Cosmetic Valley re-elects Marc-Antoine Jamet as President
French cosmetics cluster Cosmetic Valley has re-elected Marc-Antoine Jamet as president. For his third term as Cosmetic...July 12, 2021
Groupe Pochet names new CEO
Packaging company Groupe Pochet has named Xavier Gagey as CEO and member of the executive board, effective...July 12, 2021
Coty unveils new touchless fragrance sampling device
Coty has unveiled a new in-store digital touchless fragrance testing device, which it says gives consumers more...July 12, 2021
Luxasia wins Deloitte Award
Asia Pacific distribution company Luxasia has won a ‘Best Managed Companies Award’ from consulting company Deloitte. Luxasia...July 12, 2021
Lagardère Travel Retail opens upgraded luxury offer at Shenzhen’s Bao’an International Airport
France-based Lagardère Travel Retail has opened a renewed luxury offer at Shenzhen’s Bao’an International Airport, the third...July 9, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty July 5-9, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...July 9, 2021
The Shilla Duty Free relaunches beauty classes in virtual format
Korea’s The Shilla Duty Free has relaunched its beauty class events in a new digital format. The...July 9, 2021
Livestream shopping platform Popshop Live valued at $100m in Series A funding
US-based livestream shopping platform Popshop Live has raised a Series A funding round led by Benchmark Investments,...July 9, 2021
Givaudan partners with Alibaba wholesale site to launch business-to-business store
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has partnered with Alibaba’s wholesale website 1688.com to open a flagship...July 9, 2021
Re-live Beauty Tech Live – Part 3 – The Panel Discussions
Re-live the Beauty Tech Live experience with our special three-part magazine series highlighting the key takeaways from...July 9, 2021
Bloomingdale’s to open new smaller store concept
US-based department store Bloomingdale’s (Macy’s) is to launch a new retail concept this August, called Bloomie’s, which...July 8, 2021
Coty launches new women’s fragrance for Tiffany
Coty has launched a new women’s fragrance for the Tiffany & Co brand. Called Tiffany & Co....July 8, 2021
AptarGroup partners with Chinese skincare solutions company YAT for product development
Packaging manufacturer AptarGroup has partnered with China-based online skincare solutions and consultation company YAT to develop skincare...July 8, 2021
Fresh opens counter in Hainan
LVMH-owned skincare brand Fresh opened its first retail counter with Lagardère Travel Retail outside of Europe, at...July 8, 2021
Pola opens first counter in China duty-free
Japanese group Pola Orbis is to open beauty brand Pola’s first counter in the Chinese duty-free market...July 8, 2021
Inter Parfums Inc inks Ferragamo fragrance license
Inter Parfums Inc has signed a global fragrance license for the Ferragamo brand. The license is effective...July 8, 2021
Beautycare Brazil pinpoints 19 countries for international investment
Beautycare Brazil, the project founded by Brazil industry association ABIHPEC (Brazilian Association of the Cosmetics, Toiletries and...July 8, 2021
Industry Talks: Bluebell Managing Director Southeast Asia Nelly Ngadiman
Asian luxury goods distributor and retailer Bluebell Managing Director Southeast Asia Nelly Ngadiman tells BW Confidential about...July 7, 2021
Glossier raises $80m
Beauty brand Glossier has raised $80m in Series E funding led by Lone Pine Capital. Existing investors...July 7, 2021
US social-commerce sales to grow 35.8% in 2021
Social-commerce sales in the US are set to grow 35.8% to $36.62bn in 2021 compared to last...July 7, 2021
Re-live Beauty Tech Live – Part 2 – Innovations from the Exhibition Hub
Re-live the Beauty Tech Live experience with our special three-part magazine series highlighting the key takeaways from...July 7, 2021
Maesa makes executive appointments
Beauty brand incubator and outsourcing company Maesa has named Zaheer Ferguson Group Chief Financial Officer, effective July...July 7, 2021
Kantar completes acquisition of Numerator
Consulting company Kantar has completed its acquisition of US-based consumer and market intelligence company Numerator from Visa...July 7, 2021
Condé Nast opens beauty store for Allure magazine brand
Publisher Condé Nast opened its new retail store for Allure magazine on New York City’s Lafayette Street...July 6, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Store...July 6, 2021
Dior names Yara Shahidi Global Brand Ambassador
Dior has named American actress Yara Shahidi as Global Brand Ambassador for women’s fashion and make-up. Shahidi...July 6, 2021
Flipkart launches social-commerce app Shopsy
Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart (Walmart) has launched a new app that lets users resell products on Flipkart...July 6, 2021
A.S. Watson Group pushes brand collaborations as part of O+O drive
Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group is deepening its collaboration with brands as part of its...July 6, 2021
Soap & Glory launches virtual reality experience on RecRoom
British brand Soap & Glory (WBA) launched virtual reality experiences yesterday on social gaming platform RecRoom. The...July 6, 2021
Re-live Beauty Tech Live – Insights from the keynote speakers
Re-live the Beauty Tech Live experience with our special three-part magazine series highlighting the key take-aways from...July 5, 2021