Alibaba unveils centralized program for brands
Chinese online and retail company Alibaba has unveiled a new program that combines all the tools and...January 14, 2019
Avon launches two-hour delivery service in Brazil
Avon Products has inked a partnership with Brazilian on-demand delivery service Rappi. In the initial pilot more...January 14, 2019
Sears chairman ups takeover bid to $5bn
Sears chairman Eddie Lampert has increased his takeover bid the retailer from $4.4bn to $5bn, according to...January 11, 2019
Target increases focus on beauty-centric wellness products
US-based Target is to expand its wellness product offer. The company has reportedly been giving more space...January 10, 2019
Douglas partners with Indie Beauty Expo
German beauty retailer Douglas has partnered with Indie Beauty Media Group (IBMG), organizer of the Indie Beauty...January 9, 2019
Sears chairman makes new bids for bankrupt retailer
Sears chairman Eddie Lampert has made a takeover bid of $4.4bn to save the bankrupt US-based retail...January 4, 2019
Coty launches mixed reality fragrance experience
Coty has launched a fragrance discovery experience that uses virtual reality (VR) visuals along with texture, smell...December 19, 2018
Japan-based istyle to open ‘community-based’ cosmetics store in Hong Kong
Tokyo-based beauty retail company istyle is opening the fourth store for its @cosme chain in Hong Kong,...December 17, 2018
Monoprix adds new men’s and organic beauty for Spring 2019
French retailer Monoprix (Casino Group) has new brands joining its beauty line-up for Spring 2019. The focus...December 12, 2018
Birchbox opens retail areas in Walgreens stores
Beauty retailer Birchbox has opened retail areas within six Walgreens stores across the US, with five more...December 12, 2018
Retail concept for digital natives opens in NYC
A new retail concept for digitally native brands has opened in New York City. Called Showfields, the...December 12, 2018
Sephora to push masks and Christmas crackers in 2018 holiday season
LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora has unveiled its Christmas offer for its French stores, which includes a range...December 11, 2018
JD.com and Intel launch lab for smart retail
Chinese online player JD.com has partnered with US-based technology company Intel to launch a lab that will...December 11, 2018
Amazon looks at expanding checkout-free stores to airports
Amazon may be looking to expand its Amazon Go checkout-free stores to airports, according to Reuters. Public...December 10, 2018
Sears chairman makes bid to buy bankrupt retailer
Hedge fund ESL Investments, run by Sears Holdings chairman Eddie Lampert, has made a bid to acquire...December 7, 2018
Lolita Lempicka opens first pop-up store
Lolita Lempicka Parfums has opened its first pop-up store, in Paris’ Marais district. Measuring 25m2 (269ft2), the...December 5, 2018
Sephora continues roll out of Fragrance to Go units for small-size scents
Beauty retailer Sephora continues to roll out its Fragrance to Go units in its stores in a...December 5, 2018
Galeries Lafayette’s spring offer to focus on natural and digital-native beauty
Galeries Lafayette has unveiled its offer for Spring 2019, with brands such as Bali-based Coco & Eve...December 5, 2018
Nous to open Geneva Airport concept store
French retailer Nous is to open a concept store at Geneva International Airport on December 8. Set...December 3, 2018
Covergirl opens first permanent store
Coty-owned Covergirl opened its first permanent retail store on November 23, in New York’s Times Square. Described...November 23, 2018
Glossier opens first flagship store
US-based digital beauty brand Glossier has opened its first flagship store, called Glossier Flagship, at 123 Lafayette...November 14, 2018
Amazon launches Black Friday pop-up in UK
Amazon UK is repeating its Home of Black Friday pop-up event in London this year, with the...November 13, 2018
Sephora partners with Google for hands-free make-up tutorials
Beauty retailer Sephora (LVMH) has partnered with Google and its Home Hub smart display (a smart speaker...November 13, 2018
Alibaba racks up $30.8bn for Singles’ Day
China’s Alibaba reported record gross merchandise value (gmv) for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival of RMB213.5bn...November 12, 2018
Ulta Beauty acquires AI and AR start-ups to boost personalization
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty has acquired QM Scientific and GlamST, two artificial intelligence and augmented reality...November 9, 2018
The Strategist opens beauty-focused holiday pop-up
The Strategist, a shopping site run by New York Magazine (New York Media), has opened its first...November 8, 2018
Rituals opens travel-retail standalone at Lisbon Airport
Dutch brand Rituals has opened its third directly owned travel-retail store at Lisbon International Airport, Portugal. The...November 6, 2018
Coty signs agreement with Alibaba
US-based Coty has signed an agreement with Chinese online and retail company Alibaba. The deal covers several...November 2, 2018
Douglas to launch campaign for Singles’ Day
German beauty retailer Douglas is launching a campaign for Singles’ Day, celebrated on November 11. The Asian...October 31, 2018
AS Watson launches new digital commerce tools in China and Taiwan
Retail group AS Watson has added two new digital tools to its e-commerce and social commerce offering....October 31, 2018