Chanel opens beauty and fragrance boutique on Paris’ Champs-Elysées
French luxury house Chanel has opened a beauty and fragrance boutique on Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Elysées designed...July 17, 2019
Barneys mulls bankruptcy amid high rents and challenging retail climate
US-based luxury department-store operator Barneys New York is considering bankruptcy as it faces headwinds from high rents...July 15, 2019
Alibaba looks to bring 11.11 to global audiences
China-based Alibaba Group aims to take its 11.11 e-commerce Countdown Gala Celebration global in 2019, in a...July 15, 2019
Amazon Prime Day launches with beauty deals and exclusives
Amazon Prime Day launches today and will see the retail giant offer its members a number of...July 15, 2019
Lady Gaga to launch beauty brand Haus Laboratories
Singer and actress Lady Gaga has announced the launch Haus Laboratories, her beauty brand. Lady Gaga’s Instagram...July 11, 2019
Chanel launches flagship beauty and fragrance store on Tmall
French luxury group Chanel is launching a flagship store for beauty and fragrance on Chinese e-commerce site...July 11, 2019
Il Makiage launches influencer-based e-commerce platform
US direct-to-consumer make-up brand Il Makiage has launched an influencer-based e-commerce platform, in what it calls a...July 11, 2019
Dior launches Skin Scanner at retail
French brand Dior (LVMH) has made its Dior Skin Scanner tool available at the point-of-sale. The skin...July 10, 2019
French digital media company Aufeminin launches skincare
French digital media company Aufeminin (Groupe Unify/TF1) is consolidating its position in beauty with the launch of...July 10, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°192-193
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°192-193 UK retailer The Hut Group (THG) is transforming a...July 8, 2019
Chalhoub launches new concept for Faces
Dubai-based luxury distribution company Chalhoub Group has introduced a new concept for its Faces beauty retail stores,...July 8, 2019
Amorepacific launches Sulwhasoo pop-up in Hainan
South Korean beauty company Amorepacific opened a Sulwhasoo Universe pop-up store at the Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping...July 8, 2019
Christian Louboutin Beauty opens first travel-retail counter
Christian Louboutin Beauty (Puig) has opened its first counter in travel retail at the Shinsegae Duty Free...July 8, 2019
DM Drogeriemarkt adds Alipay to attract Chinese tourists
German drugstore chain DM Drogeriemarkt has introduced Chinese e-wallet payment system Alipay (Alibaba Group) to its network...July 4, 2019
Alibaba unveils new Tmall Flagship Store concept for branded sites
Chinese tech group Alibaba has unveiled a new format for its Tmall flagship e-commerce stores that will...July 3, 2019
Symrise uses AI for crowdsourced scent-making in Berlin
German flavor and fragrance house Symrise has brought its Artificial-Intelligence (AI)-powered system Philyra to Berlin, creating new...July 2, 2019
Dior opens fragrance pop-up at Singapore Changi
Parfums Christian Dior (LVMH) has launched a pop-up store at Changi Airport in Singapore, which it says...July 1, 2019
Boots unveils new Beauty Hall concept
UK retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has unveiled its new Beauty Hall concept at a store in...June 28, 2019
Amazon launches Counter pick-up service in US
Amazon has launched Counter, a service that lets customers pick up packages from brick-and-mortar partner stores. The...June 28, 2019
Amazon launches professional beauty platform in US
Amazon is poised to shake up the professional beauty supplies industry in the US with the launch...June 25, 2019
British retailer Next acquires Fabled by Marie Claire
UK-based retailer Next has acquired Marie Claire Beauty Limited from online supermarket group Ocado. Marie Claire Beauty...June 25, 2019
Brazil gets new niche perfumery store
A new perfumery store dedicated to niche fragrances opened at the Iguatemi Shopping Mall in São Paulo,...June 25, 2019
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°191
Retail insights from BW Confidential’s Beauty Insight n°191 A bespoke fragrance brand and retail concept called The...June 24, 2019
Alibaba’s Mid-Year Shopping Festival sees record sales
Chinese tech group Alibaba’s Tmall and Taobao e-commerce platforms saw more than 200,000 brands participate in this...June 24, 2019
Monop’Beauty re-opens with new concept in Paris, may open further stores
In a bid to better target urban consumers and meet demand for trending and niche products, French...June 20, 2019
YouTube introduces AR Beauty Try-On, partners with MAC
YouTube (Google) is banking on the virtual-beauty testing trend by introducing AR Beauty Try-On, an augmented reality...June 20, 2019
Space NK promotes digital director to ceo role
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK has appointed Andy Lightfoot ceo. He replaces Chris Garek, who takes on...June 14, 2019
Douglas to launch clean beauty concept online and in-store
German retailer Douglas is to launch a clean beauty concept in response to what it says is...June 14, 2019
L’Oréal brings Armani Box pop-up back to Hainan
Giorgio Armani Beauty (L’Oréal) brought its Armani Box pop-up store concept back to Sanya, Haitang Bay, China...June 13, 2019
The Alchemist Atelier launches in Paris, offering device-aided fragrance creation
The Alchemist Atelier—a new bespoke fragrance brand and retail concept borne from a partnership between Spanish group...June 13, 2019