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
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