Kao to open Sensai flagship store in Shanghai
Sensai’s Ultimate series Kao Corporation is to open a flagship store for its Sensai brand in Shanghai...June 21, 2023
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6.18 festival sees record number of merchants, says Alibaba, without releasing sales data
Taobao Live rolls out streaming sessions. Photo Credit: Taobao & Tmall Group. Alibaba Group’s Taobao & Tmall...June 19, 2023
Watsons continues strong pace of Asia store openings
Watsons’ new store opening event in Kuala Lumpur A.S. Watson-owned Watsons has opened its 700th store in...June 16, 2023
MyOrigines names new CEO
Jean-Philippe De Peretti (left) and Thomas Canu (right) French online retailer MyOrigines has named Thomas Canu CEO....June 14, 2023
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Lush creates Wes Anderson-inspired pop-up
Lush X Asteroid City’s pop-up gift shop Lush has collaborated with production company Focus Features to create...June 13, 2023
Pharmazon partners with Pierre Fabre to launch livestream shopping
Pharmazon’s “Live Shopping Pharmazon” French online pharmacy Pharmazon has inked a partnership with Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique to...June 13, 2023
Too Faced to withdraw from Japan
Too Faced’s new collection Pinker Times Ahead Cosmetics brand Too Faced (Estée Lauder Companies) is to pull...June 12, 2023
DFS unveils new loyalty program
DFS Group’s new loyalty program, DFS Circle Travel retailer DFS has launched DFS Circle, a new loyalty...June 12, 2023
Sourcerie launches personalized online shopping platform
Sourcerie co-founders Kristin Cardwell and Alex Beyer Two former beauty executives have launched a new online marketplace...June 12, 2023
Sephora launches Store of the Future in China
Sephora’s Store of the Future in Shanghai Beauty retailer Sephora unveiled an outlet under its ‘Store of...June 12, 2023
Starboard partners with China’s Blue Dream Cruises
Blue Dream Star cruise ship LVMH-owned Starboard Cruise Services has inked a partnership with new Chinese cruise...June 6, 2023
Instacart adds ChatGPT for more personalized shopping
Grocery technology company Instacart has begun rolling out a search tool using AI bot ChatGPT. The...June 2, 2023
Printemps looks to break codes with revamped Deauville store
The beauty area at the revamped Printemps store in Deauville, France French department store Printemps re-opened...May 30, 2023
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Douglas sales up 19.3% in second quarter
German retailer Douglas saw a 19.3% increase in sales to €858.5m for the second quarter of 2023....May 30, 2023
Ulta Beauty Q1 sales up 12.3% as market growth moderates
US-based retailer Ulta Beauty’s sales in the first quarter rose 12.3% to $2.63bn, on the back of...May 26, 2023
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Brick-and-mortar trends in China
Florasis opened a megastore in Hangzhou Despite the pandemic, there has been new interest in brick-and-mortar stores...May 22, 2023
Bath & Body Works expands men’s & haircare
US-based brand and retailer Bath & Body Works (BBW) is to expand its men’s business into grooming...May 19, 2023
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Retail & AI: on the rise… again
How retailers can better use AI in their business
May 5, 2023
Douglas reorganizes omnichannel setup
German beauty retailer Douglas Group is to combine its marketing, customer relationship management (CRM), e-commerce, retail media...May 4, 2023
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L Catterton invests in DIBS Beauty
Color cosmetics brand DIBS Beauty has received a capital investment from investment firm L Catterton. Terms...April 27, 2023
Joyce Beauty partners with JD.com in China
Joyce Beauty opened its flagship store in Jing An Kerry Center in September 2021 Chinese cosmetics...April 27, 2023
US prestige beauty up 16% in Q1
Prestige beauty sales in the US reached $16.6bn for the first quarter of 2023, up by...April 25, 2023
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SKS Capital invests in South Korean distributor Grace
Grace supplies beauty products to South Korean retailer Olive Young (above). Image courtesy of Olive Young ...April 25, 2023