Pierre Fabre sells Elancyl and Galénic
French dermo-cosmetics company Pierre Fabre Group has sold its Elancyl brand to Spanish pharmaceutical company Cantabria Labs...November 2, 2020
L’Oréal partners with Sprinklr to manage online customer service
L’Oréal is to use customer experience management platform Sprinklr to strengthen its online customer service and streamline...October 30, 2020
Watch This Week in Beauty October 26-30, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...October 30, 2020
Fragrance brand Matière Première raises €1.3m in funding
French fragrance brand Matière Première has raised €1.3m in funding led by 10 international investors, representing 17%...October 30, 2020
Shiseido makes new appointments
Shiseido representative director, executive vice president Yoichi Shimatani is to retire, effective December 31. The group has...October 30, 2020
Danish discount chain Normal expands retail footprint in France
Danish discount chain Normal has opened its first store in Paris, in the Saint Michel district. It...October 29, 2020
Firmenich announces leadership changes across EMEIA and LATAM regions
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has appointed Marc Jourdan-Gassin Europe, Middle East, India and Africa Fine...October 29, 2020
Symrise sales up 2.7% in Q3
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s sales rose 2.7% to €881.5m in the third quarter compared to...October 29, 2020
L’Artisan Parfumeur to open flagship store in Paris
Fragrance brand L’Artisan Parfumeur (Puig) is to open a flagship store in Paris on rue Saint Honoré,...October 29, 2020
Industry Talks: Intercraft director Biju Kassim
Indian company Intercraft Trading Pvt Ltd, which is the sole distributor of Baccarose, distributes more than 45...October 29, 2020
L’Oréal partners with biotech company Micreos for skin-related technology
L’Oréal has signed a license agreement with Dutch biotech company Micreos to combine its biotechnology and skin-related...October 29, 2020
France’s retailers and brands braced for lost sales as new national lockdown imposed
France’s brands and retailers are bracing themselves for at least another month of lost sales, as they...October 29, 2020
Dufry deputy group ceo Jose Antonio Gea to step down
Swiss travel retailer Dufry deputy group ceo and member of the global executive committee Jose Antonio Gea...October 29, 2020
Interparfums sales down 14% in third quarter, raises 2020 guidance
Interparfums’ sales fell 14% year-over-year to €111m in the third quarter, while sales for the first nine...October 28, 2020
Inter Parfums Inc’s net sales down 16% in third quarter
Inter Parfums Inc’s net sales fell 16% year-over-year to $160.6m in the third quarter (three months ended...October 28, 2020
L’Occitane International to cut jobs, sales down 4.5% in second quarter
L’Occitane International said that it may cut 300 jobs globally from its 9,000-strong workforce as part of...October 28, 2020
Shopify partners with TikTok
E-commerce platform Shopify has partnered with short-video social media platform TikTok to allow merchants to directly create...October 28, 2020
Firmenich partners with Authentic Products to strengthen sustainable vanilla sourcing
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has partnered with Madagascar vanilla producer Authentic Products to strengthen its...October 28, 2020
Rituals opens largest flagship store in Amsterdam
Dutch brand Rituals has opened its largest flagship store in Amsterdam, which it says offers a holistic...October 28, 2020
Prestige beauty e-commerce in China grows 61% in August
Prestige beauty e-commerce sales in China grew 61% in August to $710m compared to the same period...October 28, 2020
Free shipping most important factor for consumers’ holiday shopping
Free shipping ranked as the number-one factor influencing where consumers in the US decide to shop this...October 28, 2020
Heinemann to open pop-up store in Hong Kong
German travel retailer Gebr Heinemann is to open a pop-up store in Central, Hong Kong for a...October 28, 2020
Almost 200 European airports face insolvency
Almost 200 European airports could face insolvency in the next few months if passenger traffic does not...October 27, 2020
Centdegrés takes stake in Le Jardin Retrouvé
French branding and creative agency Centdegrés has taken a stake in fragrance brand Le Jardin Retrouvé. Centdegrés...October 27, 2020
The latest Retail & Tech newsletter out now
The latest issue of BW Confidential’s Retail & Tech newsletter is out now. In this issue: Travel...October 27, 2020
Avon opens store in US
Avon’s North American branch, New Avon Company has opened its first store, which it describes as an...October 27, 2020
Dior launches first refillable fragrance format for Sauvage
Parfums Christian Dior (LVMH) has launched its first refill fragrance for Eau de Toilette Sauvage. The Sauvage...October 27, 2020
Amazon puts Reliance Retail-Future Group deal on hold
Amazon has put Mumbai-based Reliance Retail Venture’s acquisition of Future Group’s Retail & Wholesale Business on hold....October 27, 2020
Shiseido launches new sustainability program, introduces refill service in Japan
Shiseido has launched a new sustainability program through its flagship brand SHISEIDO, which includes a new refill...October 27, 2020
L’Oréal partners with LanzaTech and Total to introduce sustainable packaging
L’Oréal has partnered with carbon recycling company LanzaTech and energy company Total to produce what it calls...October 27, 2020