Watch This Week in Beauty October 17-21, 2022
This Week in Beauty video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...October 21, 2022
Boots partners with online sourcing platform RangeMe
UK-based health and beauty retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has partnered with online sourcing platform RangeMe to...October 21, 2022
KKR invests in medical spa SkinSpirit
Investment firm KKR has made a minority investment in US-based medical spa SkinSpirit. Founded in 2003, SkinSpirit...October 21, 2022
Puig to open new office in Miami
Spanish company Puig is to open a new office in the US to strengthen its travel-retail business....October 21, 2022
L’Oréal Q3 sales up 19.7%
L’Oréal reported a 19.7% increase in sales (+9.1% like-for-like) in the third quarter to €9.58bn. Sales in...October 20, 2022
Douglas CEO Tina Müller to step down
Douglas Group CEO Tina Müller Tina Müller, CEO of German beauty retailer Douglas is to resign, as...October 20, 2022
Fraport and Lufthansa form joint venture
Airport operator Fraport and German airline Lufthansa have formed a new joint venture. Each company has a...October 20, 2022
Dufry launches new wellbeing retail concept
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has launched a new retail concept aimed at catering to consumers’ increased demand...October 20, 2022
Chanel opens fragrance pop-up in Paris airport
Chanel and France-based Lagardère Travel Retail have partnered to open a pop-up in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle...October 20, 2022
3Sixty and Inflyter partner to launch delivery service
Duty-free retailer 3Sixty Duty Free has partnered with French company Inflyter to launch a delivery service in...October 20, 2022
P&G sales up 1% in Q1
P&G’s net sales rose 1% year-over-year to $20.6bn in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 (July...October 19, 2022
Coty opens Hugo Boss Fragrances flagship on LazMall Prestige
US-based Coty has opened a flagship store for the Hugo Boss Fragrances brand on Southeast Asian e-commerce...October 19, 2022
Indonesia-based Sociolla receives $60m investment
Indonesia-based beauty e-commerce player Social Bella International (Sociolla) has received a $60m investment led by existing investors...October 19, 2022
L’Oréal creates Luxe Fragrance Brands department
L’Oréal has established a new department within its Luxe division dedicated to fragrances, called Called Luxe Fragrance...October 19, 2022
Beauty Success Group renamed Groupe Novi
French retail group Beauty Success Group has changed its name to Groupe Novi, a move that is...October 18, 2022
Natura &Co considers Aesop spin-off or IPO
Brazil-based Natura &Co is mulling an initial public offering (IPO) or a spin-off for its luxury beauty...October 18, 2022
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Clean consolidation. US-based clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty has acquired Follain, also a retailer of...October 18, 2022
Globe Groupe acquires Synergy Promotions
France-based Globe Groupe has acquired the UK’s Synergy Promotions, as part of its strategy to enter the...October 17, 2022
Desire Fragrances Group names Patrizio Stella CEO
Patrizio Stella Desire Fragrances Group has named Patrizio Stella CEO. Stella joined the company in September. He...October 17, 2022
The UK backtracks on VAT-free sales reintroduction
The UK has backtracked on its decision to reintroduce VAT-free sales, in a U-turn on the British...October 17, 2022
Sephora launches campaign in the UK
Sephora’s new campaign in the UK Sephora has partnered with WPP-owned digital design & communications agency...October 17, 2022
Credo Beauty acquires Follain
US-based clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty has acquired Boston-based Follain, also a retailer of clean beauty products....October 17, 2022
Givaudan and Alibaba launch AI-powered fragrance creation service
Yaling Li Givaudan Head of Fragrances Greater China & Korea and Tian Qi Head of Alibaba’s Tmall...October 17, 2022
Starboard reveals winners of social media contest held during BW Confidential’s The Beauty Party
Starboard Cruise Services announced the lucky winners of the social-media contest it held during BW Confidential’s The...October 17, 2022
Space NK opens new flagship store
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK has opened a new flagship store in London’s Battersea Station, its largest...October 14, 2022
IFF opens new Singapore Innovation Center
US-based IFF has opened a new Innovation Center in Singapore as part of the company’s strategy to...October 14, 2022
Walgreens Boots Alliance sales down 5.3% in Q4
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) fourth-quarter sales fell 5.3% year-over-year to $32.4bn and dropped 3.2% on a constant...October 14, 2022
Watch This Week in Beauty October 10-14, 2022
This Week in Beauty video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...October 14, 2022
Drunk Elephant launches Paris pop-up
The Drunk Elephant pop-up in Paris Shiseido-owned skincare brand Drunk Elephant is to launch a pop-up store...October 14, 2022
Douglas to host second Retail Media Summit
Germany-based beauty retailer Douglas is to host its second virtual Retail Media Summit on October 27. The...October 14, 2022