Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 58
Retail news and trends to watch out for JD Mall. Chinese e-commerce player JD.com is to open...September 21, 2021
Sephora opens new flagship store in Germany
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora (LVMH) has opened a new flagship store in Düsseldorf, Germany. The new flagship...September 20, 2021
Boots launches advertising agency
UK-based retailer Boots has launched an advertising agency. Called Boots Media Group (BMG), the agency offers the...September 20, 2021
The Ordinary launches at Sephora Europe stores
Canada-based Deciem Beauty is to launch its skincare brand The Ordinary in Sephora Europe’s stores. This month...September 16, 2021
JD.com to open JD Mall
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com is to open a new brick-and-mortar store concept later this month. Called the...September 16, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 57
Retail news and trends to watch out for Coming up short. Some 58% of retailers say they...September 14, 2021
Tesco launches refillable packs with Loop
UK-based grocery retailer Tesco has launched a partnership with reusable packaging platform Loop in its stores. Starting...September 13, 2021
Diptyque opens 60th anniversary pop-up at Selfridges
French brand Diptyque has opened a pop-up at UK department-store group Selfridges to celebrate the brand’s 60th...September 13, 2021
Reliance Retail to open premium department store chain, says report
Mumbai-based Reliance Retail is looking to open a new premium department-store chain, according to a report by...September 10, 2021
Nordstrom to retail health test as part of beauty offer
US-based department-store group Nordstrom is to sell health and wellness company Viome Life Sciences’ Health Intelligence Test...September 9, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 56
Retail news and trends to watch out for Travel retail’s digital deals. Getting on top of the...September 7, 2021
Printemps launches eco-friendly label
French department-store group Printemps has launched a new eco-friendly label in a bid to help customers shop...September 7, 2021
La Samaritaine celebrates 150th anniversary
Paris department store La Samaritaine is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a string of events, collaborations, pop-ups...September 6, 2021
Boots to open 30 new beauty halls
UK retailer Boots is to open 30 new beauty halls across the region by the end of...September 1, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 55
Retail news and trends to watch out for Space NK at The Bay. Canadian department-store group...September 1, 2021
Hudson’s Bay Company and Space NK partner to launch shop-in-shops
Canadian retailer The Bay (HBC) and UK-based beauty retailer Space NK have partnered to launch a shop-in-shop....August 30, 2021
Ulta first six months sales up 62.7%, raises fiscal 2021 outlook
US beauty retailer Ulta Beauty’s sales grew 60.2% to $2bn in the second quarter of fiscal 2021,...August 26, 2021
Sephora unveils first Black-owned brands campaign, launches new foundation matching service
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has unveiled its first Black-owned brands campaign. The campaign highlights Black-owned brands, including...August 26, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 54
Retail news and trends to watch out for Amazon’s department stores. Online retail giant Amazon plans to...August 25, 2021
Douglas Q3 sales up 16.8%
German beauty retailer Douglas saw sales increase 16.8% to €644m for its third quarter (April to June)...August 25, 2021
Walmart launches business-to-business delivery service
US retailer Walmart has launched a delivery service for other businesses called GoLocal. Last month Walmart said...August 25, 2021
Boots partners with Deliveroo for delivery service
UK retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has partnered with courier app Deliveroo to launch a delivery service....August 24, 2021
Douglas calls for new brands and tech for start-up competition
German beauty retailer Douglas has launched the third iteration of its start-up competition aimed at highlighting and...August 23, 2021
Macy’s Q2 sales up 5.8% over 2019
US retailer Macy’s said that its second-quarter results were better than expected, with comparable sales up 61.2%...August 20, 2021
Watsons launches Foundation Finder
Asian health and beauty retailer Watsons has launched an AI-based Foundation Finder in its mobile app. The...August 13, 2021
LUXASIA readies retail concept Escentials for Southeast Asia expansion
Asian distribution company LUXASIA is gearing up to expand Escentials, its retail nameplate for niche and luxury...July 29, 2021
The Future Laboratory View: How Eco-venient is your retail business?
Our guest contributor, futures consultancy The Future Laboratory’s new trend report examines how to balance customers’ needs...July 28, 2021
La Mer to launch flagship on Lazada’s LazMall Prestige
Estée Lauder Companies-owned skincare brand La Mer is to launch a flagship store on Southeast Asian e-commerce...July 26, 2021
Sephora confirms acquisition of Feelunique
LVMH’s Sephora has confirmed that it will acquire UK-based e-commerce player Feelunique from private-equity company Palamon Capital...July 23, 2021
JCPenney to launch new beauty concept
Department store JCPenney is to launch a new beauty concept offering a mix of mass, masstige and...July 21, 2021