Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 118
Retail news and trends to watch out for Opening up. China re-opened its borders on January 8, allowing...January 10, 2023
The Fragrance Shop’s holiday sales up 11.2%
UK-based retailer The Fragrance Shop’s underlying sales rose 11.2% in the six weeks ending December 31, 2022...January 10, 2023
LUXASIA opens La Prairie pop-ups in Southeast Asia
La Prairie’s Skin Caviar Lab Pop-up, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand LUXASIA Group CEO Dr Wolfgang Baier at...January 5, 2023
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 117
RETAIL INSIGHTS The return of the Chinese. The beauty industry has welcomed news that China will...January 3, 2023
LUXASIA opens fragrance stores in Singapore
Asian distribution company LUXASIA opened new stores for fragrance brands Creed, Diptyque and Maison Francis Kurkdjian in...December 28, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 116
Retail news and trends to watch out for Haikou homecoming. L’Oréal has opened new stores for 19 brands...December 21, 2022
Douglas sales increase 7.6% in Q4, up 17% in full year
Germany-based beauty retailer Douglas’ sales increased 7.6% year-over-year to €809.7m in the fourth quarter of fiscal...December 20, 2022
Drunk Elephant pushes ahead with international expansion
The Paris pop-up, House of Drunk Drunk Elephant Founder Tiffany Masterson Shiseido-owned brand Drunk Elephant continues to...December 19, 2022
Boots and Clearpay launch beauty pop-up
UK-based health and beauty retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has partnered with buy now, pay later...December 16, 2022
Gen Z and shop-in-shops drive US beauty growth
Gen Z and shop-in-shops are two factors driving the US beauty industry’s brick-and-mortar performance, according to a...December 15, 2022
Coty launches fragrance campaign in Southeast Asia
US-based beauty company Coty has launched online-to-offline pop-ups for its prestige fragrance brands in Southeast Asia for...December 14, 2022
L’Oréal partners with Sainsbury’s to introduce AI tools
L’Oréal-owned brands Garnier and L’Oréal Paris have partnered with UK-based grocery retailer Sainsbury’s to launch in-store skincare...December 13, 2022
Marionnaud launches AR experience
French beauty retailer Marionnaud has launched a new digital service aimed at providing customers with more personalized...December 13, 2022
Sephora’s Deborah Yeh takes on Global Chief Purpose Officer full time
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora’s Deborah Yeh will transition fully into the Global Chief Purpose Officer role,...December 13, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 115
Retail news and trends to watch out for Store closures. Chinese beauty company Yatsen is to close more...December 13, 2022
Hong Kong to ease Covid restrictions
Hong Kong is to lift a string of Covid restrictions, following Mainland China’s move last week to...December 13, 2022
The Ordinary opens new flagship store in Australia
Canada-based beauty company Deciem has opened a new flagship store for skincare brand The Ordinary in Australia....December 13, 2022
Lush opens self-care pop-up in London
UK-based beauty brand Lush has opened a pop-up in London centered on mindfulness and self-care. Called the...December 12, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 114
Retail news and trends to watch out for Eyeing India. UK-based online fashion retailer Boohoo is to enter...December 9, 2022
Yatsen to close more Perfect Diary stores
Chinese beauty company Yatsen is to close more stores for its make-up brand Perfect Diary, as color...December 8, 2022
Sephora announces Accelerator program brands
Sephora North America has chosen seven Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) beauty brands for its...December 7, 2022
Ulta Beauty sales up 17.2% in Q3, raises guidance
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty’s net sales increased 17.2% to $2.3bn in the third quarter of fiscal...December 2, 2022
Sephora UK names Sarah Boyd Managing Director
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has named Sarah Boyd as its UK Managing Director, effective January 2, 2023....December 1, 2022
Lush’s post-social media focus
UK-based beauty brand Lush has focused on partnerships and retail in a bid to grow its community...December 1, 2022
Customers return to stores for Black Friday
Some 196.7 million consumers in the US shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday period...December 1, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 113
Retail news and trends to watch out for Black Friday beauty boom. Beauty was one of the winners...November 29, 2022
Luxury and beauty see gains during Black Friday, says report
Luxury and beauty were among some of the winners during Black Friday (November 25) this year, according...November 28, 2022
Lancôme hosts tech-focused pop-up at La Samaritaine
French beauty brand Lancôme hosted a tech-centered pop-up at Parisian department store La Samaritaine last month in...November 24, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 112
Retail news and trends to watch out for Indian expansion. Department-store group Galeries Lafayette is to expand to...November 22, 2022
Boots launches Black Friday initiatives
UK-based health and beauty retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has launched several initiatives for Black Friday (November...November 22, 2022