Reliance Industries said to be exploring Boots bid
Mumbai-based Reliance Industries is considering a bid for UK health and beauty retailer Boots (WBA), according to...April 19, 2022
No7 launches Pro Derm Scan service at Boots
Skincare brand No7 (Walgreens Boots Alliance) has launched a new personalized beauty service in 425 Boots stores...April 14, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 85
Retail news and trends to watch out for Wellness stores. French department-store group Galeries Lafayette is the...April 12, 2022
Dior opens beauty and fragrance space at 30 Montaigne store
French brand Dior has launched a beauty and fragrance space in its newly re-opened 30 Montaigne store...April 12, 2022
Galeries Lafayette to open wellness space
French department-store group Galeries Lafayette is to open a new space dedicated to wellness at its Paris...April 12, 2022
Space NK sales down 11% in year ended March 2021
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK’s turnover fell 11% to £111.82m ($145.81m) in the year ended March 27,...April 8, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 84
Retail news and trends to watch out for Omnichannel deals. Online luxury retailer Farfetch is to invest...April 6, 2022
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RETAIL INSIGHTS Omnichannel deals. Online luxury retailer Farfetch is to invest up to $200m for a minority...April 5, 2022
Farfetch to take minority stake in Neiman Marcus Group
Online luxury retailer Farfetch is to invest up to $200m for a minority stake in US department-store...April 5, 2022
A.S. Watson Group opens more Marionnaud stores in China
Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group has expanded its Marionnaud retail brand in China. As reported,...April 4, 2022
Lush opens 24-hour vending machine in London
UK-based beauty brand Lush Cosmetics has opened its first vending machine in London. The vending machine, located...April 4, 2022
WBA sales up 3% in second quarter
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s (WBA) sales rose 3% year-over-year to $33.8bn in the second quarter of fiscal 2022...April 1, 2022
Ulta Beauty partners with PayPal to launch Return Bars
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty has partnered with digital payments company PayPal to introduce a return service...March 30, 2022
Superdrug to launch online marketplace
UK-based retailer Superdrug (A.S. Watson Group) is to launch an online marketplace. The retailer claims the move...March 30, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 83
Retail news and trends to watch out for Changing offers. US department-store group Macy’s is to expand...March 29, 2022
CK Hutchison retail sales up 9% in 2021
Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s retail division’s revenue rose 9% year-over-year to HK$173.6bn ($22.18bn) in 2021. The company’s...March 24, 2022
Macy’s to expand Backstage shop-in-shop concept
US department-store group Macy’s is to expand its store-in-store concept Macy’s Backstage in a bid to adapt...March 23, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 82
Retail news and trends to watch out for Kohl’s under pressure. Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC)...March 23, 2022
More firms line up in bid for Boots
More firms are lining up to explore buying UK-based health and beauty retailer Boots, according to a...March 22, 2022
A.S. Watson Group to close Watsons Russia stores
Health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group is to close its Watsons stores in Russia due to...March 18, 2022
Sa Sa launches on online grocery platform foodpanda mall
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Sa Sa has launched on online grocery and food delivery platform foodpanda...March 16, 2022
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 81
Retail news and trends to watch out for Spring forward. French department-store group Printemps is to unveil...March 16, 2022
Printemps launches new visual identity and retail concepts
French department-store group Printemps is to unveil a new brand identity and 10 new in-store and digital...March 15, 2022
Ulta Beauty sales up 40.3% in fiscal 2021
US beauty retailer Ulta Beauty’s net sales rose 40.3% to $8.6bn in fiscal 2021 compared to fiscal...March 11, 2022
Sephora and Shipt partner to launch same-day delivery
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has partnered with shopping and delivery company Shipt to launch a same-day delivery...March 10, 2022
Galeries Lafayette to open first store in Macau
France-based department-store group Galeries Lafayette is to open its first store in Macau. Hong Kong-based Forward Fashion...March 9, 2022
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