Perfect Corp launches digital beauty services for Taobao mini programs
AR and AI company Perfect Corp launched three digital beauty services for China’s Taobao (Alibaba) mini programs....May 4, 2020
Estée Lauder Companies sales down 11% in Q3
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) reported an 11% decline in sales to $3.35bn for its third quarter ended...May 1, 2020
Foreo sees revenge shopping in Beijing
Swedish brand Foreo says it saw strong sales at the CNSC Duty Free Store in downtown Beijing,...May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Industry Talks: TFWA president Alain Maingreaud
In our COVID-19 Industry Talks series, travel-retail and duty-free association TFWA president Alain Maingreaud gives his views...May 1, 2020
Watch This Week in Beauty April 27-May 1, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...May 1, 2020
Alès Q1 sales down 13%, begins strategic review of business
France-base Alès Group reported a 13% drop in first-quarter sales to €48.7m and has implemented a strategic...April 30, 2020
Revlon names Jessica Jung brand ambassador
US-based Revlon has named Korean pop star Jessica Jung as global ambassador. Jung will represent the brand...April 30, 2020
Burberry Beauty names Fran Summers as new face
Coty has named British model Fran Summers as the new face of Burberry Beauty. Summers will appear...April 30, 2020
Amazon ranked as most valuable retail brand, Louis Vuitton highest in luxury
Amazon came out on top of BrandZ’s ranking of the world’s top-75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands,...April 30, 2020
Home scents sales in UK increase amid lockdown
Prestige sales of home scents, like candles, diffusers and room fresheners in the UK increased before and...April 30, 2020
P&G and Shopee partner to launch virtual household shopping platform
Consumer-goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) has partnered with Southeast Asian and Taiwanese e-commerce platform Shopee to...April 30, 2020
Chinese domestic air travel recovering, international routes still restricted
Chinese domestic air travel is expected to gradually begin recovering, according to travel analytics company ForwardKeys. The...April 30, 2020
US prestige beauty drops 14% in first quarter, online grows 24%
Prestige beauty sales in the US declined 14% to $3.6bn in the first quarter of 2020 year-over-year,...April 29, 2020
Charlotte Tilbury could be sold by May
UK-based cosmetics brand Charlotte Tilbury could be sold by May, according to a report by Bloomberg. The...April 29, 2020
Shopify launches mobile application Shop
E-commerce platform Shopify launched mobile application Shop, aimed at providing customers with a more seamless online shopping...April 29, 2020
US retail associations release blueprint for safe shopping post-pandemic
US-based retail trade associations Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the National Retail Federation (NRF) released a...April 28, 2020
Department stores develop curbside pick-up services
US-based department stores have started curbside pick-up services in a bid to develop re-opening plans as US...April 28, 2020
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna postponed to 2021, launches virtual event WeCosmoprof
The Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna event has been postponed to 2021. The show, which was originally due to...April 28, 2020
DFS showcases WeChat initiatives driving digital growth
Travel retailer DFS participated in a dedicated WeChat (Tencent) virtual press conference that presented ways it has...April 28, 2020
Year-to-date flight bookings down 86.8%, consumers still searching travel
In the year to April 19, air travel fell to half of what it was in the...April 28, 2020
Shiseido marks Lotte Duty Free’s 40th anniversary
Shiseido Travel Retail is to mark travel retailer Lotte Duty Free’s 40th anniversary with the launch of...April 28, 2020
ETRC issues guidelines on how to safely reopen travel retail
European travel retail and duty free industry association the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) issued a set...April 28, 2020
Anjac Health & Beauty to acquire Roval Cosmétiques
French manufacturer Anjac Health & Beauty is to acquire beauty manufactuer Roval Cosmétiques. Anjac specializes in formulating...April 28, 2020
60% to travel three months after restrictions, although 60% will not visit travel retail, says m1nd-set
Some 60% of international travelers said they will take an international flight within the first three months...April 27, 2020
Debenhams to close seven locations
UK-based retailer Debenhams is to close seven of its stores. The news comes after the retailer filed...April 27, 2020
Amazon extends suspension of operations after French court rejects appeal
Amazon has lost its court appeal in France against unions who stated that the online giant did...April 25, 2020
L’Oréal lends support to hairdressing salon re-openings in France
L’Oréal will support the re-opening of hairdresing salons in France on May 11 by providing three million...April 24, 2020
COVID-19 Industry Talks: Clarins Group ceo Jonathan Zrihen
In our COVID-19 Industry Talks series, Clarins Group ceo Jonathan Zrihen tells BW Confidential about the impact...April 24, 2020
L Brands files complaint against Sycamore
L Brands has filed a complaint in a Delaware court claiming that it complied with its contractual...April 24, 2020
Shiseido Travel Retail launches multifunctional skincare products
Shiseido Travel Retail has launched a new range of skincare products from four of its brands, Shiseido,...April 24, 2020