ELC to expand tech centers
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is to open a new Digital Technology Center in Bucharest, Romania as...March 16, 2021
Estée Lauder expands distribution with home shopping network QVC
Estée Lauder (ELC) is set to expand its distribution on home shopping network QVC’s (Qurate Retail) US...March 16, 2021
Beauty Tech Live to deliver insights on shop-tainment through digital
Three digital experts will explore the concept of shop-tainment during a panel at the inaugural Beauty Tech...March 16, 2021
Zalando expects GMV to grow by up to 32% in 2021 following strong first quarter
Online retailer Zalando expects gross merchandise volume (GMV) to grow by 27% to 32% to reach between...March 16, 2021
BW Confidential’s latest issue out today – The Sustainability Issue
BW Confidential’s March-April issue is out today. This special Sustainability Issue focuses on how the industry is...March 15, 2021
A.S. Watson Group announces 2030 sustainability goals
Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group unveiled its social purpose and its 2030 Sustainability Vision. The sustainability program...March 15, 2021
TFWA Asia Pacific Hainan Special Edition moves to all-digital format
TFWA’s Asia Pacific Hainan Special Edition is to take place in a digital-only format from June to...March 12, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty March 8-12, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...March 12, 2021
Ulta Beauty names Dave Kimbell ceo
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty has named Dave Kimbell ceo, effective June. Kimbell joined the beauty retailer...March 12, 2021
Revlon net sales down 21.3% in 2020
US-based Revlon’s net sales fell 21.3% year-over-year to $1.9bn for the full year 2020. The decline was...March 11, 2021
TechnicoFlor partners with Azelis for Africa expansion
French flavor and fragrance company TechnicoFlor is to partner with chemicals and ingredients distribution company Azelis to...March 11, 2021
DFS opens three pop-ups in Macau hotels
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS has opened three pop-ups in hotels in Macau. The pop-ups supplement the retailer’s...March 11, 2021
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang raises $4.6bn in IPO
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has raised $4.6bn in an initial public offering (IPO) on the New...March 11, 2021
Walmart hosts beauty-themed shoppable livestream on TikTok
US-based retailer Walmart is to host its second livestream shopping event on short-video social-media platform TikTok. The...March 10, 2021
Charlotte Tilbury launches online pop-up on Ocado
Online supermarket group Ocado has partnered with UK-based brand Charlotte Tilbury to launch an online shop on...March 10, 2021
Maesa names Marc Rey independent non-executive board director
Beauty brand incubator and outsourcing company Maesa has named Marc Rey an independent non-executive director of the...March 10, 2021
Beauty tech company Cutitronics and skincare brand ishga partner for spa offer
Beauty tech company Cutitronics and organic skincare brand ishga have partnered to introduce new skincare technologies in...March 10, 2021
AS Beauty acquires Mally Beauty
AS Beauty has acquired cosmetics brand Mally Beauty. The company will focus on expanding the brand’s distribution...March 9, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Splitting...March 9, 2021
Dufry turnover down 71.1% in full year 2020
Swiss travel retailer Dufry’s turnover fell 71.1% to CHF2.56bn ($2.74bn) in 2020 (-69.8% in organic terms). Fourth-quarter...March 9, 2021
Boots to introduce digital omnichannel payment system
UK retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) is to introduce a digital payment solution aimed at providing customers...March 9, 2021
Unilever to remove word “normal” from packaging and ads
Unilever is to eliminate the word “normal” from all beauty and personal-care brands’ packaging and advertising as...March 9, 2021
Grupo Boticário’s digital leaders to speak at Beauty Tech Live
BW Confidential is pleased to announce that Grupo Boticário Vice President of Digital and Technology Daniel Knopfholz...March 8, 2021
Brand accelerator Ushopal completes $100m financing round
Brand accelerator platform Ushopal has completed a $100m financing round led by private equity firm FountainVest Partners,...March 8, 2021
L’Oréal names new presidents for professional division and Latin America
L’Oréal has named Omar Hajeri president of the Professional Products division and a member of the executive...March 7, 2021
Saks Fifth Avenue to separate e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses
Canadian department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is to split US-based department store Saks Fifth Avenue’s e-commerce...March 5, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty March 1-5, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...March 5, 2021
China lifts animal testing requirements for ordinary cosmetics
Imported ordinary cosmetics will no longer have to undergo animal testing in China from May 1, according...March 5, 2021
Natura &Co sales up 24.3% in fourth quarter
Brazil-based Natura &Co’s sales rose 24.3% year-over-year in Brazilian reals (+6.4% at constant currency) to R$12bn ($2.12bn)...March 5, 2021
Industry Talks: Sephora Asia president Alia Gogi
Sephora Asia president Alia Gogi outlines how the retailer sees changing consumer and retail trends in China’s...March 4, 2021