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
ELC establishes Equity and Engagement Center of Excellence, names Nicole Monson Equity and Engagement senior vice president
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has created an Equity and Engagement Center of Excellence in a bid...March 4, 2021
Market insights from CEW France’s Beauty Business conference
The prestige beauty industry saw declines in most markets in 2020, with only Argentina and China standing...March 4, 2021
Shiseido launches recycling program at salons
Shiseido Professional has launched a recycling program at six Shiseido salons in Japan. The program launched in...March 4, 2021
L’Oréal puts focus on green science
L’Oréal says it is opening a new chapter in its approach to research and innovation with a...March 4, 2021
Firmenich partners with Central Saint Martins for future fragrance experiences
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has partnered with London-based arts and design college Central Saint Martins...March 3, 2021
Ulta Beauty and Loop launch circular beauty retail platform
TerraCycle’s reusable packaging platform Loop has launched what it calls the first refill beauty platform as part...March 3, 2021
Coty to partner with LanzaTech for sustainable ethanol for fragrances
Coty is to partner with carbon recycling company LanzaTech to use sustainable ethanol for its fragrances. LanzaTech...March 3, 2021
Croda to acquire Alban Muller
UK chemicals company Croda is to acquire France-based ingredients company Alban Muller. The move will expand Croda’s...March 3, 2021
Yatsen to acquire skincare brand Eve Lom
Chinese beauty company Yatsen is to acquire prestige skincare brand Eve Lom from venture capital and private...March 3, 2021
Chanel opens fragrance shop at Doha’s Hamad International Airport
Chanel and Qatar Duty Free (QDF) have opened a new fragrance shop at Doha’s Hamad International Airport....March 2, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Brick-and-mortar...March 2, 2021
Revieve partners with Boost Lab for online skin advisor tool
Beauty tech company Revieve is to power the online skin advisor tool of Australian skincare brand Boost...March 2, 2021
Facebook launches Live Rooms for Instagram
Facebook has launched a new feature for Instagram, called Live Rooms, which allows users to include up...March 2, 2021
Dufry granted concession at Sangster International Airport in Jamaica
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has been granted a new concession license at Sangster International Airport in Montego...March 2, 2021