Saks to enter Kazakhstan
US department-store retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is to open its first store in Kazakhstan in August 2012....July 13, 2011
Marionnaud revamps website
Perfumery chain Marionnaud says its website has become its number-two door in France following a revamp of...July 13, 2011
Duane Reade opens new concept flagship
New York-based drugstore Duane Reade has opened a new flagship store based on what the company calls...July 13, 2011
Aesop opens new Paris store
Australian skincare brand Aesop opened its third Paris store this month in the Marais district. The...July 13, 2011
Brand strategist Nadia Yousif on retail
US-based brand strategist and marketing consultant Nadia Yousif on: How beauty retailing will evolve The...June 15, 2011
House of Fraser launches Fekkai
UK-based department store House of Fraser is to launch haircare brand Frédéric Fekkai in 10 of its...June 15, 2011
Sephora ups stake in Ile de Beauté
Sephora has increased its ownership in Russian beauty retailer Ile de Beauté by 20%, bringing its share...June 15, 2011
Jequiti signs up with ELC in Brazil
Brazil-based Jequiti, the cometics unit of media company Grupo Silvio Santos has partnered with The Estée Lauder...June 1, 2011
Walmart invests in Chinese e-commerce
US retailer Walmart has taken a minority stake in Chinese e-commerce operator Yihaodian, which offers competitively priced...June 1, 2011
Sephora opens store in Malaysia
LVMH-owned perfumery retailer Sephora opened a flagship store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May. The two-level standalone...June 1, 2011
Acquisitions in Italian retail
UK private-equity company BC Partners is to purchase Giorgione Investimenti, the Italian firm that controls 69.3% of...June 1, 2011
The frenzy of flash sale sites
There’s a good deal of activity around the online flash-sale market. In May, Venteprivée. com, the France-based...June 1, 2011
Shiseido’s new Tokyo center
Shiseido puts the experience back into beauty at its new Tokyo complex Shiseido aims to offer...June 1, 2011
Strategies for improving the shopping experience
At the Tax Free Asia Pacific show held in Singapore last month, Rohit Talwar, futurist, retail expert...June 1, 2011
Bloomingdale’s opens three new outlet stores
US-based department-store group Macy’s is to open three new Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores in Florida, Massachusetts and Illinois...May 3, 2011
Debenhams launches app
UK department-store retailer Debenhams has launched an iPhone app called Beauty Club. It features advice, incentives and...May 3, 2011
Walmart buys tech company Kosmix
In a move to strengthen its social media and e-commerce strategy, US mass retailer Walmart has acquired...May 3, 2011
Dior’s new maison at Selfridges
Dior’s Maison de Parfums at Selfridges puts the accent on service and education LVMH-owned Parfums Christian...May 3, 2011
O Boticario’s new Nativa SPA stores
The Brazilian brand has opened new standalone stores for its Nativa SPA brand Brazilian franchising brand...April 19, 2011
Euromonitor’s Jon Wright on retailing
UK-based market research company Euromonitor Intl head of retailing research Jon Wright on: How beauty...April 19, 2011
Sears moves into beauty
US-based department store chain Sears Roebuck is expanding in beauty with the opening of cosmetics...April 19, 2011
Urban Spa:ce, South Korea
Korean retailer Urban Spa:ce’s edited mix of beauty brands comes with an in-store spa service Korean...April 6, 2011
Developments in beauty retailing
US-based market-research firm Kline & Co senior associate and author of the Kline Beauty Retailing 2010 USA...April 5, 2011
Marionnaud launches new loyalty program
AS Watson-owned perfumery chain Marionnaud has launched a new loyalty program targeting its best customers. The program,...April 5, 2011
Walgreens buys Drugstore.com
In a bid to reinforce its e-commerce business, USbased drugstore chain Walgreens is to acquire online health...April 5, 2011
Travel retail in the Americas
The regional split that took place after the 2008 downturn is still evident, even though growth is...March 23, 2011
Pharmaca, US
US retailer Pharmaca grows its beauty mix US retailer Pharmaca grows its beauty mix Colorado-based Pharmaca bills...March 8, 2011
Verdict’s Natalia Grabov
UK-based market research company Verdict (Datamonitor) analyst Natalia Grabov gives her views on the development of beauty...March 8, 2011
Chanel pulls out of selected Marionnaud stores
Chanel has pulled out of around 20 Marionnaud stores in France, claiming the stores do not meet...March 8, 2011
Sephora appoints new ceo
LVMH-owned Sephora has appointed former P&G executive Christopher De Lapuente to the role of global president and...March 8, 2011