Douglas to create online marketplace with offer from external brands and retailers
German retailer Douglas plans to turn its e-commerce site into what it calls an open online marketplace...May 16, 2019
Amorepacific partners with Lazada to boost branding, e-commerce in Southeast Asia
South Korean company Amorepacific has signed an agreement with Southeast Asian e-commerce company Lazada Group to strengthen...May 16, 2019
Bogart acquires six fragrance stores in Belgium
France-based Bogart Group has acquired six fragrance boutiques in Belgium. The stores are part of the Pascal/Inverko...May 16, 2019
Printemps aims to double sales, expand internationally
French department store Printemps aims to double its sales by 2030 and boost its international business with...May 15, 2019
AS Watson introduces Asian cross-border membership scheme for Watsons
Hong Kong-based retail group AS Watson has created a cross-border loyalty membership scheme called Watsons One Pass,...May 14, 2019
Hudson’s Bay Company considers sale of Lord & Taylor
North American department-store group Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is looking to a possible sale or merger of...May 7, 2019
Sephora to open first location in South Korea this October
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is entering South Korea this October with a first location in Seoul, according...May 3, 2019
Alès Groupe gains minority shareholder, names Frédéric Poux chairman
French beauty company Alès Groupe has gained a new minority shareholder in Co-Capital, a holding company specialized...April 30, 2019
NPD launches tools to maximize impact of in-store beauty consultants
Market-research company The NPD Group has introduced a data service that it says will allow prestige beauty...April 30, 2019
Debenhams to close 22 UK stores through 2020
Department-store group Debenhams is to close up to 22 stores in the UK. Closures will include stores...April 29, 2019
Walmart pilots retail concept driven by AI
US-based Walmart has unveiled a new brick-and-mortar pilot concept that it calls the Intelligent Retail Lab: A...April 29, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°188
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°188 Brick-and-mortar retailers are making more moves to develop services and...April 29, 2019
Debenhams ceo Sergio Bucher resigns
Sergio Bucher, ceo of UK department-store chain Debenhams, has resigned from his position. The company confirmed that Bucher...April 23, 2019
Heinemann sales climb 11.4% in 2018
Buoyed by robust growth in retail sales, German duty-free and travel retailer Gebr Heinemann saw sales for...April 17, 2019
Guerlain launches virtual make-up testing app in stores, online
LVMH-owned beauty and fragrance brand Guerlain has teamed up with tech company Voir Inc to launch a...April 17, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°187
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°187 Amazon is quietly removing promotions for its private-label brands...April 15, 2019
Rossmann to sell own brand online in South Korea
Germany-based drugstore chain Rossmann, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based AS Watson Group, will begin to sell online...April 15, 2019
Debenhams delists shares after falling into administration
UK department-store chain Debenhams has delisted its shares from the London stock exchange after falling into administration...April 10, 2019
Japan’s @cosme launches store on Tmall
Tokyo-based beauty retailer istyle has launched a flagship store for its community beauty e-commerce website @cosme on...April 9, 2019
Sephora re-enters Hong Kong after a nine-year absence
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is to re-enter Hong Kong after a nine-year absence in brick-and-mortar there, according...April 8, 2019
Athletic apparel brand Lululemon launches personal care
Canadian athletic apparel company Lululemon is expanding into beauty with a unisex personal-care line specifically designed for...April 5, 2019
Hudson’s Bay Company fourth-quarter sales down 5.4%
North American department-store group Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has posted a 5.4% decline in revenues to CAD$2.9bn...April 3, 2019
Walgreens Boots Alliance net profit down 14% in second quarter
US-based retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance’s net profit fell 14.3% to $1.2bn in the second quarter of fiscal...April 2, 2019
Zoom in on: Ulta
US-based retailer Ulta’s recent performance shows that brick-and-mortar stores can thrive in the Amazon era. BW Confidential...April 1, 2019
Retail insights from Beauty insight n°186
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty insight n°186 Modular brick-and-mortar. Greek fashion retailer Folli Follie’s new multi-brand...April 1, 2019
Clé de Peau makes UK brick-and-mortar debut through Harrods
Shiseido’s Clé de Peau Beauté is entering brick-and-mortar retail in the UK through an exclusive deal with...April 1, 2019
Debenhams secures £200m refinancing deal, fending off acquisition
UK department store chain Debenhams has secured a £200m refinancing package from its existing lenders. The deal...April 1, 2019
NYX to close Brazil stores
L’Oréal-owned NYX Professional Makeup is to close its three stores in Brazil at the end of April....March 29, 2019
Galeries Lafayette opens Champs Elysées flagship
French department store Galeries Lafayette opened the doors of its new flagship store on Paris’ avenue Champs...March 28, 2019
AS Watson opens 15,000th store globally
Hong-Kong based health and beauty retailer AS Watson has opened its 15,000th store globally, in Kuala Lumpur,...March 26, 2019