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
Debenhams to close 50 stores, announces record loss
UK-based department-store chain Debenhams is to close 50 stores in the next three to five years, which...October 25, 2018
Barneys launches indie beauty pop-ups at flagship store
US luxury department store Barneys New York has launched a series of rotating pop-ups for emerging beauty...October 17, 2018
Sears files for bankruptcy, ceo steps down
US-based department-store operator Sears Holdings, the parent company of department stores Sears and Kmart, has filed for...October 15, 2018
Bogart to acquire retail group Distriplus
France-based beauty company Bogart Group is to acquire Distriplus Group, the number-two fragrance and cosmetics retailer in...October 12, 2018
Douglas unveils revamped Frankfurt flagship store
German beauty retailer Douglas has unveiled its revamped flagship store in Frankfurt. The five-story, 2,377m2 (25,155ft2) store...October 10, 2018
Qiriness opens pop-up store in Paris
France-based Qiriness has opened a pop-up store in Paris. Located in the French capital’s Marais district and...October 9, 2018
Perfumania launches new concept store
US-based fragrance retailer Perfumania Holdings has launched a new concept store in Denver, with plans to roll...September 27, 2018
Douglas unveils new health and beauty store concept
German beauty retailer Douglas has unveiled a new health and beauty concept store, called Douglas PRO. The...September 26, 2018
Qiriness to open first pop-up store
France-based skincare brand Qiriness will open its first standalone physical store in October, a pop-up in Paris’...September 26, 2018
Atelier Cologne to expand retail footprint
French fragrance brand Atelier Cologne (L’Oréal) is expanding its retail footprint with two new standalone boutiques and...September 26, 2018
Sephora to open Shanghai concept store, unveils new brand campaign and ambassador
Beauty retailer Sephora is to launch a new concept store in China, to be unveiled in September...September 5, 2018
The NPD Group to launch beauty retail sales tracking for Germany
Information company The NPD Group is to launch a retail tracking service for beauty in Germany. The...September 4, 2018
& Other Stories launches haircare line and opens third Paris store
H&M Group-owned fashion and beauty brand & Other Stories has opened its third standalone Parisian store, in...September 4, 2018