Watsons China partners with WeChat Work to launch Cloud Stores
Health and beauty retailer Watsons China (AS Watson Group) has partnered with Tencent-owned digital office management platform...January 15, 2020
John Lewis & Partners launches men’s make-up pop-up
UK-based men’s make-up brand, War Paint, has opened a pop-up at John Lewis’ Oxford Street flagship, running...January 14, 2020
Hudson’s Bay names new president
Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay Company has appointed Iain Nairn president, effective January 12. He will report directly...January 14, 2020
Clarins’ first pop-up lab to open in Paris
French brand Clarins is to open its first Clarins Lab, a pop-up store, in Paris’ Marais district...January 13, 2020
Around the world from Beauty Insight n°201
The battle for India’s e-commerce market heats up & retail holiday sales data Competition is heating up...January 13, 2020
Retail insights from Beauty Insight n°201
Retail news & trends to watch out for Amazon is said to be considering opening stores in...January 13, 2020
Passion Beauté and Beauty Success create consortium for independent French retailers
French beauty retailers Passion Beauté and Beauty Success have set up a consortium in a bid to...January 10, 2020
Beauty Success acquires majority stake in Beauty One Paris
French beauty retailer Beauty Success Group has taken a 75% stake in beauty institute company Beauty One...January 10, 2020
John Lewis managing director to step down
UK-based retailer John Lewis & Partners’ managing director Paula Nickolds is to leave the company, as the...January 9, 2020
Macy’s to close more stores
US-based department-store group Macy’s is to close 28 Macy’s stores and one Bloomingdale’s store over the coming...January 9, 2020
Bogart Group to acquire fragrance boutiques from Germany’s Parfümerie Gottmann
French cosmetics and fragrance company Bogart Group is strengthening its footprint in Germany through the acquisition of...January 6, 2020
Harrods to open China store
UK-based department operator Harrods is to open its first store in China this year, according to reports....January 6, 2020
A look at how AI is being used in retail
An analysis of how AI is being used in retail, and the impact the technology is set...December 19, 2019
Ulta Beauty promotes managers
US-based Ulta Beauty has made a series of senior management changes. Kecia Steelman is to take on...December 19, 2019
Douglas sales up 5.4% in fiscal 2018/2019, to be exclusive European retailer for Kylie Skin
German beauty retailer Douglas’ sales for the fiscal year 2018/2019 rose 5.4% to €3.5bn. EBITDA was up...December 18, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°200
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°200 • Instagram and UK retailer Selfridges ran a London...December 16, 2019
Sa Sa to close Singapore stores
Hong-Kong-based beauty retailer Sa Sa is to close all of its 22 stores in Singapore, as it...December 6, 2019
Ulta Beauty sales up 7.9% in third quarter
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty reported a 7.9% increase in sales to $1.68bn for the third quarter...December 6, 2019
Lancôme launches Paris flagship
Lancôme has launched its first flagship store, a two-level boutique located on Paris’ avenue des Champs Elysées...December 4, 2019
Zoom in on: Subscription models for beauty
Two experts give their views on how they see subscription models for selling beauty evolving Blackhawk Networks...December 2, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°199
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°199 • Online media company PopSugar is building relationships with...December 2, 2019
Douglas rewards two beauty start-ups
German retailer Douglas voted Ave+Edam and beautyself as winners of its #FORWARDBEAUTYChallenge, a competition it runs for...December 2, 2019
Watsons opens 3,800th store in China
AS Watson Group has opened its 3,800th Watsons store in China, which it says is a milestone...November 21, 2019
Daniela Rinaldi to leave Harvey Nichols
Daniela Rinaldi, co chief operating officer of UK-based department store Harvey Nichols is to leave the company...November 21, 2019
La Samaritaine to re-open next April
LVMH is to re-open Paris department store La Samaritaine in April next year. The store has been...November 20, 2019
Zoom in on: Alibaba & 11.11
An analysis of what Alibaba’s 11.11 meant for beauty this year Beauty brands were among the top...November 18, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°198
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°198 Retail-as-a-service company b8ta has launched Ark Marketplace, a...November 18, 2019
Sephora opens pop-up at C&A in Brazil
French beauty retailer Sephora has teamed up with fashion chain C&A in Brazil to launch a pop-store...November 13, 2019
Walgreens Boots Alliance said to be looking to go private
Drugstore group Walgreens Boots Alliance is said to be considering taking the company private. 33The group is...November 6, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°197
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°197 Douglas has launched what it calls the first beauty...November 4, 2019