China’s prestige beauty e-commerce sales up 47% in first half
Prestige beauty e-commerce sales in China rose 47% to $5.4bn in the first half of 2021 (January...September 1, 2021
Clarins launches Double Serum Eye
Clarins Double Serum Eye Clarins has unveiled an eye cream for its best-selling skincare franchise Double Serum....September 1, 2021
TFWA reveals details of upcoming Cannes show
“The show will go on,” TFWA President Jaya Singh told journalists at a press conference this morning...September 1, 2021
Symrise to acquire minority stake in Kobo Products
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is to acquire a 25% stake in US-based Kobo Products in...September 1, 2021
CEW France conference to focus on sustainability and societal issues
Sustainability and social issues will be among the major themes discussed at beauty association CEW France’s day-long...September 1, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Space...August 31, 2021
Shiseido Travel Retail showcases Ultimune at Hainan pop-up
Shiseido Travel Retail has partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to open a pop-up in Hainan...August 31, 2021
Chanel buys land to support flower cultivation
French brand Chanel has bought 10 hectares (100,000m2) of land in the south of France in a...August 31, 2021
AliExpress expands services in Brazil to respond to e-commerce boom
Alibaba Group’s online marketplace AliExpress is expanding services in Brazil with the aim of responding to the...August 30, 2021
Hudson’s Bay Company and Space NK partner to launch shop-in-shops
Canadian retailer The Bay (HBC) and UK-based beauty retailer Space NK have partnered to launch a shop-in-shop....August 30, 2021
DFS names Christophe Marque President of global Merchandising
DFS global Merchandising organization President Christophe Marque, Parfums Christian Dior’s Ariel Gentzbourger and DFS Senior Vice President...August 30, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance makes leadership changes
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has made a string of leadership changes. The group named Danielle Gray Executive...August 30, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty August 23-27, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...August 27, 2021
Crown Laboratories to acquire skincare brand StriVectin
Skincare company Crown Laboratories is to acquire skincare brand StriVectin from private-equity firm L Catterton. The transaction...August 27, 2021
Foreo partners with cdf Beauty for livestream event
Swedish beauty-tech company Foreo hosted a livestream in partnership with cdf Beauty last month. Viewers in Hong...August 27, 2021
Coty Q4 revenues up 90%, gains in Americas and China
Coty’s revenues rose 89.6% in the fourth quarter (the three months ended June 30) to $1.06bn compared...August 26, 2021
Coty files for partial IPO of Brazil business
Coty confirmed today that it will pursue a partial initial public offering (IPO) of its Brazil business...August 26, 2021
Shiseido to sell bareMinerals, BUXOM and Laura Mercier
Shiseido is to sell its make-up brands bareMinerals, BUXOM and Laura Mercier to private-equity company Advent International....August 26, 2021
Ulta first six months sales up 62.7%, raises fiscal 2021 outlook
US beauty retailer Ulta Beauty’s sales grew 60.2% to $2bn in the second quarter of fiscal 2021,...August 26, 2021
Sephora unveils first Black-owned brands campaign, launches new foundation matching service
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has unveiled its first Black-owned brands campaign. The campaign highlights Black-owned brands, including...August 26, 2021
Beauty ranks as category with highest footfall in Hainan’s duty-free, says m1nd-set
Footfall in Hainan’s duty-free stores is highest for the beauty category at 55%, according to research on...August 25, 2021
Shopify and TikTok launch in-app shopping
E-commerce platform Shopify has expanded its partnership with social-media platform TikTok to launch a shopping tab. Shopify...August 25, 2021
D1 Brands raises $123m in Series A funding
New York-based Amazon aggregator D1 Brands has raised $123m in Series A funding led by asset management...August 25, 2021
Douglas Q3 sales up 16.8%
German beauty retailer Douglas saw sales increase 16.8% to €644m for its third quarter (April to June)...August 25, 2021
Walmart launches business-to-business delivery service
US retailer Walmart has launched a delivery service for other businesses called GoLocal. Last month Walmart said...August 25, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Amazon’s...August 24, 2021
UK prestige beauty sales up 11% in first half of 2021, down 29% compared to 2019 levels
Prestige beauty sales in the UK rose 11% year-over-year in the first half of 2021 (January to...August 24, 2021
Boots partners with Deliveroo for delivery service
UK retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has partnered with courier app Deliveroo to launch a delivery service....August 24, 2021
Clariant acquires Brazilian manufacturer Beraca
Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant has acquired the remaining 70% in Brazilian personal-care specialties company Beraca. Clariant...August 24, 2021
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group partners with Klarna for buy now, pay later services
Online luxury retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter Group has partnered with fintech company Klarna to offer ‘buy now, pay...August 24, 2021