Morphe to close US stores
Make-up brand Morphe is to close all its stores in the US. The company made an announcement...January 6, 2023
Clarins to launch new version of Double Serum
Clarins Double Serum Light Texture Clarins is to launch a new version of its best-selling Double Serum...January 5, 2023
LUXASIA opens La Prairie pop-ups in Southeast Asia
La Prairie’s Skin Caviar Lab Pop-up, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand LUXASIA Group CEO Dr Wolfgang Baier at...January 5, 2023
China Duty Free Group President Charles Chen resigns
China Duty Free Group President Charles Chen has resigned China Tourism Group Duty Free Free Corp announced...January 5, 2023
L’Oréal to unveil two technologies at CES
HAPTA, L’Oréal’s computerized make-up applicator for users with limited hand and arm mobility L’Oréal is to unveil...January 4, 2023
Armani names Sydney Sweeney as new face of My Way fragrances
Armani Beauty has named American actress and producer Sydney Sweeney as the new face of its My...January 4, 2023
L’Oréal France names Céline Brucker Managing Director
Celine Brucker was named Managing Director of L’Oréal France L’Oréal has named Céline Brucker as Managing Director...January 4, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS The return of the Chinese. The beauty industry has welcomed news that China will open...January 3, 2023
Dubai Duty Free sales reach $1.74bn in 2022
Travel retailer Dubai Duty Free’s (DDF) sales reached $1.74bn in 2022, a 78% increase over 2021,...January 3, 2023
Henkel to soon sell Russian business
German company Henkel aims to sell its Russian business soon, according to Reuters. The company announced that...January 3, 2023
Serge Lutens expands in Asia travel retail
Shiseido has expanded travel-retail distribution of its Serge Lutens fragrance brand at airport and downtown duty-free hubs...January 2, 2023
Industry prepares for return of Chinese travel
The beauty industry has welcomed news that China will open its borders from January 8, the latest...January 2, 2023
LUXASIA opens fragrance stores in Singapore
Asian distribution company LUXASIA opened new stores for fragrance brands Creed, Diptyque and Maison Francis Kurkdjian in...December 28, 2022
Interparfums signs fragrance license with Lacoste
Interparfums has signed a 15-year global fragrance license with sportswear brand Lacoste, effective January 1, 2024. Under...December 21, 2022
Douglas sales increase 7.6% in Q4, up 17% in full year
Germany-based beauty retailer Douglas’ sales increased 7.6% year-over-year to €809.7m in the fourth quarter of fiscal...December 20, 2022
Coty and Hugo Boss renew fragrance license
US-based Coty and fashion brand Hugo Boss have renewed their license agreement, which now extends beyond...December 20, 2022
Shiseido Travel Retail opens Hainan pop-up for SHISEIDO 150th anniversary
Shiseido Travel Retail partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to launch an online-to-offline (O2O) pop-up in...December 20, 2022
Europe passenger traffic recovery pushed back to 2025, says ACI Europe
Europe’s passenger traffic recovery to pre-pandemic levels (2019) has been pushed back to 2025 rather than...December 20, 2022
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Haikou homecoming. L’Oréal has opened new stores for 19 brands at China Duty Free...December 20, 2022
Drunk Elephant pushes ahead with international expansion
The Paris pop-up, House of Drunk Drunk Elephant Founder Tiffany Masterson Shiseido-owned brand Drunk Elephant continues to...December 19, 2022
Puig launches digital fragrance platform
Spanish company Puig has launched a new digital fragrance platform. Called WikiParfum, it provides consumers with personalized...December 19, 2022
Bluebell Group acquires Star Brands Travel Retail
Asian brand and travel-retail company Bluebell Group has acquired China-based travel-retail operator Star Brands Travel Retail. As...December 19, 2022
IFF names Sabrya Meflah Fine Fragrance President
US-based International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) has named Sabrya Meflah President of Fine Fragrance, effective immediately. She...December 19, 2022
Skincare brand Innbeauty Project raises $12m
Clean skincare brand Innbeauty Project has raised $12m in Series B funding led by growth equity fund...December 16, 2022
Watch This Week in Beauty December 12-16, 2022
This Week in Beauty video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...December 16, 2022
Boots and Clearpay launch beauty pop-up
UK-based health and beauty retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has partnered with buy now, pay later...December 16, 2022
Beiersdorf acquires life science company S-Biomedic
German group Beiersdorf has acquired a majority stake in Belgium-based S-Biomedic, a life science company specialized in...December 16, 2022
US fragrance sales up 4% from October to December
Fragrance dollar sales rose 4% from October 2 to December 3, 2022 in the US compared to...December 16, 2022
Gen Z and shop-in-shops drive US beauty growth
Gen Z and shop-in-shops are two factors driving the US beauty industry’s brick-and-mortar performance, according to a...December 15, 2022
Chanel opens fragrance exhibition in Paris
French brand Chanel is hosting an exhibition in Paris dedicated to its fragrances. Called Le Grand Numéro...December 15, 2022