Foreo partners with TikTok personality Sheri Nicole for Bear range launch
Swedish brand Foreo has partnered with TikTok social-media personality Sheri Nicole to announce the launch of its...September 23, 2020
TechnicoFlor launches sustainability program
French flavor and fragrance company TechnicoFlor has launched a sustainable purchasing policy program aimed at offering brands...September 23, 2020
Virtual Travel Retail Expo unveils KOL ambassador line-up
A number of beauty key opinion leaders (KOLs) are set to participate in the KOL Ambassadors campaign...September 23, 2020
KKR to invest $755m in Reliance Retail
New York-based investment firm KKR is set to invest $755m in Mumbai-based Reliance’s retail subsidiary, Reliance Retail...September 23, 2020
Fragrance leading UK prestige beauty market recovery
Fragrance has recovered the fastest of all prestige beauty categories in the UK since the re-opening of...September 22, 2020
Unilever to unify legal structure under single UK parent company
Unilever is set to unify its dual-headed legal structure under a single UK parent company. Unilever ceo...September 22, 2020
Aspects Beauty named distributor for Atkinsons 1799 for the UK and Ireland
UK-based fragrance and beauty distribution company Aspects Beauty has been named the official distributor for Atkinsons 1799...September 22, 2020
SPICE launches sustainable packaging design tool
SPICE (the Sustainable Packaging Initiative for Cosmetics) has launched an online eco-design tool that claims to measure...September 22, 2020
La Prairie names Noelle Goris travel retail vp, Laurent Marteau expands role
Swiss skincare brand La Prairie has named Noelle Goris travel retail vice president, responsible for La Prairie Travel...September 21, 2020
Mira Beauty hires former Facebook and Amazon executive
Beauty search engine and marketplace Mira Beauty has named Arundhati Sampath chief product officer and Benjamin Lord...September 21, 2020
Le Bon Marché installs pop-up for breast cancer awareness month
Paris department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche (LVMH) has partnered with France-based breast cancer organization Ruban...September 21, 2020
Oracle and Walmart to acquire 20% in new US-based TikTok Global
A deal over TikTok has been conditionally approved by the US government. However, rather than a sale...September 21, 2020
L’Oréal confident for second half
L’Oréal chairman and ceo Jean-Paul Agon said the company is “pretty confident” for the second half, and...September 21, 2020
Watch This Week in Beauty September 14-18, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...September 18, 2020
Harrods opens new beauty standalone store H Beauty
UK-based department store Harrods opened its first standalone beauty concept store H Beauty at Intu Lakeside Shopping...September 18, 2020
BW Confidential sponsors TFWA China Reborn event
BW Confidential is proud to be a sponsor of travel-retail association TFWA’s China Reborn online event focusing...September 18, 2020
Swedish brand L:a Bruket opens second Paris store
Swedish natural brand L:a Bruket has opened a new store in Paris, its second in the...September 18, 2020
US retail sales up 0.6% month-over-month in August, up 2.6% year-on-year
US retail and food services sales grew 0.6% to $537.5bn in August compared to July, while sales...September 17, 2020
Ideo Parfums launches AI-powered fragrance tool Perfumastic
Beauty and retail tech start-up Ideo Parfums has launched an in-store and online AI-based personal shopping tool...September 17, 2020
Industry Talks: Estée Lauder Companies general manager Brazil Maria-Laura Santos
In our Industry Talks series, Estée Lauder Companies general manager Brazil Maria-Laura Santos talks about the impact...September 17, 2020
Mira Beauty raises $9m with investments from Unilever Ventures and 14W
Beauty search engine and marketplace Mira Beauty has raised $9m in funding, with investments from Unilever Ventures...September 17, 2020
Shiseido Travel Retail ramps up digital marketing and retail features for Sanya pop-up
Shiseido Travel Retail launched a pop-up with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) at Sanya Duty Free International...September 16, 2020
Avon launches new campaign as part of renewed brand identity
Natura &Co-owned Avon has launched a new campaign, which it says aimed at making people reconsider their...September 16, 2020
Kim Kardashian West freezes social-media accounts as part of Stop Hate for Profit
Social-media personality Kim Kardashian West is to temporarily freeze her Instagram and Facebook accounts on Wednesday, as...September 16, 2020
Next to acquire majority stake in Victoria’s Secret UK operations
UK-based retailer Next is to acquire a majority stake in L Brands-owned Victoria’s Secret’s UK and Irish...September 16, 2020
Chinese retail sales see growth for the first time since December
China retail sales grew 0.5% year-on-year in August to Rmb3.36 trillion ($497.28bn), the first time sales have...September 16, 2020
Beiersdorf participates in Series B funding for skincare and tech start-up LYCL
Seoul-based skincare and tech start-up LYCL Inc has secured $5m in Series B funding, with investments from...September 16, 2020
Mikimoto partners with Scent Beauty to launch first fragrance
Japanese jewelry brand Mikimoto has partnered with US-based fragrance company Scent Beauty to launch its first fragrance....September 16, 2020
Amazon launches Luxury Stores
Amazon has launched a by-invitation-only luxury platform, called Luxury Stores, which will offer both established and emerging...September 15, 2020
UK retailers look to challenge new government VAT measures
UK retailers and airport operators may look to legally challenge the UK government’s decision to remove VAT...September 15, 2020