L’Oréal and Unilever temporarily close operations in Russia
L’Oréal is the latest beauty company to temporarily suspend operations in Russia, following the war in Ukraine....March 9, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 80
Retail news and trends to watch out for Class + mass = reach. UK-based beauty retailer...March 8, 2022
Kohl’s aims to grow Sephora business to $2bn
US department-store group Kohl’s is aiming to grow its Sephora business to $2bn in annual sales. The...March 8, 2022
ELC and Sephora temporarily suspend operations in Russia
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) and Sephora are the latest beauty players to temporarily suspend operations in...March 8, 2022
Luxury brands temporarily close stores in Russia
Luxury brands have begun to temporarily close stores in Russia, following the war in Ukraine. Luxury group...March 7, 2022
Space NK partners with Walmart
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK has partnered with Walmart to bring prestige beauty products to the US-based...March 7, 2022
Browns to launch beauty offer
UK-based luxury fashion retailer Browns (Farfetch) is to add beauty to its offering later this year. Browns...March 4, 2022
Galeries Lafayette owner launches tech start-up fund
The Moulin-Houzé family, owner of French-department store group Galeries Lafayette, has launched a new office to invest...February 28, 2022
Marks & Spencer inks deal with Clinique
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has inked an online and in-store partnership with skincare brand Clinique...February 24, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 79
Retail news and trends to watch out for Store recovery. German beauty retailer Douglas’ brick-and-mortar business recovered...February 23, 2022
Bain and CVC said to be putting together joint bid for Boots
Private-equity firms Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are putting together a joint bid for UK health...January 12, 2022
Amazon Singapore partners with Watsons
Amazon Singapore has partnered with Asian health and beauty retailer Watsons to launch the retailer’s beauty, health...January 12, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 73
Retail news and trends to watch out for Future-focused retail. JD.com has opened its first physical stores...January 11, 2022
JD.com launches new retail concept in Europe
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com has launched a new retail concept in Europe. Called Ochama, the concept is...January 10, 2022
Ankorstore raises €250m in Series C funding
French online marketplace Ankorstore has raised €250m in Series C funding led by Bond and Tiger Global,...January 10, 2022
Saks.com and The Bay look to wellness
Luxury e-commerce platform Saks (Hudson’s Bay Company) has launched a wellness shop on Saks.com. The online space...January 7, 2022
Walgreens Boots Alliance sales up 7.8% in first quarter
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s (WBA) sales rose 7.8% year-over-year to $33.9bn in the first quarter of fiscal 2022...January 6, 2022
Amorepacific said to close more innisfree stores in China
Korean company Amorepacific is to reduce its number of stores for skincare brand innisfree in China, according...January 5, 2022
Bluebell launches L’Atelier des Parfums in Korea
Asian brand and travel-retail company Bluebell Group has expanded its multi-brand fragrance concept store L’Atelier des Parfums...January 5, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 72
Retail news and trends to watch out for UK retail M&A. More changes are afoot in the...January 5, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 71
Retail news and trends to watch out for Thinking big. It’s not all bad for travel retail....January 4, 2022
Bain Capital said to be considering Boots takeover
Private-equity firm Bain Capital is considering buying Boots from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), according to a report...January 3, 2022
The Central Group and Signa to acquire Selfridges Group
Thailand-based retail, real estate and hospitality group The Central Group and Austria-based retail and real estate group...December 24, 2021
Douglas full year performance hit by lockdowns, e-commerce grows
German beauty retailer Douglas pointed to the strength of e-commerce, as it reported a 7.3% increase in...December 21, 2021
Harrods launches winter sale early
UK-based department store Harrods has launched its annual winter sale earlier this year. The sale kicks off...December 17, 2021
A.S. Watson Group opens Marionnaud stores in China
Marionnaud x Watsons cross-over store Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group has brought the Marionnaud retail...December 15, 2021
Galeries Lafayette to open third store in China
France-based department-store group Galeries Lafayette is to open a new store in Shenzhen, China in 2023. It...December 15, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 70
Retail news and trends to watch out for Service offers. UK-based retailer John Lewis is to offer...December 14, 2021
John Lewis reveals beauty predictions for 2022
UK-based department-store group John Lewis’ fragrance sales rose 24% year-over-year in 2021, according to the retailer’s Beauty...December 8, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 69
Retail news and trends to watch out for More changes are afoot in the UK retail...December 8, 2021