Douglas CEO Tina Müller to step down
Douglas Group CEO Tina Müller Tina Müller, CEO of German beauty retailer Douglas is to resign, as...October 20, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 107
Retail news and trends to watch out for Clean consolidation. US-based clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty has acquired Follain,...October 18, 2022
Beauty Success Group renamed Groupe Novi
French retail group Beauty Success Group has changed its name to Groupe Novi, a move that is...October 18, 2022
Sephora launches campaign in the UK
Sephora’s new campaign in the UK Sephora has partnered with WPP-owned digital design & communications agency...October 17, 2022
Credo Beauty acquires Follain
US-based clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty has acquired Boston-based Follain, also a retailer of clean beauty products....October 17, 2022
Space NK opens new flagship store
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK has opened a new flagship store in London’s Battersea Station, its largest...October 14, 2022
Walgreens Boots Alliance sales down 5.3% in Q4
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) fourth-quarter sales fell 5.3% year-over-year to $32.4bn and dropped 3.2% on a constant...October 14, 2022
Drunk Elephant launches Paris pop-up
The Drunk Elephant pop-up in Paris Shiseido-owned skincare brand Drunk Elephant is to launch a pop-up store...October 14, 2022
Douglas to host second Retail Media Summit
Germany-based beauty retailer Douglas is to host its second virtual Retail Media Summit on October 27. The...October 14, 2022
Superdrug to freeze prices on 5,000 beauty products
UK-based retailer Superdrug (A.S. Watson Group) will freeze prices on 5,000 beauty products until the end of...October 12, 2022
Printemps opens content creation studio
French department-store group Printemps has opened a content creation studio in its flagship Paris store, claiming to...October 12, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 106
Retail news and trends to watch out for Sephora expansion. LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is to officially launch...October 11, 2022
Sephora Russia stores re-open under Ile de Beauté brand
Sephora stores in Russia re-opened this week under the Ile de Beauté brand. As reported, in July...October 11, 2022
Nykaa to launch in Middle East
Indian beauty retailer Nykaa has inked a deal with Dubai-based Apparel Group to expand in the Middle...October 10, 2022
Sephora to officially launch in UK this month
Sephora.co.uk will sell a range of exclusive brands and the Sephora Collection LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is...October 7, 2022
A.S. Watson launches digital skincare tool
Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson has launched a new digital feature aimed at providing customers with...October 7, 2022
Retail insights from Retail & Tech No 105
Retail news and trends to watch out for Unlimited delivery. Sephora has launched a new program offering...October 4, 2022
Key retail strategies in beauty
A roundup of key retail strategies in the market
October 1, 2022
Spotlight on brick-and-mortar innovations
BW Confidential highlights key innovations in brick-and-mortar stores that have emerged in recent months
October 1, 2022
Retail personalization strategies
How retailers can improve their personalization efforts
October 1, 2022
Expert views on how beauty retail should evolve
BW Confidential asks three retail experts about how they see the state of stores today, what needs to be improved and how retail is set to evolve
October 1, 2022
An analysis of the subscription model for beauty
How brands and retailers are looking to capitalize on a subscription-based selling model for beauty
October 1, 2022
Sephora Canada adds Afterpay to online shop
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has expanded its partnership with fintech company Afterpay to introduce ‘buy now, pay...September 30, 2022
Sephora launches unlimited same-day delivery
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has launched a new membership program perk that allows customers to make an...September 30, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 104
Retail news and trends to watch out for 3D skincare. Coty-owned skincare brand SKKN by Kim has partnered...September 27, 2022
Harrods launches new beauty rewards program
UK-based department store Harrods has launched a new rewards program for its standalone beauty offer. Called MyBeauty,...September 26, 2022
S’Young International to open new store
Shanghai-based S’Young International is to open a new store in China. The shop, called Shuiyangtang, is described...September 22, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 103
Retail news and trends to watch out for Store of the Future. Sephora is to open a new...September 20, 2022
JCPenney to expand beauty concept
US-based department-store group JCPenney is rolling out its beauty concept, JCPenney Beauty, to more stores. Starting next...September 20, 2022
Mexican group Liverpool acquires stake in Nordstrom
Mexican department-store group El Puerto de Liverpool has acquired a 9.9% stake in US department-store Nordstrom,...September 19, 2022