Klarna partners with Beautycounter to offer installment payment plan
Fintech company Klarna has partnered with US-based clean beauty brand Beautycounter to offer shoppers its buy now,...August 24, 2020
Mecca expands into China with Tmall Global launch
Australian beauty retailer Mecca has expanded into the Chinese market through a partnership with cross-border e-commerce platform...August 20, 2020
DFS sees highest-ever one-day beauty sales via livestreaming
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS launched its first in-store livestreaming event on August 18, with sales during the...August 20, 2020
e.l.f. Cosmetics to launch TikTok reality show
US-based e.l.f. Cosmetics is to launch a TikTok reality show called “Eyes. Lips. Famous.” The brand says...August 19, 2020
Facebook launches Instagram Reels
Facebook has unveiled its short-video feature Reels for social-media platform Instagram. Reels allows users to record and...August 6, 2020
Sa Sa partners with Boutir to launch personal online stores for beauty consultants
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Sa Sa has partnered with social mobile commerce solutions provider Boutir to launch...August 5, 2020
Perfect Corp launches livestream service for brands
AI and AR beauty company Perfect Corp has launched an interactive AR livestream solution for beauty brands,...August 5, 2020
Amorepacific to launch brands on Amazon US
South Korea-based Amorepacific Group has launched its namesake brand Amorepacific and its Mamonde brand on Amazon’s Premium...August 5, 2020
Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok’s US business
Technology company Microsoft is in talks to acquire short-video platform TikTok’s US operations from Chinese parent company...August 3, 2020
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No9
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: Maskne As face masks become...July 28, 2020
Tech bytes from Retail & Tech No9
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Sales talk. The Hero virtual shopping app continues to...July 28, 2020
Beauty reservation platform Planity secures €10m in funding
France-based online beauty reservation platform Planity has raised €10m in Series B funding led by Crédit Mutuel...July 24, 2020
Ieva Group raises new funding
France-based connected beauty company Ieva Group has raised €12m in a new round of funding led by...July 22, 2020
Sephora Canada partners with installment payment provider PayBright
Sephora Canada (LVMH) has partnered with installment payment plan provider PayBright to offer flexible payments. Sephora Canada...July 21, 2020
Ipsy launches Ultra Personalization feature
Beauty subscription service Ipsy launched an Ultra Personalization feature, which it says gives members more choice. Customers...July 21, 2020
Ieva launches subscription service MonMoiBeauté
France-based connected beauty brand Ieva has launched a personalized, digital-based beauty subscription service called MonMoiBeauté. The service...July 21, 2020
Laneige launches video series Luminous Beauty
Skincare brand Laneige (Amorepacific Group) has launched a series of eight videos called Luminous Beauty dedicated to...July 21, 2020
Social-media trends from Retail & Tech No8
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: #ratings The TikTok-based #ratings hashtag...July 20, 2020
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No8
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Social selling heats up. Just in the past week,...July 20, 2020
Google launches video shopping platform
Google has launched a new interactive video shopping platform called Shoploop, which is intended to help people...July 20, 2020
Deciem sees online sales growth following online consultations
Beauty company Deciem saw its average online basket size increase by 37% following online consultations, as part...July 17, 2020
Social media buzz from Retail & Tech No7
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media The #shelfie hashtag, which originally...July 13, 2020
Social media trends from Retail & Tech No7
Currently trending in beauty Florals. Users have taken the summertime floral theme to their make-up. Some have...July 13, 2020
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 7
The latest tech news to inform and inspire TikTok bans. The US is considering banning certain Chinese...July 13, 2020
Shiseido Travel Retail collaborates with Chinese Duty Free Group for Nars Icons animation
Shiseido Travel Retail teamed up with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to launch a digitally-driven Nars Icons...July 13, 2020
Net-a-Porter launches beauty edit Beauty Hall of Fame
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has launched online beauty edit called Beauty Hall of Fame, positioned as highlighting...July 9, 2020
Social media buzz from Retail & Tech No 6
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social medi: Doctors on TikTok Doctors and...July 6, 2020
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 6
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Shoppable everything. Over the past few weeks, there is...July 6, 2020
Unilever partners with Alibaba Cloud to access consumer insights
Alibaba Group’s data intelligence platform Alibaba Cloud has partnered with Unilever to provide the consumer goods company...July 3, 2020
Live shopping platform Livescale launches on Shopify North America
Live shopping service Livescale has launched on e-commerce platform, Shopify in North America. Shopify merchants can now...July 3, 2020