Douglas to acquire Italy’s Limoni, La Gardenia
German beauty retailer Douglas is to acquire Italian perfumery chains Limoni and La Gardenia Beauty from a...May 17, 2017
Marionnaud donates €100,000 to CEW France
French perfumery chain Marionnaud presented a €100,000 check to the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) association at a...April 27, 2017
Feelunique acquires The Beautyst
UK-based beauty e-commerce site Feelunique has acquired French online beauty community and marketplace The Beautyst. The Beautyst,...April 7, 2017
Goldman Sachs may buy The Body Shop
Goldman Sachs could pay up to £600m ($747m) to acquire beauty retail chain The Body Shop from...April 4, 2017
Sephora launches new store concept in France
LVMH-owned chain Sephora has launched a new store concept which it calls the New Sephora Experience in...April 4, 2017
Macy’s Herald Square launches fragrance pop-up
US-based department store Macy’s launched an interactive pop-up Scent Event at its flagship Herald Square store in...April 3, 2017
A visit to Drogaria Onofre’s new store in São Paulo
Brazil’s Drogaria Onofre puts the focus on convenience with its new store concept Brazilian pharmacy chain Drogaria...March 29, 2017
Kiko to open Paris flagship store in 2018
Italian budget cosmetics brand Kiko is to open a flagship store on Paris’ avenue des Champs-Elysées. The...March 21, 2017
Douglas to acquire Spain’s Bodybell
German retailer Douglas is to acquire Madrid-based perfumery chain Bodybell, furnishing it with a leading position in...March 16, 2017
An analysis of beauty at non-beauty retailers
How beauty in non-beauty retailers is set to develop Is beauty set to become a bigger part...March 16, 2017
An analysis of retail initiatives in make-up
An analysis of key retail trends hitting the color market A key trend in beauty in general,...March 15, 2017
MAC Cosmetics launches in Marionnaud France
MAC Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Companies) is to launch in Marionnaud France at the end of this month, making the...March 6, 2017
Store closures continue in US retail
Retail shifts continue in the US and they are mostly focused on store closures. In the past...March 1, 2017
A visit to Make Up For Ever’s first global flagship store
LVMH-owned Make Up For Ever opened what it calls its first global flagship store in February. The...March 1, 2017
Oh My Cream! launches six new brands in France
France-based retailer Oh My Cream! is to launch six new brands in its stores. The brands are:...February 28, 2017
Make Up For Ever opens global flagship store
LVMH-owned Make Up For Ever opened what it calls its first global flagship store at the end...February 27, 2017
JCPenney to close 130-140 stores
US-based retailer JCPenney will close about 130-140 stores, as well as two distribution facilities over the next...February 27, 2017
Nordstrom sales up 2.9% for fiscal 2016
US-based retailer Nordstrom posted net sales of $4.24bn for the fourth quarter of 2016, up 2.4% compared...February 24, 2017
Douglas sales up 4.3% for three months to December 2016
German perfumery chain Douglas reported a 4.3% increase in sales to €991m for the three months ended...February 22, 2017
NYX opens fourth Paris store
L’Oréal-owned NYX Cosmetics will open a 116m2 (1,249ft2) store in the Beaugrenelle Paris shopping center, France, tomorrow....February 21, 2017
Tallink’s new Megastar vessel puts the focus on beauty at its new store
Tallink’s new Megastar vessel puts the focus on beauty at its new store Baltic ferry and short-cruise...February 15, 2017
Marionnaud sells 60,000 soft toys for CEW
French perfumery chain Marionnaud sold 60,000 soft toys dressed by Zadig & Voltaire in its French stores...February 14, 2017
Shiseido Travel Retail marks Chinese New Year with exclusives and events
Shiseido Travel Retail has introduced a string of initiatives to mark the Chinese New Year. The initiatives...February 9, 2017
L’Oréal said to be exploring The Body Shop sale
French group L’Oréal is said to be exploring a sale of The Body Shop, the struggling retailer...February 8, 2017
Amorepacific looks to 100 Aritaum stores in US
Riding the K-beauty wave in the US, South Korea-based Amorepacific is aiming to have 100 of its...February 8, 2017
Hudson’s Bay said to be in talks to buy Macy’s
Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay Co is in talks to acquire US-based department-store chain Macy’s, according to press...February 6, 2017
A visit to Maybelline’s new French store
Maybelline opens its second French store with a focus on education and digital L’Oréal-owned Maybelline opened...February 1, 2017
Dufry extends World Duty Free Jersey airport concession for 10 years
Switzerland-based travel-retail operator Dufry has extended its World Duty Free concession in the airside departures lounge at...January 31, 2017
Walgreens Boots Alliance lowers price for Rite Aid
US-based Walgreens Boots Alliance and retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corporation have amended their merger agreement to...January 30, 2017
The Merchant of Venice opens fifth standalone store
Italy-based Mavive opened a new store in Milan for The Merchant of Venice fragrance brand in December...January 27, 2017