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RETAIL INSIGHTS London calling. LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is to open its first store in the UK...January 17, 2023
Space NK opens largest store
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK has opened its largest store to date in the Westfield London shopping...January 17, 2023
Sephora to open UK store in March
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is to open its first store in the UK in March in the...January 17, 2023
Lush reports its highest monthly December sales in 2022
Lush’s sales in the UK & Ireland (UK&I) increased 13.1% year-over-year to £40.5m ($49.4m) in December and...January 17, 2023
AS Beauty acquires Bliss World
US-based AS Beauty has acquired skincare brand Bliss World from private-equity company L Catterton. The acquisition marks...January 16, 2023
Revieve partners with Google Cloud
Beauty tech company Revieve has partnered with Google Cloud in a bid to help brands and retailers...January 16, 2023
Shopee exits Poland
Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Shopee has shut down operations in Poland, according to a notice on Shopee’s...January 16, 2023
Harrods launches beauty recycling program
UK-based department store Harrods has launched a beauty recycling program for its standalone beauty boutiques, H beauty....January 16, 2023
DFS launches Lunar New Year campaign
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS has launched a Lunar New Year campaign both in stores and online. The...January 16, 2023
Beautycounter Founder Gregg Renfrew steps down
Clean beauty brand Beautycounter Founder Gregg Renfrew has left the company. Beautycounter, based in the US, was...January 16, 2023
Watch This Week in Beauty January 9-13, 2023
This Week in Beauty video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...January 13, 2023
L’Oréal invests in metaverse and Web3 company
L’Oréal has made a minority investment in US-based startup, Digital Village, a metaverse-as-a-service platform and NFT...January 12, 2023
Forma Brands files for bankruptcy
US-based Forma Brands has filed for bankruptcy. Forma Brands parent company, FB Debt Financing Guarantor, LLC, has...January 12, 2023
LMR Naturals launches ingredients’ carbon footprint study
Flavor and fragrance company IFF’s LMR Naturals has evaluated the environmental impact of its natural ingredient portfolio...January 12, 2023
Industry Talks: Purplle Co-founder & CEO Manish Taneja
Purplle Co-founder and CEO Manish Taneja E-commerce sales have surged in India since the pandemic, thereby offering...January 12, 2023
Florence by Mills ranks as most popular beauty brand on social media, says Cosmetify
Beauty brand Florence by Mills ranked as the top beauty brand globally in terms of social media,...January 12, 2023
Coty and Jil Sander renew license
US-based Coty has renewed its fragrance license with fashion brand Jil Sander. The deal will include a...January 12, 2023
Amorepacific launches global e-commerce platform
South Korean beauty company Amorepacific is testing a global e-commerce platform in a bid to make its...January 12, 2023
Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui department store to close
Hong Kong-based retail operator Lifestyle International is to close one of its Sogo department stores in Hong...January 12, 2023
China flight bookings surge in December, says ForwardKeys
China’s domestic flight bookings rose 56% the week of December 7 compared to the week prior, following...January 12, 2023
P&G Beauty to acquire Mielle Organics
P&G Beauty is to acquire US-based textured haircare brand Mielle Organics. Founded in 2014 by Monique and...January 11, 2023
Symrise invests in Ignite Venture Studio
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has invested in US-based Ignite Venture Studio. The investment is part...January 11, 2023
Moda Operandi launches beauty
US-based e-commerce platform Moda Operandi has launched a beauty offer. The assortment includes skincare, fragrance, make-up, body...January 11, 2023
ELC launches make-up app for visually impaired
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) UK & Ireland has launched an AI-powered app to help visually impaired...January 11, 2023
Medmix takes stake in Chinese beauty manufacturer
Switzerland-based Medmix is to acquire a majority stake in China-based beauty manufacturer Guangdong Qiaoyi Plastic Co. Ltd...January 11, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Opening up. China re-opened its borders on January 8, allowing visitors to enter the country...January 10, 2023
International traffic up 85.2% in November, Asia Pacific sees gains
International air traffic rose 85.2% in November 2022 compared to November 2021, according to the International Air...January 10, 2023
GPA Global acquires Cosfibel Group
Cosfibel Group Executive Chairman Alain Chevassus and Cosfibel Group CEO Marie Sermadiras Packaging company GPA Global has...January 10, 2023
The Fragrance Shop’s holiday sales up 11.2%
UK-based retailer The Fragrance Shop’s underlying sales rose 11.2% in the six weeks ending December 31, 2022...January 10, 2023
Bluebell Group enters Australia
Asian distribution and travel-retail company Bluebell Group has entered Australia with brand partners eyewear brand Gentle Monster...January 10, 2023