Baralan unveils DEA, its airless packaging solution in glass
Baralan introduces DEA, its airless packaging solution in glass PARTNER CONTENT Marrying quality through functionality and sustainability,...May 20, 2022
L’Oréal said to be close to acquiring Byredo
Byredo’s Mojave Ghost Eau de Parfum L’Oréal is said to be on the verge of acquiring fragrance...May 19, 2022
BW Confidential Beauty Market Round-up
BW Confidential’s Beauty Market Round-up series scans data and commentary of major beauty companies’ latest financial results...May 19, 2022
Ulta Beauty launches retail media network
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty has launched a retail media network. Called UB Media, the retail network...May 19, 2022
Dufry turnover up 143% in Q1
Swiss travel retailer Dufry’s first-quarter turnover rose 143% to CHF1.12bn ($1.14bn) compared to the first quarter of...May 19, 2022
China’s prestige beauty e-commerce sales up 11% in Q1
Prestige beauty e-commerce sales in China rose 11% in the first quarter of 2022 (January to March)...May 18, 2022
Symrise launches fragrance intellectual property protection tool
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has launched a new solution in a bid to protect perfumers’...May 18, 2022
MAC Cosmetics launches flagship store on JD.com
Make-up brand MAC Cosmetics (ELC) has launched a flagship store on Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com. The online...May 18, 2022
Sephora ranked number one on Retail Personalization Index
LMVH-owned beauty retailer Sephora ranked number one on marketing automation solution provider Sailthru’s 2022 Retail Personalization Index...May 18, 2022
Beauty reservation platform Treatwell acquires Wavy
UK-based beauty reservation platform Treatwell has acquired French start-up Wavy. Wavy, founded in 2016, is an SaaS...May 18, 2022
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RETAIL INSIGHTS China declines. Retail sales of consumer goods in China fell 11.1% to Rmb2.95bn ($434.2m) in...May 17, 2022
Bite Beauty to close
Make-up brand Bite Beauty is to shut down later this year, according to a post on the...May 17, 2022
Adopt’ Parfums raises €26m
France-based Adopt’ Parfums has raised €26m, led by investment fund Pépites & Territoires by Axa and NextStage...May 17, 2022
TFWA partners with BW Confidential for Beauty in Travel Retail webinar
Travel-retail association TFWA has partnered with BW Confidential to host its ‘Beauty in Travel Retail’ webinar next...May 16, 2022
ELC names Karen Housman Travel Retail APAC Senior Vice President/General Manager
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has named Karen Housman Senior Vice President/General Manager of Asia Pacific (APAC)...May 16, 2022
China retail sales down 11.1% in April
China’s consumer goods’ total retail sales fell 11.1% to Rmb2.95bn ($434.2m) in April compared to April 2021,...May 16, 2022
Saks Fifth Avenue to offer injectables in-store
US-based department store Saks Fifth Avenue is to introduce injectables to its offer at its New York...May 16, 2022
Foreo launches initiatives in Southeast Asia travel retail
Swedish beauty tech company Foreo is looking to take advantage of recovering air traffic in Southeast Asia....May 16, 2022
Innovations & trends from Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2022 BW Confidential spotlights the innovations, trends and key talking points from the Cosmoprof...May 16, 2022
Watch This Week in Beauty May 9-13, 2022
This Week in Beauty video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...May 13, 2022
Klarna launches social shopping tool
Swedish fintech Klarna has launched its first social shopping service. Called Virtual Shopping, the service connects online...May 13, 2022
Guerlain opens first Haute Parfumerie pop-up in travel retail
French brand Guerlain has opened its first Haute Parfumerie pop-up store in travel retail at Dubai International...May 13, 2022
Kilian Paris launches first cologne
Fragrance brand Kilian Paris has launched its first cologne. Called Kologne, shield of protection, the fragrance was...May 13, 2022
Some 677 delegates attend TFWA Asia Pacific Live event
Some 677 delegates from 235 companies attended travel-retail association TFWA’s Asia Pacific Live networking event, which took...May 13, 2022
Foreo wins compensation in counterfeit cases
Swedish beauty tech company Foreo has won compensation in a string of counterfeiting cases. In the first...May 13, 2022
The Body Shop launches Youth Collective
Natura &Co-owned The Body Shop has launched a new initiative in a bid to diversify the range...May 13, 2022
Shiseido sales down 1.3% in quarter ending March
Japanese company Shiseido’s net sales fell 1.3% to ¥234.02bn ($1.83bn) in the quarter ended March 2022 (January...May 12, 2022
TikTok drives beauty social-media engagement, says Traackr report
While make-up, haircare, skincare and fragrance saw an overall decline in influencer content from the fourth quarter...May 12, 2022
Industry Talks: The Good Glamm Group Co-founders Priyanka Gill & Naiyya Saggi
The Good Glamm Group Co-founder Priyanka Gill The Good Glamm Group Co-founder Naiyya Saggi India-based The Good...May 12, 2022
Radar: Up & coming brands
BW Confidential zooms in on five brands with innovative approaches to ingredients, production processes and filling gaps in...May 12, 2022