Walgreens Boots Alliance said to be looking to go private
Drugstore group Walgreens Boots Alliance is said to be considering taking the company private. 33The group is...November 6, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°197
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°197 Douglas has launched what it calls the first beauty...November 4, 2019
Barneys sold to Authentic Brands Group
US-based retailer Barneys has been sold to fashion company Authentic Brands Group (ABG). Barneys filed for bankruptcy...November 4, 2019
Douglas launches beauty marketplace
Germany-based beauty retailer Douglas has launched what it calls the first beauty marketplace in Europe. The retailer...October 31, 2019
Beauty brands to make gains on 11.11
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival is already looking promising for beauty brands. The...October 31, 2019
Harrods to open standalone beauty stores
UK-based department store Harrods is to launch standalone beauty stores next year. The new store concept, called...October 30, 2019
Nordstrom opens NYC flagship
US-based department-store chain Nordstrom opened its first-ever flagship store for women and children in New York City...October 24, 2019
AS Watson Group appoints Malina Ngai ceo AS Watson (Asia & Europe)
AS Watson Group has appointed Malina Ngai as ceo AS Watson (Asia & Europe) Ltd. Ngai will...October 23, 2019
Feelunique launches ingredient transparency tool
Beauty e-commerce company Feelunique has partnered with cosmetics and healthcare ingredients platform Evrelab to launch Beauty Decoded,...October 21, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°196
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°196 German e-commerce platform Zalando is trialing a new delivery...October 21, 2019
Helena Rubinstein returns to UK exclusively at Harrods
L’Oréal-owned Helena Rubinstein has returned to the UK after a 10-year absence, with the opening of a...October 17, 2019
Grupo Boticário opens new store concept for Eudora brand
Grupo Boticário has opened a new concept store for its Eudora cosmetics brand, in a bid to...October 11, 2019
Grupo Boticário revamps retail chain The Beauty Box
Brazil-based Grupo Boticário has re-branded and re-positioned its multi-brand beauty retail chain The Beauty Box, which first...October 11, 2019
Natura enters Asia with Malaysia pop-up store
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has entered the Asian market with the opening of a Malaysian pop-up store....October 9, 2019
The global market: Beauty’s key retailers
Spotlight on beauty’s key retailers Sephora Sephora maintains that is the only global beauty retailer. The LVMH-owned...October 8, 2019
Carrefour opens clean beauty store in Paris
French supermarket and hypermarket group Carrefour has opened a clean beauty store in Paris’ Marais district, called...October 7, 2019
Neiman Marcus adds online Clean Beauty section
US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has opened a Clean Beauty online shop for existing and new products...October 2, 2019
Hudson’s Bay to exit the Netherlands
Retailer Hudson’s Bay will close its 15 stores, its e-commerce site and its headquarters in the Netherlands...September 24, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°195
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°195 Chinese tech and retail group Alibaba opened its first...September 23, 2019
Court rejects bid to block Debenhams rescue plan
UK department-store group Debenhams, which fell into administration in April, will be able to implement its proposed...September 20, 2019
The Body Shop returns to activism with London concept store
Natura-owned cosmetics brand The Body Shop has given its Oxford Street, London store a green makeover. The...September 19, 2019
Marionnaud to exit Spain and Portugal
CK Hutchison-owned perfumery chain Marionnaud is to pull out of Spain and Portugal in a bid to...September 10, 2019
Bogart Group to acquire retail chain in Luxembourg
French cosmetics and fragrance company Bogart Group is to acquire 18 stores from the Milady Parfumerie beauty...September 10, 2019
Fenty Beauty debuts in China through Tmall Global flagship
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna (LMVH) has opened a flagship store on Chinese tech group Alibaba’s Tmall Global,...September 6, 2019
The Perfume Shop to open first ‘experiential’ concept store
UK-based fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop is to open its first experiential concept store on September 19....September 5, 2019
Clarins opens freestanding boutique for Thierry Mugler in Chicago
Clarins Fragrance Group has opened a freestanding boutique for Thierry Mugler at Macy’s State Street store in...September 5, 2019
Lancôme fetes first standalone for Absolue with Beijing events
Lancôme Travel Retail Asia Pacific (L’Oréal) staged a series of events in partnership with CDF-Sunrise Duty Free...September 3, 2019
Ulta revises full year outlook due to challenges in US cosmetics market
US-based retailer Ulta Beauty revised down its outlook for the full fiscal year 2019 as a result...August 30, 2019
Fashion subscription service Le Tote to acquire Lord & Taylor for $100m
Fashion subscription service Le Tote has agreed to acquire Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC)-owned retailer Lord & Taylor...August 29, 2019
Douglas to close 70 doors, reports Q3 sales up 5.7%
German perfumery chain Douglas is to close 70 underperforming stores across Europe by 2020—roughly 3% of its...August 29, 2019