Haircare company JD Beauty is to merge with Goody Products
ACON Investments, owners of hair accessories company Goody Products, is to buy a majority stake in haircare...March 12, 2019
Moroccanoil launches first travel-retail pop-up store
Hair and beauty company Moroccanoil has launched its first pop-up store in travel retail at Amsterdam Schiphol...March 12, 2019
Puig takes stakes in Kama Ayurveda & Loto del Sur
Puig has invested in two beauty brands with their own retail networks. Puig has taken a minority...March 12, 2019
Mane signs with Brenntag for Germany and Switzerland
French fragrance house Mane has signed an agreement with German chemical distribution company Brenntag for the distribution...March 11, 2019
L’Oréal partners with uBiome for microbiome research
L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator has partnered with Silicon Valley-based microbial genomics company uBiome as part of its research...March 8, 2019
Boots embarks on major revamp of beauty halls
UK retailer Boots is to revamp 24 of its beauty halls from April. The revamp, motivated by...March 8, 2019
Amazon key destination for beauty shoppers in US
Some seven out of 10 beauty shoppers in the US say that Amazon is their top destination...March 6, 2019
Debenhams expects to take profit hit
Struggling UK department store Debenhams said that a statement it made on January 10 announcing that it...March 5, 2019
Heinemann reorganizes, names Max Heinemann ceo
Travel retailer Gebr Heinemann has reorganized the company and named fifth-generation member of the Heinemann family, Max...March 5, 2019
Zalando expands beauty to five new markets
German online fashion platform Zalando is to launch its beauty category in five new markets over the...March 5, 2019
Nordstrom opens pop-up for natural and inclusive brands
US department-store chain Nordstrom has opened a new pop-up devoted to natural and inclusive beauty brands. The...March 5, 2019
Glossier unveils Glossier Play
Digital-native brand Glossier has unveiled its new brand Glossier Play. The brand is described as beauty extras...March 4, 2019
Tmall says 1,000 new cosmetics shops will open on platform this year
Chinese internet company Alibaba said that it expects international and domestic cosmetics brands to open 1,000 shops...March 4, 2019
CPL Aromas’ Francis Pickthall passes away
Francis Pickthall, a member of the founding family of UK-based fragrance house CPL Aromas, has passed away....March 4, 2019
Amazon looks to sell beauty in new physical stores
Amazon is looking to open grocery stores in dozens of US cities, according to reports in the...March 4, 2019
Interparfums SA sales up 8% in 2018, raises 2019 guidance
France-based Interparfums SA’s sales rose 8% to €455.3m in 2018, while net profit increased 18% to €47.1m....March 4, 2019
Perfect Corp launches digital try-on app for retail
AR and AI company Perfect Corp has launched a standalone in-store magic mirror. Called YouCam for Business,...March 4, 2019
Lancôme marks Lunar New Year with pop-up at King Power Rangnam
L’Oréal Travel Retail opened a Lancôme pop-up to mark the Lunar New Year at King Power Rangnam...March 1, 2019
Nocibé suspends marketing director following abusive comments
French beauty chain Nocibé (part of Douglas) has suspended marketing director Alain Bizeul following abusive Islamophobic comments...March 1, 2019
Boots to cut 350 jobs
UK chain Boots, part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, is to cut up to 350 jobs at its...March 1, 2019
JD.com to merge Toplife into Farfetch China
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com is to merge its luxury platform Toplife into online retailer for high-end fashion...February 28, 2019
Philippe Charriol killed in car accident
Luxury brand founder Philippe Charriol was killed Wednesday in an accident during a car-racing session on the...February 28, 2019
Shinsegae to launch its Chicor brand in duty free
South Korea-based Shinsegae department store is to expand its beauty and retail brand Chicor to duty free,...February 28, 2019
Yves Rocher to close UK market
French brand Yves Rocher is to pull out of the UK. A message on the company’s UK...February 28, 2019
YSL opens pop-up at Los Angeles International Airport
L’Oréal ran a pop-up store for Yves Saint Laurent at Los Angeles International Airport, Tom Bradley International...February 27, 2019
Beiersdorf launches investment program to respond to industry changes
German group Beiersdorf is to embark on multi-year investment program with €70m to €80m devoted to digitalization,...February 27, 2019
Macy’s to make cuts in top management
US department store operator Macy’s is to make cuts in top management to save $100m annually. In...February 26, 2019
Carine Roitfeld to launch fragrances
Former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld is to launch her first fragrance collection in May. The range...February 26, 2019
Firmenich names Mehdi Lisi vp of Paris fine fragrance creative center
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Mehdi Lisi vice president of its Fine Fragrance Creative...February 26, 2019
Kaja collaborates with K-pop girl band (G)I-DLE
K-beauty brand Kaja, which is part of Memebox’s portfolio, has inked a partnership with K-pop girl band...February 26, 2019