Sephora to push masks and Christmas crackers in 2018 holiday season
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has unveiled its Christmas offer for its French stores, which includes a range...December 11, 2018
JD.com and Intel launch lab for smart retail
Chinese online player JD.com has partnered with US-based technology company Intel to launch a lab that will...December 11, 2018
Douglas’ loss increases further for fiscal year 2017-18
German perfumery chain Douglas’ net sales for the full year 2017-18 (ending September 30, 2018) increased 17%...December 11, 2018
Amazon looks at expanding checkout-free stores to airports
Amazon may be looking to expand its Amazon Go checkout-free stores to airports, according to Reuters. Public...December 10, 2018
Unilever chief marketing officer to step down
Unilever’s chief marketing officer Keith Weed will retire in the second quarter of 2019. Weed made the...December 7, 2018
Sears chairman makes bid to buy bankrupt retailer
Hedge fund ESL Investments, run by Sears Holdings chairman Eddie Lampert, has made a bid to acquire...December 7, 2018
Hudson’s Bay Company posts loss of $122m in third quarter 2018
North American department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) posted a net loss of CAD$164m (US$122m) in the...December 7, 2018
Glossier president and cfo to step down
Glossier president and cfo Henry Davis will leave the US-based digital beauty brand after five years. In...December 7, 2018
Watch This Week In Beauty Video December 3-7, 2018
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...December 7, 2018
Chanel cancels upcoming exhibit in Paris due to demonstrations
Chanel has canceled its Le Rouge Chanel exhibition, which was set to take place on Paris’ Avenue...December 6, 2018
Coty launches Google Assistant tool for Clairol
US-based Coty has launched what it calls the first at-home hair color Action for Google Home’s Google...December 6, 2018
L’Oréal launches fund for start-ups, takes stake in customized fragrance company
French group L’Oréal has launched a venture capital fund to take minority stakes in start-up companies, and...December 5, 2018
Lolita Lempicka opens first pop-up store
Lolita Lempicka Parfums has opened its first pop-up store, in Paris’ Marais district. Measuring 25m2 (269ft2), the...December 5, 2018
Sephora continues roll out of Fragrance to Go units for small-size scents
Beauty retailer Sephora continues to roll out its Fragrance to Go units in its stores in a...December 5, 2018
Consumer demand for natural fragrance still low
The market for natural and organic fragrances continues to be small and consumer demand for these products...December 5, 2018
Beiersdorf looks to P&G, Reckitt Benckiser for management reshuffle
German group Beiersdorf, owner of personal-care brands including La Prairie and Nivea, has announced a management reshuffle...December 5, 2018
Galeries Lafayette’s spring offer to focus on natural and digital-native beauty
Galeries Lafayette has unveiled its offer for Spring 2019, with brands such as Bali-based Coco & Eve...December 5, 2018
Nestlé confirms L’Oréal divestment is on the agenda
Swiss group Nestlé may decide to sell its 23% stake in L’Oréal, according to reports. The group’s...December 4, 2018
Changi Airport to extend Shilla Travel Retail’s beauty concession
Changi Airport Group (CAG) will extend its key duty-free beauty and liquor concessions, held by Shilla Travel...December 4, 2018
Oh My Cream reveals Christmas offer
French niche beauty retailer Oh My Cream has unveiled its Christmas line-up, featuring an advent calendar with...December 4, 2018
Symrise’s Emilie Coppermann wins François Coty Prize
Symrise master perfumer Emilie Coppermann has received the François Coty Prize, awarded at a December 3 ceremony...December 4, 2018
Nous to open Geneva Airport concept store
French retailer Nous is to open a concept store at Geneva International Airport on December 8. Set...December 3, 2018
Nivea to launch beauty incubator in South Korea
Nivea (Beiersdorf) will launch an accelerator program for beauty start-ups in Seoul, South Korea in the first...December 3, 2018
More than 350 turn out for CEW France’s gala dinner for Centres de Beauté
The traditional gala dinner for CEW France’s Centres de Beauté, which provide beauty treatments to cancer patients,...November 30, 2018
Price comes first for French beauty consumers, says Birchbox
Some 78% of French women have a monthly beauty budget of €50 or less and make purchase...November 30, 2018
Watch This Week In Beauty Video November 26-30, 2018
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...November 30, 2018
Advent International may be eyeing L’Occitane acquisition
Private-equity groups including US- and UK-based Advent International may be looking to acquire French beauty brand and...November 28, 2018
Printemps creates green beauty space
French department store Printemps has created an area focusing on natural beauty called Le Green Market at...November 28, 2018
Nuxe looks to neuroscience for new anti-aging line
French brand Nuxe is to launch a new anti-aging range, which it claims improves women’s self esteem....November 28, 2018
Shiseido takes Nars pop-up to DFS Hysan Place, Hong Kong
Shiseido Travel Retail set up its Nars Lip Gallery pop-up at the T Galleria Beauty by DFS...November 28, 2018