022
Feelunique partners with online sourcing platform RangeMe
UK-based e-commerce player Feelunique has partnered with online sourcing platform RangeMe. RangeMe is an online platform that...March 16, 2022
Sa Sa launches on online grocery platform foodpanda mall
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Sa Sa has launched on online grocery and food delivery platform foodpanda...March 16, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 81
Currently trending in beauty Indie sleaze. While the Gen Z-coined term “That Girl” aesthetic associated with meticulous beauty...March 16, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 81
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: Neutrogena’s TikTok approach US-based skincare...March 16, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 81
The latest tech news to inform and inspire NFT try-ons. AI and AR beauty company Perfect Corp has...March 16, 2022
Alibaba’s Cainiao launches weekly China-Brazil route
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao Network has partnered with Qatar Airways to launch a weekly charter flight from...March 14, 2022
Tmall Luxury Pavilion launches one-on-one livestreaming
Alibaba has launched a new livestreaming feature for its platform for luxury brands, Tmall Luxury Pavilion. The...March 14, 2022
Perfect Corp launches virtual try-on NFT service
AI and AR beauty company Perfect Corp has launched a virtual try-on NFT service in a bid...March 10, 2022
JD Beauty unveils virtual livestream anchor
Chinese e-commerce player JD Beauty used a virtual anchor to host a livestream on JD.com’s Super Category...March 9, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 80
Currently trending in beauty Ashwagandha. On average there are 1.3 million searches every month in the US...March 8, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 80
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: L’Oréal Paris’ TikTok vs...March 8, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 80
The latest tech news to inform and inspire TikTok spend. Although adoption has slowed, global consumer spending in...March 8, 2022
Browns to launch beauty offer
UK-based luxury fashion retailer Browns (Farfetch) is to add beauty to its offering later this year. Browns...March 4, 2022
L’Oréal launches flagship stores on Shopee Brazil
L’Oréal has opened flagship stores for three brands on Southeast Asian e-commerce player Shopee’s platform in Brazil....March 3, 2022
Mytheresa and Sisley partner to launch online beauty pop-up
Luxury online retailer Mytheresa has partnered with French brand Sisley to launch the second edition of its...March 3, 2022
UK-based Barclay Street to open online store on JD Worldwide
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com’s e-commerce marketplace JD Worldwide signed a cooperation agreement with UK-based Barclay Street to...March 1, 2022
Lagardère Travel Retail and JD.com joint venture inks deal with CNSC
The joint venture between France-based Lagardère Travel Retail and Chinese e-commerce player JD.com has inked a deal...March 1, 2022
Alibaba sees slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2014
Alibaba’s revenue rose 10% year-over-year to Rmb242.58bn ($38.37bn) in the quarter ended December 31, 2021, its slowest...February 28, 2022
Galeries Lafayette owner launches tech start-up fund
The Moulin-Houzé family, owner of French-department store group Galeries Lafayette, has launched a new office to invest...February 28, 2022
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No 79
Currently trending in beauty Cream-to-powder foundation. On average there are 3.3k searches online every month in the US...February 23, 2022
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 79
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: #elfitup US-based e.l.f. Cosmetics has...February 23, 2022
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 79
The latest tech news to inform and inspire The smell of influence. Fragrance was the only beauty...February 23, 2022