Perfect Corp offers free digital training service amid COVID-19
AR and AI company Perfect Corp is to offer a complimentary augmented reality training service aimed at...March 11, 2020
France prestige sales down 1% in 2019, outlook uncertain due to COVID-19
Prestige beauty sales in France fell 1% in 2019 to €3bn, according to market-research company The NPD...March 11, 2020
European airports faced with “full-blown crisis” due to COVID-19 spread
Europe has seen a 13.5% drop in airport passenger footfall or a loss of 67m passengers in...March 10, 2020
US retail supply chains disrupted by COVID-19
Some 40% of the US-based National Retail Federation’s (NRF) members said they are seeing disruptions to their...March 10, 2020
Revlon unveils cost-cutting program, staff layoffs
US-based Revlon is to make staff cuts as part of a restructuring program aimed at reducing costs...March 10, 2020
Symrise 2019 sales up 8%
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s 2019 sales rose 8% to €3.41bn. On an organic basis, sales...March 10, 2020
Opportunities in a crisis: How AS Watson Group has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak
As Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, AS Watson Group found itself in the eye of the...March 10, 2020
BW Confidential’s March-April magazine out today
BW Confidential’s latest magazine is out today. This issue features: an exclusive interview with Douglas Group ceo...March 10, 2020
Natura &Co updates Avon integration, COVID-19 impact
Natura &Co ceo Roberto Marques said that its small footprint in Asia has limited its exposure to...March 10, 2020
VivaTech continues with preparations for June show
International technology fair Viva Technology, set to take place from June 11 to 13 in Paris, is...March 9, 2020
Fenty Beauty launches Fenty Beauty House via TikTok
Fenty Beauty has launched a social media-driven Fenty Beauty House in Los Angeles, US. The brand will...March 6, 2020
Gucci Beauty launches Mascara L’Obscur
Gucci Beauty (Coty) has launched Mascara L’Obscur, positioned as a buildable mascara for consumers who want to...March 6, 2020
Watch This Week in Beauty March 2-6, 2020
This Week in Beauty Video – A highlight of the week’s key news in just under...March 6, 2020
Natura &Co profits and sales up in fourth quarter
Brazilian beauty group Natura &Co reported a 7.3% increase in fourth-quarter sales to R$4.7bn (US$1bn) and a...March 6, 2020
Successor to L’Oréal ceo Agon could be appointed between now and summer 2021
L’Oréal chairman and ceo Jean-Paul Agon’s successor could be appointed between now and summer 2021, according to...March 6, 2020
Online engagement with beauty brands in China on the rise amid COVID-19
Online consumption content from beauty vloggers’ and influencers’ in lockdown and quarantined areas in China has grown,...March 6, 2020
Firmenich to acquire DRT
Fragrance and flavor company Firmenich is to acquire ingredients supplier DRT (Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques). Firmenich...March 6, 2020
TFWA cancels Asia Pacific show in Singapore
The TFWA has cancelled the Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, which was due to take place in...March 5, 2020
Reed postpones in-cosmetics Global show until end of June
Reed Exhibitions has postponed the in-cosmetics Global show, which was due to take place in Barcelona from...March 5, 2020
Global air passenger industry could lose between $63bn and $113bn due to COVID-19
The air passenger business could lose between $63bn and $113bn in 2020, according to the International Air...March 5, 2020
Henkel unveils new strategy in face of disappointing results
German company Henkel outlined a new strategy that will involve divesting brands and investing in digital amid...March 5, 2020
Asia Pacific duty-free sales to lose $8.3bn due to COVID-19
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region’s duty-free sales are expected to lose $8.3bn in 2020 due to the...March 5, 2020
Bookings to Italy drop 138.7% in final week of February due to COVID-19
Bookings to Europe from intercontinental sources dropped 23.7% between January 20 (when China imposed travel restrictions) and...March 5, 2020
L’Oréal launches beauty tech competition
L’Oréal has launched an international competition to recognize start-ups working towards sustainable, responsible and inclusive beauty. Called...March 4, 2020
Shiseido Travel Retail debuts new make-up to respond to natural trend
Shiseido Travel Retail will launch an assortment of make-up products from four of its prestige brands (Nars,...March 4, 2020
Frédéric Poux acquires beauty brands Théophile LeClerc and Innoxa
Businessman Frédéric Poux has acquired French pharmacy beauty brands Théophile LeClerc and Innoxa. The brands have been...March 4, 2020
IAADFS cancels Orlando show amid COVID-19 concerns
IAADFS and ASUTIL have canceled the 2020 Duty Free & Travel Retail Summit of the Americas, scheduled...March 3, 2020
KDC/ONE acquires Cosmetic Laboratories of America
Formulator and manufacturer Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC/ONE) has acquired beauty and personal-care manufacturer Cosmetic Laboratories of America...March 3, 2020
Kao USA makes new appointments
Japanese group Kao’s US subsidiary has named Karen Frank president of its mass business for the Americas...March 3, 2020
Bath & Body Works to invest in online expansion and new store locations
Bath & Body Works is set to open more locations outside shopping malls, strengthen e-commerce and explore...March 3, 2020