Ulta Beauty profit up 3.1% in fourth quarter of fiscal 2018
Ulta Beauty posted a 3.1% increase in profit to $214.7m in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018....March 14, 2019
Sephora to open 35 new stores in the US in 2019
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is to open 35 new stores in the US this year. New Sephora...March 13, 2019
Macy’s partners with ModiFace for app and in-store beauty try-on tools
US-based retailer Macy’s has partnered with AR beauty solutions provider ModiFace for app and in-store beauty try-on...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
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
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
Retail insights from Beauty insight n°185
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty insight n°185 Amazon’s beauty brick-and-mortar ambitions. The Wall Street Journal reported...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
Perfect Corp launches digital try-on app for retail
US-based AR and AI company Perfect Corp has launched a standalone in-store magic mirror. Called YouCam for...March 4, 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
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
Elf to close its retail stores as sales, profits fall in fourth quarter, cfo leaves
US-based Elf is to close its 22 retail stores to focus on national retailers and digital. The...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
Le Bon Marché to launch tech-driven shopping exhibit
Paris luxury department store Le Bon Marché is launching an in-store theme dedicated to digital innovation and...February 19, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty insight n°184
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty insight n°184 • Merchandising cannabis products. Retailers are responding to the...February 18, 2019
Amorepacific strikes distribution deal with AS Watson
South Korean beauty company Amorepacific Group has inked a deal with Hong Kong-based retail group AS Watson...February 18, 2019
Barneys New York to launch luxury cannabis lifestyle shop
US luxury department store Barneys New York is launching a cannabis lifestyle shop in its Beverly Hills...February 12, 2019
Bankruptcy court approves Sears chairman’s takeover bid
Former Sears ceo and current chairman Eddie Lampert’s bid to buy the retailer has been approved by...February 8, 2019
Retail insights from Beauty Insight n°183
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty insight n°183 Low-tech stores. As the race to have the smartest...February 4, 2019
CVS revamps its beauty aisles with focus on unaltered images
US-based drugstore operator CVS Pharmacy has unveiled its updated beauty aisles, which focus on unaltered beauty imagery....January 31, 2019
L’Occitane launches same-day delivery service in the UK
Beauty brand and retailer L’Occitane has partnered with retail delivery start-up On the dot to launch a...January 29, 2019
Granado opens second Paris store
Brazilian beauty brand and retailer Granado is opening its second store in Paris on February 7. Located...January 28, 2019
Amazon launches direct sales in Brazil
Amazon has launched direct sales in Brazil, according to Reuters. The move follows delays due to the...January 25, 2019
Kaufhof could face cost-cutting after weak Christmas sales
German department store chain Galeria Kaufhof may have to cut costs following a sales decline over the...January 24, 2019
Zoom in on: Driving consumers to stores
Three retail analysts reveal what brands and retailers need to do to get shoppers into stores WSL...January 21, 2019
Retail insights from Beauty Insight n°182
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty insight n°182 Gamificationcould help improve footfall in brick-and-mortar stores. Platforms such...January 21, 2019
Intel unveils fully automated store
Intel presented a ‘smart’ convenience store that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enable a completely unmanned...January 17, 2019
Bloomingdale’s opens revamped beauty floor in NYC flagship
US retailer Bloomingdale’s opened the revamped cosmetics department of its New York City flagship store today. The...January 17, 2019
Sears accepts chairman’s bid for bankrupt retailer
US department-store group Sears has reportedly accepted chairman Eddie Lampert’s bid to take over the bankrupt retailer...January 17, 2019