Barneys sold to Authentic Brands Group
US-based retailer Barneys has been sold to fashion company Authentic Brands Group (ABG). Barneys filed for bankruptcy...November 4, 2019
Beauty brands to make gains on 11.11
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival is already looking promising for beauty brands. The...October 31, 2019
Harrods to open standalone beauty stores
UK-based department store Harrods is to launch standalone beauty stores next year. The new store concept, called...October 30, 2019
Nordstrom opens NYC flagship
US-based department-store chain Nordstrom opened its first-ever flagship store for women and children in New York City...October 24, 2019
AS Watson Group appoints Malina Ngai ceo AS Watson (Asia & Europe)
AS Watson Group has appointed Malina Ngai as ceo AS Watson (Asia & Europe) Ltd. Ngai will...October 23, 2019
Feelunique launches ingredient transparency tool
Beauty e-commerce company Feelunique has partnered with cosmetics and healthcare ingredients platform Evrelab to launch Beauty Decoded,...October 21, 2019
Grupo Boticário opens new store concept for Eudora brand
Grupo Boticário has opened a new concept store for its Eudora cosmetics brand, in a bid to...October 11, 2019
Grupo Boticário revamps retail chain The Beauty Box
Brazil-based Grupo Boticário has re-branded and re-positioned its multi-brand beauty retail chain The Beauty Box, which first...October 11, 2019
Natura enters Asia with Malaysia pop-up store
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has entered the Asian market with the opening of a Malaysian pop-up store....October 9, 2019
Neiman Marcus adds online Clean Beauty section
US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has opened a Clean Beauty online shop for existing and new products...October 2, 2019
Creative retailing strategies
A look at some creative retail concepts, inside and outside beauty Lululemon: Building a wellness community Chicago,...October 1, 2019
Amazon-proof strategies for retailers
An analysis of how retailers can Amazon-proof their businesses
October 1, 2019
Product discovery in e-commerce
How brands can make their products easier to find in online retail
October 1, 2019
Interview with AS Watson’s Group group managing director Dominic Lai
Retailer AS Watson Group has been aggressively expanding its brick-and-mortar network, while
October 1, 2019
Hudson’s Bay to exit the Netherlands
Retailer Hudson’s Bay will close its 15 stores, its e-commerce site and its headquarters in the Netherlands...September 24, 2019
Court rejects bid to block Debenhams rescue plan
UK department-store group Debenhams, which fell into administration in April, will be able to implement its proposed...September 20, 2019
The Body Shop returns to activism with London concept store
Natura-owned cosmetics brand The Body Shop has given its Oxford Street, London store a green makeover. The...September 19, 2019
Marionnaud to exit Spain and Portugal
CK Hutchison-owned perfumery chain Marionnaud is to pull out of Spain and Portugal in a bid to...September 10, 2019
Bogart Group to acquire retail chain in Luxembourg
French cosmetics and fragrance company Bogart Group is to acquire 18 stores from the Milady Parfumerie beauty...September 10, 2019
The Perfume Shop to open first ‘experiential’ concept store
UK-based fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop is to open its first experiential concept store on September 19....September 5, 2019
Ulta revises full year outlook due to challenges in US cosmetics market
US-based retailer Ulta Beauty revised down its outlook for the full fiscal year 2019 as a result...August 30, 2019
Douglas takes stake in online retailer Niche Beauty
German beauty retailer Douglas is to acquire a 51% stake in Niche Beauty, an online retailer focused...July 31, 2019
Brazil gets new niche perfumery store
A new perfumery store dedicated to niche fragrances opened at the Iguatemi Shopping Mall in São Paulo,...June 25, 2019
Marionnaud looks to boost skincare with Active Beauty concept
French retail chain Marionnaud is looking to boost its skincare business with a new in-store concept called...June 7, 2019
Bogart acquires six fragrance stores in Belgium
France-based Bogart Group has acquired six fragrance boutiques in Belgium. The stores are part of the Pascal/Inverko...May 16, 2019
NYX to close Brazil stores
L’Oréal-owned NYX Professional Makeup is to close its three stores in Brazil at the end of April....March 29, 2019
Galeries Lafayette opens Champs Elysées flagship
French department store Galeries Lafayette opened the doors of its new flagship store on Paris’ avenue Champs...March 28, 2019
Boots embarks on major revamp of beauty halls
UK retailer Boots is to revamp 24 of its beauty halls from April. The revamp, motivated by...March 8, 2019
Debenhams expects to take profit hit
Struggling UK department store Debenhams said that a statement it made on January 10 announcing that it...March 5, 2019
Zalando expands beauty to five new markets
German online fashion platform Zalando is to launch its beauty category in five new markets over the...March 5, 2019