Bloomingdale’s opens clean beauty shop-in-shop
US-based department store Bloomingdale’s has unveiled its new clean beauty boutique, called WellChemist, which it says is...September 21, 2018
Boots launches flagship store on Tmall Global
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has launched a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s cross-border e-commerce platform....September 20, 2018
A visit to CVS Pharmacy’s BeautyIRL beauty department
CVS revamps its beauty store format to woo millennials US-based drugstore operator CVS has unveiled a new...September 19, 2018
L Brands to close Henri Bendel
Retail group L Brands will cut its losses by closing its US-based specialty store Henri Bendel, including...September 14, 2018
Rituals opens shop-in-shop with DFS in Hong Kong
Dutch brand Rituals has opened a 10m2 (108ft2) shop-in-shop at DFS’ T Galleria by DFS on Canton...September 13, 2018
Kaufhof and Karstadt to merge
Canadian retail group HBC and Austria’s Signa Group plan to merge their department stores Galeria Kaufhof and...September 11, 2018
Sephora to open Shanghai concept store, unveils new brand campaign and ambassador
Beauty retailer Sephora is to launch a new concept store in China, to be unveiled in September...September 5, 2018
The NPD Group to launch beauty retail sales tracking for Germany
Information company The NPD Group is to launch a retail tracking service for beauty in Germany. The...September 4, 2018
& Other Stories launches haircare line and opens third Paris store
H&M Group-owned fashion and beauty brand & Other Stories has opened its third standalone Parisian store, in...September 4, 2018
Ulta Beauty net sales and profit up in second quarter 2018
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty posted net sales of $1.49bn for the second quarter of 2018, up...August 31, 2018
B&S Group acquires majority stake in FragranceNet.com
Netherlands-based distributor B&S Group has reached an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in US online discount...August 30, 2018
CVS revamps beauty department, partners with Glamsquad
US-based drugstore operator CVS has unveiled a new beauty store format called BeautyIRL, which offers services in...August 27, 2018
L’Occitane opens concept store in Manhattan
French brand L’Occitane is to open a new concept store in Manhattan, New York, today. Measuring 1,870ft2...August 23, 2018
A visit to AS Watson’s new make-up concept store in China
AS Watson sheds light on its new make-up concept store conceived in partnership with L’Oréal Retail group...August 22, 2018
Macy’s sales decline, profit up in second quarter 2018
US-based retail group Macy’s, Inc. reported net income attributable to shareholders of $166m for the 13 weeks...August 17, 2018
Unilever inks logistics deal with JD.com
Unilever has partnered with Chinese company JD.com for logistics services in China. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company...August 16, 2018
Major high-tech retail destination to be developed in Dubai
A new giant, tech-driven retail, hospitality and residential district, called Dubai Square, is to be developed in...August 16, 2018
Zalando launches beauty store in Germany
German online retailer Zalando has opened its first brick-and-mortar store, a dedicated beauty space called the Zalando...August 14, 2018
AS Watson partners with L’Oréal for make-up concept stores
Retail group AS Watson has teamed up with L’Oréal to launch a new make-up concept store, which...August 14, 2018
Kiko sells 33% stake to Peninsula fund
UK-based private-equity fund Peninsula has invested €80m in beauty brand and retailer Kiko for a 33% stake....July 27, 2018
Sephora Americas ceo steps down
Sephora Americas president and ceo Calvin McDonald has left the company. McDonald, who was at the helm...July 26, 2018
Superdrug opens make-up pop-up store with influencer-chosen assortment
UK-based retailer Superdrug has opened a make-up only pop-up shop in London, called Beauty Without Bias By...July 24, 2018
Online offers better price savings for fragrance over duty free & perfumeries, says Idealo
The internet offers lower prices compared with duty-free stores and perfumeries for men’s and women’s fragrance in...July 23, 2018
Kanebo-owned Suqqu to use digital mirror for massage service
Cosmetics brand Suqqu, owned by Kanebo subsidiary e’quipe, has begun using a digital mirror from US-based MemoMi...July 20, 2018
Aroma-Zone opens boutique-workshop in Lyon, France
French natural beauty company Aroma-Zone has opened a boutique-workshop at the Grand Hôtel-Dieu in Lyon, France. The...July 19, 2018
A visit to Phebo’s new store concept in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Brazilian brand goes back to its roots with a new store concept Brazilian brand Phebo is...July 11, 2018
L Catterton and JD.com invest in Chinese retailer Secoo
Private-equity firm L Catterton’s Asian unit and Chinese online player JD.com have invested in Chinese luxury e-commerce...July 10, 2018
Sephora said to be launching in Korea in 2019
LVMH-owned beauty chain Sephora is said to be gearing up for a launch in South Korea next...July 10, 2018
Macy’s to open 55 new stores for Bluemercury
US-based department store Macy’s is to open 55 new stores for its Bluemercury beauty chain between now...July 5, 2018
Superdrug profit up 16% in 2017
UK-based health and beauty chain Superdrug (AS Watson) posted a pre-tax profit of £92.9m ($122.5m) for the...July 3, 2018