Dufry extends concession at Heathrow airport
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has extended its concession at London’s Heathrow airport for another three years, until...May 24, 2022
Scentys names Maxime Philippe-Bonelli fragrance department Director
French fragrance diffusion expert Scentys has named Maxime Philippe-Bonelli Director of the company’s fragrance department. Philippe-Bonelli joined...May 23, 2022
Jo Malone London launches flagship store on JD.com
Fragrance brand Jo Malone London (ELC) has opened a flagship store on Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com. The...May 23, 2022
L’Oréal fund takes stake in Sparty
L’Oréal’s venture capital fund BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development) has acquired a minority stake in Sparty,...May 20, 2022
Watch This Week in Beauty May 16-20, 2022
This Week in Beauty video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...May 20, 2022
La Prairie launches travel-retail NFT offer
Skincare brand La Prairie (Beiersdorf) has partnered with creative agency CircleSquare to offer customers NFTs in a...May 20, 2022
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