L’Oréal launches flagship stores on Shopee Brazil
L’Oréal has opened flagship stores for three brands on Southeast Asian e-commerce player Shopee’s platform in Brazil....March 3, 2022
France’s prestige beauty sales up 9% in 2021
France’s selective beauty sales rose 9% to €2.69bn in 2021 compared to 2020, according to The NPD...March 3, 2022
Mytheresa and Sisley partner to launch online beauty pop-up
Luxury online retailer Mytheresa has partnered with French brand Sisley to launch the second edition of its...March 3, 2022
Beauty companies respond to war in Ukraine
Several beauty companies have published posts on social media in relation to the war in Ukraine. On...March 2, 2022
Cosmoprof Asia 2022 moved to Singapore
Trade show Cosmoprof Asia 2022 will be relocated from Hong Kong to Singapore to attract international participation....March 2, 2022
Guerlain relaunches Aqua Allegoria with sustainable features
French brand Guerlain (LVMH) has relaunched its fragrance line Aqua Allegoria with natural ingredients and new, eco-friendly...March 1, 2022
Symrise sales up 8.7% in 2021
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s sales rose 8.7% year-over-year to €3.83bn in 2021. Sales grew 9.6%...March 1, 2022
Fragrance prices rise 15% in US in 2021 says NPD
Fragrance’s average retail price rose 15% year-over-year in the US in 2021. This comes after the category...March 1, 2022
UK-based Barclay Street to open online store on JD Worldwide
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com’s e-commerce marketplace JD Worldwide signed a cooperation agreement with UK-based Barclay Street to...March 1, 2022
Lagardère Travel Retail and JD.com joint venture inks deal with CNSC
The joint venture between France-based Lagardère Travel Retail and Chinese e-commerce player JD.com has inked a deal...March 1, 2022
Beiersdorf sales up 8.6% in fiscal year 2021
German group Beiersdorf’s sales rose 8.6% nominally (+9.7% on an organic basis) to €7.62bn in fiscal year...March 1, 2022
ELC tells John Demsey to leave company
The Estée Lauder Companies’ (ELC) has told Executive Group President John Demsey to leave the company, following...February 28, 2022
Alibaba sees slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2014
Alibaba’s revenue rose 10% year-over-year to Rmb242.58bn ($38.37bn) in the quarter ended December 31, 2021, its slowest...February 28, 2022
Revolution Beauty acquires BH Cosmetics inventory and assets
UK-based Revolution Beauty Group has acquired cosmetics brand BH Cosmetics’ inventory and certain intellectual property assets for...February 28, 2022
Bath & Body Works CEO Andrew Meslow to step down
Bath & Body Works CEO Andrew Meslow is to step down, effective May 12. He will also...February 28, 2022
Galeries Lafayette owner launches tech start-up fund
The Moulin-Houzé family, owner of French-department store group Galeries Lafayette, has launched a new office to invest...February 28, 2022
L’Oréal names David Greenberg CEO of USA business
L’Oréal has named David Greenberg CEO of L’Oréal USA, President of the group’s North America Zone and...February 28, 2022
BW Confidential unveils a new look for This Week in Beauty video series
BW Confidential has unveiled a new look for This Week in Beauty, its video series highlighting...February 25, 2022
Air passenger traffic reached 48.3% of 2019 levels in 2021
Overall air passenger traffic for 2021 came in at 48.3% of 2019 levels, reaching 4.4 billion travelers...February 25, 2022
Carolina Herrera travel-retail campaign reaches 10 million passengers
Puig Travel Retail Americas’ recent omnichannel campaign for the Carolina Herrera brand’s Very Good Girl Eau de...February 24, 2022
Marks & Spencer inks deal with Clinique
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has inked an online and in-store partnership with skincare brand Clinique...February 24, 2022
Robertet sales up 12.6% in 2021
French fragrance house Robertet’s sales rose 12.6% year-over-year to €606.1m in 2021. Sales grew 14.8% at constant...February 24, 2022
Gotha Cosmetics highlights Gen Z focused products at MakeUp in Los Angeles
Italian company Gotha Cosmetics is presenting new make-up products, which it says responds to Gen Z consumer...February 24, 2022
Angelini Beauty signs fragrance license for Chiara Ferragni
Milan-based Angelini Beauty has signed a fragrance license with influencer Chiari Ferragni for the worldwide production, distribution...February 23, 2022
Henkel Beauty Care sales down 2% nominally in fiscal 2021
German group Henkel’s sales rose 4.2% year-over-year to €20.1bn in fiscal 2021. On an organic basis sales...February 23, 2022
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Fragrance was the only beauty category that saw an increase in influencers, posts, engagement and video views...February 23, 2022
Ipsy and BoxyCharm parent company raises $96m
Beauty For All Industries (BFA) has raised $96m led by TPG Growth. BFA owns beauty subscription brands...February 23, 2022
Beauty companies join forces to launch the EcoBeautyScore Consortium
Some 36 beauty and personal-care companies, in addition to professional associations, have come together to launch the...February 23, 2022
Dufry’s Diaz to step down, Xavier Rossinyol named CEO
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has appointed Xavier Rossinyol CEO, effective June 1, 2022 Rossinyol replaces Julian Diaz,...February 21, 2022
Dufry extends concession contract at Helsinki Airport
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has extended its duty-free and duty-paid concession at Helsinki Airport, Finland for another...February 16, 2022