Amorepacific to close North American innisfree stores, says report
South Korean beauty company Amorepacific is to close all its stores for skincare brand innisfree in North...May 10, 2021
Russian e-commerce platform Ozon inks deal with Rive Gauche
Russian e-commerce platform Ozon has signed an exclusive agreement with Russian beauty retailer Rive Gauche to sell...May 10, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 42
Retail news and trends to watch out for In-store tech. P&G’s SK-II brand is testing new...May 4, 2021
LUXASIA develops Escentials
Luxasia’s retail concept for niche brands, Escentials has seen its online business grow to 60% of sales in just four years
May 1, 2021
How to do e-commerce sustainably
E-commerce sales are surging, but the growth is bringing up challenges in the area of sustainability.
May 1, 2021
Sustainable retailing strategies
How retailers are looking to showcase more sustainably focused stores
May 1, 2021
Clarins opens first eco-responsible store in France
French brand Clarins has opened what it calls its first eco-responsible store in France. Located in Paris,...April 30, 2021
Non-essential retail in France to re-open May 19
Non-essential retail in France will be able to re-open on May 19, French president Emmanuel Macron said...April 30, 2021
Harrods opens second H beauty store
UK-based department store Harrods opened its second standalone H beauty store today. As reported, last September the...April 29, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 41
Retail news and trends to watch out for Amazon Salon. Online giant Amazon is to open...April 28, 2021
Sephora reveals brand assortment for Sephora at Kohl’s
Some 125 prestige beauty brands will be available at Sephora’s new shop-in-shop concept at Kohl’s in the...April 27, 2021
French retail associations call on government to re-open stores by May 10
French retail organizations are calling on the French government to re-open non-essential commerce by May 10, according...April 23, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 40
Retail news and trends to watch out for Chinese travel boom. China saw domestic tourism return to...April 21, 2021
Beauty Tech Live: A.S. Watson sees O+O as the new standard for retail
O+O is the new standard for retail, Malina Ngai, ceo, A.S. Watson (Asia & Europe) and chief...April 14, 2021
Non-essential retail to re-open April 12 in England
Non-essential retail, hairdressers, nail salons, gyms, outdoor hospitality and small outdoor events will be able to re-open...April 7, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 39
Retail news and trends to watch out for The Body Shop’s refill roll-out. Natura-owned cosmetics brand The...April 6, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 38
Retail news and trends to watch out for John Lewis store closures. UK-based department-store group John Lewis...March 30, 2021
John Lewis to close eight stores
UK-based department-store group John Lewis is to close eight of its 42 stores, which will put 1,465...March 24, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 37
Retail news and trends to watch out for Nordstrom expands live shopping. US-based retailer Nordstrom has launched...March 23, 2021
Afterpay expands US sales event to brick-and-mortar
Buy now, pay later provider Afterpay has expanded its fifth bi-annual sales event in the US to...March 23, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 36
Retail news and trends to watch out for Ulta bets on stores. US-based beauty retailer Ulta will...March 16, 2021
Ulta Beauty names Dave Kimbell ceo
US-based beauty retailer Ulta Beauty has named Dave Kimbell ceo, effective June. Kimbell joined the beauty retailer...March 12, 2021
Walmart hosts beauty-themed shoppable livestream on TikTok
US-based retailer Walmart is to host its second livestream shopping event on short-video social-media platform TikTok. The...March 10, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 35
Retail news and trends to watch out for Splitting up. While most companies today are talking about...March 9, 2021
Boots to introduce digital omnichannel payment system
UK retailer Boots (Walgreens Boots Alliance) is to introduce a digital payment solution aimed at providing customers...March 9, 2021
Saks Fifth Avenue to separate e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses
Canadian department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is to split US-based department store Saks Fifth Avenue’s e-commerce...March 5, 2021
Retail Insights from Retail & Tech No 34
Retail news and trends to watch out for Brick-and-mortar relevance. Sephora is to open 260 new brick-and-mortar...March 2, 2021
Macy’s makes executive changes
Macy’s announced that its Bluemercury beauty chain co-founder and ceo Marla Beck is to leave the company...March 1, 2021
El Corte Inglés to cut 3,000 jobs
Spanish department-store group El Corte Inglés is to cut its workforce by 3,000. The retailer said that...March 1, 2021
John Lewis expands shop-in-shop format at Waitrose
UK department-store group John Lewis plans to roll out its shop-in-shop format to 280 doors of its...March 1, 2021