Firmenich launches Fine Fragrance Instagram in honor of Fragrance Week
Fragrance and flavor company Firmenich has launched a Fine Fragrance Instagram account, @FirmenichFine, in honor of Fragrance...March 19, 2020
VivaTech cancels June show amid COVID-19 restrictions, looking at alternatives
International technology fair Viva Technology’s June 11-13 show in Paris has been canceled due to the escalation...March 19, 2020
Beautyworld Middle East postponed due to COVID-19
Messe Frankfurt Middle East has postponed the Beautyworld Middle East trade show until August. The show, which...March 19, 2020
Tencent sees strong user increase due to COVID-19
Social media and gaming platform Tencent has reported a strong increase in users during the spread of...March 19, 2020
BW Confidential launches the COVID-19 Industry Pulse
Today BW Confidential launches the COVID-19 Industry Pulse in a bid to collect views from market players...March 18, 2020
Cosmoprof North America postponed until September
Cosmoprof North America has been postponed from June to September 20-22, 2020 due to the spread of...March 18, 2020
L’Oréal launches European solidarity plan in face of COVID-19
L’Oréal is to launch what it calls a European solidarity plan to support hospitals, nursing homes and...March 18, 2020
Douglas suspends in-store operations due to COVID-19
German-based beauty retailer Douglas has suspended trading at its stores in most of its European markets due...March 18, 2020
80% of flight capacity slashed between China and rest of world
Some 80% of flight capacity between China and the rest of the world has been cut due...March 18, 2020
Ulta Beauty closes all locations until March 31
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will close all of its 1,254 locations due to the spread of...March 18, 2020
Jimmy Choo unveils make-up collection
Interparfums has unveiled it first color collection for the Jimmy Choo brand. Called the Seduction Collection, the...March 18, 2020
Sephora to close all North American locations until April 3
Beauty retailer Sephora will close all of its US and Canadian locations from March 17 until April...March 17, 2020
Amazon to hire 100,000 new employees due to surge in demand
Amazon will open 100,000 new full and part-time positions across the US in its warehouse and delivery...March 17, 2020
EU Commission proposes month-long travel restriction to curb COVID-19 spread
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed a 30-day suspension on non-essential travel to the EU...March 16, 2020
LVMH to produce and distribute hyroalcoholic gel
French group LVMH is to begin producing hydroalcoholic gel to help French public authorities during the COVID-19...March 16, 2020
France and Spain in lockdown
After Italy last week, both Spain and France have been ordered to impose restrictive social-distancing measures due...March 16, 2020
Glossier to temporarily close retail locations due to COVID-19
Beauty brand Glossier is to close its permanent and temporary retail locations in the US and the...March 13, 2020
US travel ban on traffic from Europe to result in 3.5 million passenger drop
The US travel ban on traffic from Europe is set to result in a 3.5 million drop...March 13, 2020
Chinese average rate of business reopening at 67%
The Chinese government could have its COVID-19 outbreak contained by the end of March, Beijing’s The Economist...March 13, 2020
Watch This Week in Beauty March 9-13, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...March 13, 2020
Ulta Beauty to open 75 new stores
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty will open 75 new stores, remodel or relocate 15 stores and refurbish...March 13, 2020
Paco Rabanne opens travel-retail spaceship-themed pop-up
Paco Rabanne (Puig) has opened a spaceship-themed pop-up at Melbourne Tullamarine International Airport Terminal 2 in partnership...March 12, 2020
How Italy’s lockdown and the order to close stores will impact beauty
BW Confidential’s Milan correspondent Corinne Blanché analyzes how Italy’s lockdown and the government’s order to close stores...March 12, 2020
Dufry expects negative growth in 2020 due to COVID-19
Swiss travel retailer Dufry Group expects to see a single-digit decline in organic growth for the full...March 12, 2020
Italy ordered to close stores
Italy’s government ordered the closure of all retailers in the country except for food stores and pharmacies...March 12, 2020
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna postponed until September
The Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna show has been rescheduled again and will now take place from September 3-7....March 12, 2020
Esxence to take place from February 11-14, 2021
Milan’s Esxence perfumery event, which was originally scheduled from April 16-19 and then postponed until the end...March 12, 2020
WPC postponed until December
The 2020 World Perfumery Congress (WPC), which was due to take place from June 2-4, has been...March 12, 2020
Neiman Marcus to close outlet stores, cut jobs
US-based retailer Neiman Marcus is to close most of its Last Call outlet stores, cut jobs, boost...March 11, 2020
Ferragamo adopts measures to mitigate COVID-19 impact
Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo has begun implementing measures to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19...March 11, 2020