Douglas to close 500 stores
German beauty retailer Douglas is to close 500 of its 2,400 stores in Europe, as more consumer...January 28, 2021
Walmart to ramp up its store-as-fulfillment center model
US retailer Walmart is to develop its store-as-fulfillment-centers model, according to a post by Walmart US Customer...January 28, 2021
Dior Beauty names Iris Law UK beauty ambassador
Dior Beauty has named model and actress Iris Law Dior Beauty UK beauty ambassador. Law’s father, actor...January 28, 2021
Maesa names Gianni Pieraccioni ceo
Beauty brand incubator and outsourcing company Maesa has named Gianni Pieraccioni ceo, effective February 1. Pieraccioni succeeds...January 28, 2021
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna moved to September 2021
The Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna show has been postponed to September 9 to 13, 2021, as a result...January 28, 2021
Coty to close German fragrance manufacturing site
Coty is to close its manufacturing site in Cologne, Germany. The facility employees 300 people and produces...January 27, 2021
L’Occitane en Provence opens eco-friendly concept store in Hong Kong
L’Occitane en Provence (L’Occitane Group) has opened its first eco-friendly concept pop-up store in Hong Kong’s Pacific...January 27, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance names Rosalind Brewer ceo
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has named Rosalind Brewer ceo, effective March 15. She will also join WBA’s...January 27, 2021
LVMH sales down 17% in 2020, cautiously confident for 2021
LVMH reported a 17% decline in sales (-16% on an organic basis) in 2020 to €44.7bn. The...January 26, 2021
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: A...January 26, 2021
Estée Lauder Companies announces sustainability goals for travel retail
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has unveiled sustainability goals specifically for its travel-retail unit. Travel retail is...January 26, 2021
Firmenich names Levenza Toh Perfumery, Southeast Asia, Japan & Korea vice president
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Levenza Toh Perfumery, Southeast Asia, Japan & Korea vice...January 26, 2021
IFF expects sales to remain flat in full year 2020
International Flavors & Fragrances’ (IFF) expects sales for the fourth quarter, the quarter ending December 31, to...January 26, 2021
L’Occitane US files for voluntary Chapter 11 to restructure stores
L’Occitane’s US subsidiary L’Occitane Inc has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in a US Bankruptcy Court...January 26, 2021
Interparfums sales down 24% for 2020
Interparfums reported better-than-expected sales for 2020, down 24% over 2019 to €367.4m. At the beginning of December...January 26, 2021
Estée Lauder Companies names Roberto Canevari Global Supply Chain executive vice president
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has named Roberto Canevari Global Supply Chain executive vice president, effective May...January 25, 2021
Moroccanoil launches Eurovision hair styling contest
Haircare and bodycare brand Moroccanoil has launched a competition that will see the winner be part of...January 25, 2021
Shopee to expand premium offer
Southeast Asian e-commerce player Shopee plans to expand its premium shopping platform Shopee Premium, which launched last...January 25, 2021
Shopee looks to Brazil expansion, says report
Southeast Asian e-commerce player Shopee is set to expand in Brazil, according to a report by Reuters....January 25, 2021
Boohoo to buy Debenhams brand and online operation
Online fashion retailer Boohoo is to pay £55m ($75.2m) in cash to acquire the Debenhams brand and...January 25, 2021
Kiehl’s launches personalized online shopping tech for Spanish site
Skincare brand Kiehl’s (L’Oréal) has launched Swiss company Skin Match Technology’s AI software on its Spanish website...January 25, 2021
Shiseido in talks to sell mass personal care business
Japanese group Shiseido issued a statement saying that it has not made public information about a possible...January 22, 2021
Watch This Week in Beauty January 18-22, 2021
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...January 22, 2021
Interparfums to launch eco-friendly fragrance for Rochas
France-based Interparfums is to launch a new sustainably positioned fragrance for the Rochas brand. Called Girl, the...January 22, 2021
O Boticário launches high-end fragrance line
Brazilian brand O Boticário has expanded its portfolio with the launch of a new high-end fragrance line,...January 22, 2021
Firmenich names Matteo Magnani Global Perfumery chief consumer & innovation officer
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Matteo Magnani Global Perfumery chief consumer & innovation officer....January 22, 2021
Coty Chief Digital Officer Jean-Denis Mariani to speak at Beauty Tech Live
BW Confidential is pleased to announce that Jean-Denis Mariani, Coty Chief Digital Officer, is to be a...January 21, 2021
Biotherm launches refillable skincare system
Biotherm (L’Oréal) is set to launch a new refill system aimed at reducing packaging waste for its...January 21, 2021
Chanel names new global chief sustainability officer and president of Chanel Foundation
Chanel has named Kate Wylie global chief sustainability officer and president of the Chanel Foundation. Wylie will...January 21, 2021
TFWA announces Cannes show will take place from September 26-30
The TFWA World Exhibition & Conference is set to take place in Cannes this year from Sunday...January 20, 2021