The Body Shop returns to activism with London concept store
Natura-owned cosmetics brand The Body Shop has given its Oxford Street, London store a green makeover. The...September 19, 2019
Marionnaud to exit Spain and Portugal
CK Hutchison-owned perfumery chain Marionnaud is to pull out of Spain and Portugal in a bid to...September 10, 2019
Bogart Group to acquire retail chain in Luxembourg
French cosmetics and fragrance company Bogart Group is to acquire 18 stores from the Milady Parfumerie beauty...September 10, 2019
Fenty Beauty debuts in China through Tmall Global flagship
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna (LMVH) has opened a flagship store on Chinese tech group Alibaba’s Tmall Global,...September 6, 2019
Clarins opens freestanding boutique for Thierry Mugler in Chicago
Clarins Fragrance Group has opened a freestanding boutique for Thierry Mugler at Macy’s State Street store in...September 5, 2019
Lancôme fetes first standalone for Absolue with Beijing events
Lancôme Travel Retail Asia Pacific (L’Oréal) staged a series of events in partnership with CDF-Sunrise Duty Free...September 3, 2019
Ulta revises full year outlook due to challenges in US cosmetics market
US-based retailer Ulta Beauty revised down its outlook for the full fiscal year 2019 as a result...August 30, 2019
Fashion subscription service Le Tote to acquire Lord & Taylor for $100m
Fashion subscription service Le Tote has agreed to acquire Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC)-owned retailer Lord & Taylor...August 29, 2019
Douglas to close 70 doors, reports Q3 sales up 5.7%
German perfumery chain Douglas is to close 70 underperforming stores across Europe by 2020—roughly 3% of its...August 29, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°194
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°194 US department-store group Kohl’s will partner with Facebook to...August 26, 2019
Dufry opens first duty-free border shop in Brazil
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has opened its first duty-free border shop in Brazil, located in southern Brazil. ...August 23, 2019
Generation Z spending climbed 23% at AS Watson in 2018
Generation Z shoppers at Hong-Kong based retail group AS Watson saw their spending power climb 23% in...August 20, 2019
Barneys files for bankruptcy
US-based luxury department-store operator Barneys New York has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retailer has...August 6, 2019
Douglas takes stake in online retailer Niche Beauty
German beauty retailer Douglas is to acquire a 51% stake in Niche Beauty, an online retailer focused...July 31, 2019
Alibaba opens B2B marketplace to small and mid-sized US sellers
Chinese tech company Alibaba is to open its Alibaba.com marketplace to manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in the...July 24, 2019
L’Occitane sales climb 18.8% in fiscal first quarter, buoyed by Elemis
French company L’Occitane International saw its sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 grow 18.8% in...July 24, 2019
Debenhams reportedly seeks £50m in additional funding from lenders
UK department-store group Debenhams is seeking £50m ($62.2m) in additional funding from its lenders to help it...July 23, 2019
Alibaba debuts Tmall Experience Center retail concept
Chinese tech company Alibaba’s Tmall has opened a pop-up retail space at a mall in Shanghai designed...July 22, 2019
Chanel opens beauty and fragrance boutique on Paris’ Champs-Elysées
French luxury house Chanel has opened a beauty and fragrance boutique on Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Elysées designed...July 17, 2019
Barneys mulls bankruptcy amid high rents and challenging retail climate
US-based luxury department-store operator Barneys New York is considering bankruptcy as it faces headwinds from high rents...July 15, 2019
Alibaba looks to bring 11.11 to global audiences
China-based Alibaba Group aims to take its 11.11 e-commerce Countdown Gala Celebration global in 2019, in a...July 15, 2019
Amazon Prime Day launches with beauty deals and exclusives
Amazon Prime Day launches today and will see the retail giant offer its members a number of...July 15, 2019
Lady Gaga to launch beauty brand Haus Laboratories
Singer and actress Lady Gaga has announced the launch Haus Laboratories, her beauty brand. Lady Gaga’s Instagram...July 11, 2019
Chanel launches flagship beauty and fragrance store on Tmall
French luxury group Chanel is launching a flagship store for beauty and fragrance on Chinese e-commerce site...July 11, 2019
Il Makiage launches influencer-based e-commerce platform
US direct-to-consumer make-up brand Il Makiage has launched an influencer-based e-commerce platform, in what it calls a...July 11, 2019
Dior launches Skin Scanner at retail
French brand Dior (LVMH) has made its Dior Skin Scanner tool available at the point-of-sale. The skin...July 10, 2019
French digital media company Aufeminin launches skincare
French digital media company Aufeminin (Groupe Unify/TF1) is consolidating its position in beauty with the launch of...July 10, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°192-193
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°192-193 UK retailer The Hut Group (THG) is transforming a...July 8, 2019
Chalhoub launches new concept for Faces
Dubai-based luxury distribution company Chalhoub Group has introduced a new concept for its Faces beauty retail stores,...July 8, 2019
Amorepacific launches Sulwhasoo pop-up in Hainan
South Korean beauty company Amorepacific opened a Sulwhasoo Universe pop-up store at the Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping...July 8, 2019