La Mer to launch flagship on Lazada’s LazMall Prestige
Estée Lauder Companies-owned skincare brand La Mer is to launch a flagship store on Southeast Asian e-commerce...July 26, 2021
Foreo launches on CDF Macau online store
Swedish beauty-tech company Foreo has launched its Foreo and FAQ brands on CDF Macau’s online store in...July 26, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty July 19-23, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...July 23, 2021
Sephora confirms acquisition of Feelunique
LVMH’s Sephora has confirmed that it will acquire UK-based e-commerce player Feelunique from private-equity company Palamon Capital...July 23, 2021
Guerlain names Violette Serrat Make-up Creative Director
LVMH-owned Guerlain has named Violette Serrat Make-up Creative Director. She succeeds Olivier Echaudemaison. Serrat is a make-up...July 23, 2021
Unilever sees growth in prestige and skincare in first half
Unilever reported underlying sales growth of 5% in the second quarter, while underlying sales growth came in...July 22, 2021
Givaudan fine fragrance sales rise 34.5% in first half
Givaudan saw like-for-like sales grow 7.9% to CHF3.37bn ($3.66bn) for the first half of the year, while...July 22, 2021
Coty names new Chief Prestige Brands Officer
Coty has appointed Constantin Sklavenitis as Chief Prestige Brands Officer, effective September 6. Sklavenitis was previously Senior...July 22, 2021
Eurazeo invests in in Pangaea Holdings
Investment group Eurazeo has taken a minority stake in Pangaea Holdings for $53m. Pangaea Holdings incubates and...July 22, 2021
Watsons unveils target to offset CO2 emissions
Health and beauty retailer Watsons, part of the A.S. Watson Group, has set a target to offset...July 22, 2021
Macy’s names new CEO for Bluemercury
US-based Macy’s has named Maly Bernstein CEO of its beauty retail chain Bluemercury, effective September 13, 2021....July 22, 2021
JCPenney to launch new beauty concept
Department store JCPenney is to launch a new beauty concept offering a mix of mass, masstige and...July 21, 2021
Verishop launches shopping for Snapchat
Social-shopping platform Verishop has launched a new shopping experience available exclusively on social-media platform Snapchat. Called Verishop...July 21, 2021
Target and Ulta Beauty reveal details of shop-in-shops
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will launch its shop-in-shop at 100 Target stores and online with 50...July 21, 2021
Mavive turnover up 7% in first half compared with 2019
Italy-based Mavive’s turnover rose 28% year-over-year in the first half of 2021. Turnover increased 7% compared to...July 21, 2021
Fresh opens pop-up in Sanya, Hainan
LVMH-owned skincare brand Fresh opened its first pop-up in Sanya, Hainan at the Sanya International Duty Free...July 21, 2021
Lagardère Travel Retail signs deal with Lima Airport Partners for profit-sharing contract
France-based Lagardère Travel Retail and Lima Airport Partners (LAP) have signed a long-term agreement based on a...July 21, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Filling...July 20, 2021
ELC promotes Daniel Mahler
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has promoted Daniel Mahler to Global Transformation and Category Leadership Executive Vice...July 20, 2021
Interparfums second-quarter sales climb 20% on 2019 levels, raises guidance
France-based Interparfums reported a 19.5% increase in sales in the second quarter 2021 compared with 2019 to...July 20, 2021
Givenchy launches flagship store on JD.com
Givenchy (LVMH) has launched a beauty flagship store on Chinese e-commerce player JD.com in a bid to...July 20, 2021
Geka completes independent carbon footprint assessment
Cosmetics packaging and accessories manufacturer Geka has completed an independent verification of its carbon footprint in a...July 20, 2021
The Honest Company relaunches products with sustainable packaging
Beauty and baby product company The Honest Company has relaunched its products with new eco-friendly packaging. Some...July 20, 2021
Ieva acquires Boudoir du Regard
France-based beauty company Ieva has acquired beauty eye care salon Boudoir du Regard. The move comes after...July 20, 2021
Sephora to acquire Feelunique, says report
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is said to have agreed to acquire UK-based online beauty retailer Feelunique, according...July 19, 2021
Foreo’s FAQ names Sui He Brand Ambassador for Asia Pacific region
Foreo-owned beauty device brand FAQ has named Chinese model Sui He Brand Ambassador for the Asia Pacific...July 19, 2021
Lagardère Travel Retail opens 15 luxury boutiques at new Chinese airport
France-based Lagardère Travel Retail has opened 15 luxury fashion boutiques and food & beverage outlets at Chengdu’s...July 16, 2021
Puig launches global travel retail campaign for new Paco Rabanne fragrance
Spanish company Puig has unveiled a major travel-retail exclusive pre-launch campaign for the new Paco Rabanne men’s...July 16, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty July 12-16, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...July 16, 2021
Kylie Cosmetics hosts livestream for relaunch, unveils virtual world
Social-media personality and Kylie Cosmetics (Coty) Founder Kylie Jenner hosted the brand’s first live shopping event yesterday....July 16, 2021