New Middle Eastern fragrance store opens in Brazil
A new store dedicated to Middle Eastern fragrances opened in São Paulo, Brazil in September. Called Al...October 12, 2015
Urban Decay offers makeup lessons in Paris pop-up
L’Oréal-owned Urban Decay has opened a pop-up store in Paris’s Marais neighbourhood, offering makeup lessons to consumers....October 12, 2015
Christian Louboutin opens beauty shop-in-shop at Printemps
Footwear brand Christian Louboutin has opened a shop-in-shop exclusively dedicated to beauty at French department store Printemps’...October 8, 2015
Codage opens first standalone boutique in Paris
French skincare brand Codage has opened its first standalone boutique in Paris. The 75m2 (807ft2) store...October 1, 2015
A visit to The Hermès Perfumery, New York
French brand Hermès opens its first-ever fragrance boutique Hermès describes its first-ever standalone perfumery as “a...October 1, 2015
An analysis of Amazon’s luxury beauty business development
There has been much talk about Amazon’s impact on the cosmetics and fragrance market. BW Confidential analyzes...October 1, 2015
An analysis of brands & travel-retail consolidation
As Dufry Group begins the integration of World Duty Free Group and continues with the amalgamation of...October 1, 2015
Saks signs new salon partner
High-end hair salon operator John Barrett Holdings is to become the official in-store salon and spa partner...September 28, 2015
John Lewis opens in Birmingham
UK department store operator John Lewis has opened what it calls its “most innovative store to date”...September 25, 2015
NYX to open first standalones
L’Oréal-owned NYX Cosmetics has announced plans for its first standalone stores. The first of its boutiques, which...September 24, 2015
JC Penney names new chief merchant, reshuffles in-house Sephora management
US department-store operator JC Penney has promoted John Tighe to the post of executive vice president, chief...September 23, 2015
A visit to Cosmopolitan in Brazil
A new niche fragrance boutique has opened in Brasilia, modeled on the format of an art gallery...September 23, 2015
Hermès opens first standalone perfumery
French brand Hermès has opened its first ever standalone perfumery. The 82m2 (883ft2) store, in Manhattan’s Brookfield...September 18, 2015
Nivea to exit European travel retail
German group Beiersdorf is to exit travel retail in Europe for its Nivea brand and focus on...September 16, 2015
Shiseido creates global travel-retail marketing team
Shiseido has created a global travel-retail marketing team to support its expansion in the channel, which is...September 16, 2015
Michelle Phan’s Ipsy raises $100m in funding
Beauty subscription service and online community Ipsy has raised $100m in Series B funding from investment firms...September 15, 2015
Sephora signs up new partner for India
LVMH-owned Sephora has signed up a new partner for its Indian business, its third since it entered...September 14, 2015
Arden to open pop-up store in Paris
Elizabeth Arden is to open its first pop-up store in France in September. The 80m2 (861ft2) store...September 4, 2015
Puig launches airport pop-up store for CH Confidential
Spanish group Puig has teamed up with Dubai Duty Free to launch a pop-up shop for its...August 31, 2015
A visit to L’Oréal’s Dermacenter store in Paris
L’Oréal brings five of its dermo-cosmetics brands together with a strong service offer in a new Dermacenter...August 26, 2015
MAC opens flagship store in Brazil
Estée Lauder Companies-owned MAC Cosmetics opened a flagship store in São Paulo, Brazil in July. The 117m2...August 13, 2015
AS Watson opens Watsons flagship in Hong Kong
AS Watson opened a Watsons flagship store in Hong Kong yesterday. The 8,000ft2 (743m2) three-story store is...August 12, 2015
Sephora to launch subscription beauty box
LVMH-owned retailer Sephora is to make a move into the beauty box subscription service in the US...August 12, 2015
Lagardère Travel Retail to acquire Paradies
France-based Lagardère Travel Retail has signed a deal to acquire North American airport travel retailer Paradies for...August 12, 2015
Bulgari to open fragrance pop-up store at Charles de Gaulle airport
Bulgari is to open its first fragrance pop-up store in Paris at Charles de Gaulle airport in...August 10, 2015
Neiman Marcus to go public
US-based prestige department store Neiman Marcus is to list on the stock exchange after 10 years of...August 10, 2015
Qatar Duty Free teams up with L’Oréal for fragrance pop-up store
Travel-retail operator Qatar Duty Free has launched a fragrance pop-up store in collaboration with L’Oréal Luxe at...August 4, 2015
Sephora makes travel-retail debut at Abu Dhabi International Airport
LVMH-owned retailer Sephora has made its debut in travel retail at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The...August 3, 2015
L’Oréal opens Dermacenter boutique in Paris
L’Oréal’s active cosmetics division has opened a new store in Paris selling its five dermo-cosmetics brands: Vichy,...July 24, 2015
Bernard Marionnaud passes away
Founder of French perfumery chain Marionnaud, Bernard Marionnaud passed away yesterday. He was 81. Marionnaud opened...July 23, 2015