Watch This Week in Beauty May 18-22, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...May 22, 2020
Perfect Corp and Benefit Cosmetics partner to launch Brow Try-On AR
AR and AI company Perfect Corp has partnered with Benefit Cosmetics (LVMH) to launch a Brow Try-On...May 22, 2020
Macy’s expects 45% decline in sales in Q1
US-based department store Macy’s said it expects first-quarter sales to drop by around 45% to $3bn compared...May 21, 2020
COVID-19 Industry Talks: Boticario Group president Artur Grynbaum
In our COVID-19 Industry Talks series, Artur Grynbaum, president of Brazil-based Boticario Group, which operates 3,750 stores...May 21, 2020
Sephora to launch flagship store on Tmall Global
Beauty retailer Sephora is to launch a flagship store on Alibaba’s cross-border e-commerce platform Tmall Global. Sephora...May 20, 2020
Hong Kong retailer Sincere receives $64.5m bid
Financial services group Realord Asia Pacific is set to offer HK$500m ($64.5m) to acquire Hong Kong-based department...May 20, 2020
Malaysian mall Sunway Pyramid launches online store
Malaysian mall Sunway Pyramid has launched an online store to provide customers with safer shopping during Hari...May 20, 2020
Facebook to launch new e-commerce feature
Facebook is to launch a new e-commerce feature that will allow small businesses to set up online...May 19, 2020
BW Confidential to launch new Retail & Tech newsletter
BW Confidential is gearing up to launch a new newsletter devoted entirely to retail and tech trends...May 19, 2020
Arcade Beauty highlights samples to meet new hygiene protocols
Beauty samples manufacturer Arcade Beauty has revamped its offer to help retailers and brands meet new hygiene...May 19, 2020
Glossier furloughs staff
Beauty brand Glossier will furlough its retail teams in New York, Los Angeles and London, from June...May 19, 2020
Foreo launches hair removal device Peach
Swedish skincare company Foreo has launched a hair removal device called Peach. The device uses Intense Pulsed...May 18, 2020
69% of Chinese travelers will travel internationally when possible
Some 69% of Chinese said they would fly internationally again when possible, with top destinations in Asia...May 18, 2020
US April retail sales down 21.6% year-on-year
US retail sales fell 21.6% in April year-on-year to $403.9bn, and declined 16.4% compared to March 2020,...May 18, 2020
JCPenney files for bankruptcy protection
US-based retailer JCPenney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The department store chain group entered into a...May 15, 2020
Watch This Week in Beauty May 11-15, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...May 15, 2020
L’Oréal names new president of Active Cosmetics division
L’Oréal has appointed Myriam Cohen-Welgryn president of the Active Cosmetics division and member of the executive committee....May 14, 2020
Pinterest and Shopify partner to launch new feature for merchants
Pinterest is to launch its app on e-commerce platform Shopify. The feature offers merchants the ability to...May 14, 2020
Neiman Marcus creditor suggests Saks Fifth Avenue deal
US-based retailer Neiman Marcus is potentially exploring a combination with department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue (Hudson’s...May 14, 2020
Amorepacific takes minority stake in Australian company Rationale
South Korea-based Amorepacific Group has taken a minority stake in Australian beauty company Rationale Group. Amorepacific now...May 14, 2020
L’Oréal launches digital employee safety training platform
L’Oréal has launched an in-house digital learning platform #Safetogether to inform employees about new on-site sanitary and...May 13, 2020
IATA says air traffic may not reach 2019 levels before 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that it does not expect a return to 2019 levels...May 13, 2020
Shiseido Travel Retail sales see first-quarter decline after strong January
Shiseido’s travel retail division was the only segment at the Japanese group that did not see a...May 13, 2020
Bluemercury launches curbside pick-up
US-based beauty chain Bluemercury (Macy’s) launched a contactless curbside pick-up service in select locations on reduced operating...May 13, 2020
Macy’s gains new shareholder
Czech businessman’s Daniel Kretinsky’s Vesa Equity Investment has taken a 5% stake in US-based retailer Macy’s, according...May 13, 2020
L’Oréal ceo takes pay cut, creates new social and environmental program
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, L’Oréal said its chairman and ceo Jean-Paul Agon will take a...May 12, 2020
Shiseido profit down 96% in Q1 amid COVID-19
Shiseido’s net profit declined 95.8% year-on-year to ¥1.4bn ($13m) for the first quarter 2020, hit by the...May 12, 2020
TFWA cancels Cannes World Exhibition & Conference
Duty-free and travel-retail association TFWA has cancelled the World Exhibition & Conference, which was due to take...May 12, 2020
Verpack gets new minority shareholder
French packaging company Verpack has a new shareholder in the form of bank Crédit Mutuel Equity, with...May 12, 2020
Beauty retailers re-open with heightened sanitary protocols
Stores in parts of Europe are gradually beginning to re-open. Yesterday, France lifted some of its lockdown...May 12, 2020