Avon sales down 2% in third quarter 2018
Direct seller Avon Products’ net sales fell 2% to $1.35bn for the third quarter of 2018. Total...November 1, 2018
Douglas to launch campaign for Singles’ Day
German beauty retailer Douglas is launching a campaign for Singles’ Day, celebrated on November 11. The Asian...October 31, 2018
AS Watson launches new digital commerce tools in China and Taiwan
Retail group AS Watson has added two new digital tools to its e-commerce and social commerce offering....October 31, 2018
Estée Lauder Companies net sales up 8% in first quarter of fiscal 2019
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) posted net sales of $3.52bn for the first quarter of fiscal 2019, an...October 31, 2018
L’Oréal third-quarter sales up 6.2%
L’Oréal posted a 6.2% increase in third-quarter sales to €6.47bn, citing strong growth in skincare, Asia and...October 30, 2018
Avon appoints chief beauty & brand officer
Avon Products has appointed James Thompson chief beauty & brand officer, effective November 1. He will report...October 30, 2018
Pola Orbis nine-month sales up 3.9%
Japanese group Pola Orbis posted net sales of ¥184.8bn ($1.64bn) for the first nine months of 2018,...October 30, 2018
Beiersdorf sales up 2.3% in first nine months of 2018
German consumer goods group Beiersdorf posted sales of €5.4bn for the first nine months of 2018, an...October 30, 2018
Laboratoires Expanscience acquires Babo Botanicals
French pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics company Laboratoires Expanscience has acquired US-based mineral skincare brand Babo Botanicals. The acquisition aims...October 30, 2018
Albéa joins environmental initiative for plastic
French packaging company Albéa has joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, which aims to create a...October 30, 2018
Dior launches Instagram account for skincare
Dior has launched an Instagram account dedicated to skincare, @diorskincare. Dior says that through the account it...October 29, 2018
King Power chairman killed in helicopter crash
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, chairman of Thai duty-free retailer King Power, has been killed in a helicopter crash in...October 29, 2018
Watch This Week in Beauty Video October 22-26, 2018
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...October 26, 2018
Symrise teams up with IBM for AI-created fragrance
German fragrance house Symrise has partnered with IBM Research to create perfumes based on Artificial Intelligence (AI)....October 25, 2018
Debenhams to close 50 stores, announces record loss
UK-based department-store chain Debenhams is to close 50 stores in the next three to five years, which...October 25, 2018
Interparfums SA sales up 3.4% in third quarter 2018
France-based Interparfums SA’s sales rose 3.4% at current exchange rates for the third quarter of 2018 to...October 25, 2018
Watch This Week in Beauty Video October 15-19, 2018
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...October 19, 2018
CPL Aromas acquires dM fragrances
UK-based fragrance house CPL Aromas has acquired Spanish company dM fragrances, also known as Bastet. It will...October 19, 2018
L’Oréal opens Atelier Cologne pop-up at CDG Paris
L’Oréal inaugurated its first pop-up store in travel retail for fragrance brand Atelier Cologne at Paris Charles...October 18, 2018
Barneys launches indie beauty pop-ups at flagship store
US luxury department store Barneys New York has launched a series of rotating pop-ups for emerging beauty...October 17, 2018
Qatar Duty Free opens first Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette duty-free podium in Middle East
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has opened LVMH-owned Guerlain’s first podium in the Middle East for the Mon...October 17, 2018
Cosmetic 360 opens today
Trade show Cosmetic 360, organized by French cosmetics industry cluster Cosmetic Valley, opened its doors today in...October 17, 2018
AS Watson partners with Chinese social-media platform Meitu
CK Hutchison, the parent company of retail group AS Watson, has teamed up with Chinese social-media platform...October 16, 2018
CEW France unveils 2018 Achiever Award winners
The CEW France Achiever Awards ceremony took place in Paris last night. This year, a total of...October 16, 2018
L’Oréal rolls out recruitment chatbot
French group L’Oréal is rolling out a chatbot for candidates applying for internships at the company as...October 15, 2018
Judge orders Deciem founder’s removal from company
An Ontario judge has ordered the removal of Deciem founder Brandon Truaxe as ceo and board member...October 15, 2018
Sears files for bankruptcy, ceo steps down
US-based department-store operator Sears Holdings, the parent company of department stores Sears and Kmart, has filed for...October 15, 2018
Bogart to acquire retail group Distriplus
France-based beauty company Bogart Group is to acquire Distriplus Group, the number-two fragrance and cosmetics retailer in...October 12, 2018
Watch This Week in Beauty Video October 8-12, 2018
Catch up with the week’s essential news with BW Confidential’s This Week in Beauty Video. See the...October 12, 2018
China worries hit beauty shares
Shares of some of luxury and beauty’s biggest names fell Wednesday due to what is being termed...October 11, 2018