Alès Groupe founder Patrick Alès dies at 88
Patrick Alès, founder of France-based beauty company Alès Groupe, has died. He was 88. Alès headed the...May 21, 2019
Actress Margot Robbie to front Chanel fragrances
French brand Chanel has named Australian actress Margot Robbie as its latest fragrance ambassador. Robbie has starred...May 20, 2019
Actress Amandla Stenberg new face of Fenty Beauty
American actress Amandla Stenberg has been named brand ambassador for Fenty Beauty by Rihanna (LVMH). The actress,...May 20, 2019
Diesel launches scent fronted by Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr
Diesel (L’Oréal) has launched a fragrance called Spirit of the Brave, fronted by Brazilian football player Neymar...May 20, 2019
Dubai Duty Free targets the Chinese with Tencent partnership
Dubai Duty Free (DDF) has signed an agreement with Chinese tech company Tencent Holdings to boost its...May 20, 2019
Yves Saint Laurent focuses on personalization for new travel-retail pop-up
Yves Saint Laurent Beauté (L’Oréal) has launched its first ‘Make it Yours’ pop-up store in travel retail...May 17, 2019
Coty appoints chief marketing officer for Consumer Beauty division
US-based Coty has appointed Fiona Hughes as chief marketing officer of its Consumer Beauty division, effective June...May 17, 2019
Grant Fleming named president of Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association
Grant Fleming, head of strategic development Asia for Lagardère Travel Retail, has been named president of the...May 17, 2019
L’Oréal launches acne app on Alibaba’s Tmall & Taobao
French group L’Oréal is to launch La Roche-Posay’s Effaclar Spotscan acne analysis app on Alibaba’s Tmall and...May 17, 2019
Watch This Week In Beauty Video May 13-17, 2019
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...May 17, 2019
Chanel opens duty-paid beauty boutique at Toronto Airport
French brand Chanel has opened its first duty-paid, travel-retail fragrance and beauty boutique in North America at...May 17, 2019
Douglas to create online marketplace with offer from external brands and retailers
German retailer Douglas plans to turn its e-commerce site into what it calls an open online marketplace...May 16, 2019
Amorepacific partners with Lazada to boost branding, e-commerce in Southeast Asia
South Korean company Amorepacific has signed an agreement with Southeast Asian e-commerce company Lazada Group to strengthen...May 16, 2019
Nestlé Skin Health to be sold to consortium of investors
A consortium of investors led by Swedish private-equity company EQT has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé...May 16, 2019
Bogart acquires six fragrance stores in Belgium
France-based Bogart Group has acquired six fragrance boutiques in Belgium. The stores are part of the Pascal/Inverko...May 16, 2019
Macy’s sales down 0.7% in first quarter
US-based department-store group Macy’s Inc posted net sales of $5.504bn for the first quarter of 2019, a...May 16, 2019
Printemps aims to double sales, expand internationally
French department store Printemps aims to double its sales by 2030 and boost its international business with...May 15, 2019
Sensai readies for Asia launch
Japanese skincare company Kanebo Cosmetics (Kao Corp) is gearing up to launch its Sensai brand in Asia...May 15, 2019
American Crew launches new corners and services at Paris airports
Revlon-owned men’s grooming brand American Crew is beefing up its presence in European travel retail with the...May 15, 2019
Kao partners with make-up artist and sculptor to research faces, personalities
Japanese beauty group Kao is partnering with make-up special-effects artist and contemporary sculptor Kazu Hiro to research...May 15, 2019
Natural anti-acne brand BioClarity raises $13m in funding
US-based direct-to-consumer skincare brand BioClarity has raised $13m in a funding round, led by health and wellness...May 15, 2019
LVMH partners with UNESCO to support biodiversity protection
French luxury-goods group LVMH has signed a five-year partnership with global cultural-heritage organization UNESCO to support Man...May 15, 2019
Shiseido sales rise 5.5% in first quarter, profits up 16.1%
Japanese group Shiseido saw its first-quarter organic sales rise 5.5% to ¥273.6bn ($2.49bn), buoyed by the Prestige...May 15, 2019
Chinese LCC use on the rise, says NPD Travel Retail & ForwardKeys
The Chinese are increasingly using low cost carriers (LCC) to travel in Asia Pacific, according to new...May 14, 2019
Unilever said to be looking to purchase Drunk Elephant
Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group Unilever is looking to buy US skincare brand Drunk Elephant for $1bn, according to...May 14, 2019
AS Watson introduces Asian cross-border membership scheme for Watsons
Hong Kong-based retail group AS Watson has created a cross-border loyalty membership scheme called Watsons One Pass,...May 14, 2019
Dufry organic sales up 2% in first quarter of 2019
Swiss travel-retail group Dufry’s first-quarter sales rose 2% in organic terms to CHF1.88bn ($1.87bn), driven by strong...May 14, 2019
Beiersdorf to acquire Coppertone suncare for $550m
German group Beiersdorf (BDF) is to acquire suncare brand Coppertone from pharmaceuticals company Bayer, also based in...May 14, 2019
BW Confidential’s May-June magazine out today
BW Confidential’s latest magazine is out today. This issue features an interview with L’Oréal chief digital officer...May 14, 2019
Shiseido unveils SENSE at Jewel Changi, Singapore
Japanese beauty group Shiseido unveiled the SENSE immersive art installation as part of its Forest Valley West...May 13, 2019