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RETAIL INSIGHTS Bullish on China. French department-store chain Galeries Lafayette is to open 10 new stores in...April 11, 2023
La Mer opens flagship store in Hainan
(Left to right) Cherry Chen (Sales Deputy Director of Haikou Duty Free City), Maggie Wang (Deputy General...April 11, 2023
Robot manicures launch at JFK airport
Beauty robotics company Clockwork has teamed up with health and wellness business Xwell to offer AI-powered express...April 7, 2023
Galeries Lafayette to open 10 stores in China by 2025
The French department-store chain already has a presence in Shanghai & Beijing French department store chain Galeries...April 7, 2023
The Hut Group partners with Maximo Group
UK-based The Hut Group (THG) has signed a 10-year partnership with beauty e-commerce retailer Maximo Group,...April 6, 2023
Perfect Corp launches avatar creation tool
AI and AR company Perfect Corp is to launch AI Magic Avatar tool, an AI-powered avatar generator,...April 5, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS H&M’s beauty drive. News of another retailer looking to get deeper into beauty emerged this...April 4, 2023
H&M to open first beauty store
Fashion retailer H&M plans to open its first beauty flagship store in Oslo, Norway on May 4....April 3, 2023
Bankrupt Forma Brands acquired for $690m
Beauty incubator Forma Brands has been acquired by Jefferies Finance LLC and Cerberus Capital Management for $690m...March 30, 2023
Macy’s appoints new CEO
Tony Spring will take over as Macy’s CEO next year Jeff Gennette wiill retire after a 40-year...March 30, 2023
Sasa set to relaunch in Singapore
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Sasa plans to open new stores in Singapore, three years after it withdrew...March 30, 2023
Fresha beauty app ranked on Marketplace100 list
Fresha was ranked as 59th on the top 100 global marketplaces list Fresha, a hair, beauty, and...March 29, 2023
Lush Cosmetics partners with DoorDash
UK-based beauty brand Lush has partnered with delivery service DoorDash. The deal means consumers in the US...March 28, 2023
Beauty drives share and sales gains for Boots
Walgreens Boots Alliance-owned health and beauty retailer Boots saw a 16% increase in sales it its second...March 28, 2023
Alibaba Group to reorganize into six businesses
Chinese tech company Alibaba Group will reorganize into six different businesses in a bid to create a...March 28, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Douglas’ new plan. Five months after new CEO Sander van der Laan joined Douglas,...March 28, 2023
Walgreens Boots Alliance may sell or float Boots
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is said to be considering selling or floating Boots, its UK health and...March 27, 2023
Kohl’s to open 300 more Sephora shop-in-shops
US-based department store chain Kohl’s is to open another 300 Sephora shop-in-shops in the US this year....March 24, 2023
Sally Beauty opens educational space for consumers
In Studio By Sally, consumers can learn how to color and style their own hair US-based ...March 23, 2023
Douglas unveils plan to boost sales, profits
German beauty retailer Douglas is targeting net sales of €5bn by 2026, as part of a...March 22, 2023
Cos Bar launches livestream shopping
Luxury beauty retailer Cos Bar has teamed up with technology company Revo Video to offer customers live...March 22, 2023
Anastasia Soare to curate IPSY’s first Icon Box
CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills, Anastasia Soare, will curate IPSY’s first ICON Box Beauty subscription service company...March 21, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Downsizing. Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, Germany’s largest department-store group, continues to struggle. The retailer is to...March 21, 2023
Winky Lux expands into Canada
Winky Lux will be sold in Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada US-based beauty brand Winky Lux...March 21, 2023
Walmart launches online clean beauty store
US-based retailer Walmart has launched a clean beauty store-within-a-store on its website. The e-commerce offering includes...March 20, 2023
Maesa launches new scent range at Target
Fine’ry includes a range of eaux de parfum, body mists and a discovery set US-based beauty incubator...March 17, 2023
Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof to close 52 stores
German department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is set to close 52 of its 129 stores within...March 15, 2023
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Ulta Beauty’s sales hit $10bn $10bn and counting. US-based retailer Ulta Beauty hit a new...March 14, 2023
Ulta Beauty sales reach $10bn mark
Ulta Beauty at Target shop-in-shop US-based retailer Ulta Beauty called 2022 an exceptional year with record sales,...March 10, 2023
Sephora opens UK store
LVMH-owned retailer Sephora opened its much-awaited store in the UK today. The 6,000ft2 (557m2) store is...March 8, 2023