A visit to The Strategist’s first physical store
The Strategist’s first physical store offers a curated collection of cult beauty brands plus expert-led talks promoted...November 14, 2018
How the US prestige beauty market is performing
How store closures, the renewal of department stores, online and the continued rise of specialty stores are...November 14, 2018
Glossier opens first flagship store
US-based digital beauty brand Glossier has opened its first flagship store, called Glossier Flagship, at 123 Lafayette...November 14, 2018
Amazon launches Black Friday pop-up in UK
Amazon UK is repeating its Home of Black Friday pop-up event in London this year, with the...November 13, 2018
Sephora partners with Google for hands-free make-up tutorials
Beauty retailer Sephora (LVMH) has partnered with Google and its Home Hub smart display (a smart speaker...November 13, 2018
Alibaba racks up $30.8bn for Singles’ Day
China’s Alibaba reported record gross merchandise value (gmv) for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival of RMB213.5bn...November 12, 2018
Ulta Beauty acquires AI and AR start-ups to boost personalization
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty has acquired QM Scientific and GlamST, two artificial intelligence and augmented reality...November 9, 2018
The Strategist opens beauty-focused holiday pop-up
The Strategist, a shopping site run by New York Magazine (New York Media), has opened its first...November 8, 2018
Rituals opens travel-retail standalone at Lisbon Airport
Dutch brand Rituals has opened its third directly owned travel-retail store at Lisbon International Airport, Portugal. The...November 6, 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
A visit to The Winky Lux Experience pop-up
Winky Lux’s immersive experience pop-ups focus on shareable décor designed to spark its millennial customers’ imagination US-based...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
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
L’Occitane sales up 8.6% in first six months of FY 2019
L’Occitane International reported an 8.6% increase (+12.4% at constant rates) in unaudited net sales to €595.4m for...October 23, 2018
A visit to the SK-II Future X Smart Store
SK-II’s new, high-tech pop-up concept features facial recognition, self-service shopping and AI technology With its new pop-up...October 17, 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
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
Cartier unveils fragrance pop-up store in Paris
French brand Cartier has unveiled a pop-up store in Paris to celebrate the launch of its new...October 11, 2018
Douglas unveils revamped Frankfurt flagship store
German beauty retailer Douglas has unveiled its revamped flagship store in Frankfurt. The five-story, 2,377m2 (25,155ft2) store...October 10, 2018
Qiriness opens pop-up store in Paris
France-based Qiriness has opened a pop-up store in Paris. Located in the French capital’s Marais district and...October 9, 2018
Marionnaud launches express click and collect service
French beauty retailer Marionnaud has launched a new click and collect service enabling consumers to collect their...October 8, 2018
Douglas launches contest to discover new beauty brands and start-ups
Germany-based beauty retailer Douglas has launched a contest aiming to discover new beauty brands and retail technologies....October 5, 2018
Walgreens Boots Alliance to acquire minority stake in Birchbox
Walgreens Boots Alliance is to acquire a minority stake in online beauty retailer Birchbox in a move...October 4, 2018
Sephora opens first flagship in Russia
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora opened its first flagship store in Russia on September 14. Located in Moscow...October 3, 2018
Perfumania launches new concept store
US-based fragrance retailer Perfumania Holdings has launched a new concept store in Denver, with plans to roll...September 27, 2018
Douglas unveils new health and beauty store concept
German beauty retailer Douglas has unveiled a new health and beauty concept store, called Douglas PRO. The...September 26, 2018
Digital and emerging distribution channels
BW Confidential analyzes four emerging distribution channels enabled by digital The home Home shopping is set to...September 26, 2018
Qiriness to open first pop-up store
France-based skincare brand Qiriness will open its first standalone physical store in October, a pop-up in Paris’...September 26, 2018
Atelier Cologne to expand retail footprint
French fragrance brand Atelier Cologne (L’Oréal) is expanding its retail footprint with two new standalone boutiques and...September 26, 2018