A trip to Lush’s flagship store in São Paulo
The UK-based brand returned to Brazil with a flagship store in 2014, and plans to open additional...February 18, 2015
Macy’s acquires Bluemercury
US department-store operator Macy’s is acquiring beauty retailer Bluemercury for $210m. Bluemercury, founded in 1999, operates 60...February 4, 2015
A trip to the Watsons Gen Y concept store in Taipei
Watsons looks to Gen Y with a new concept store in Taipei, Taiwan Hong Kong-based...February 3, 2015
The Body Shop acquires Australia franchise business
L’Oréal-owned The Body Shop has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Adidem...February 3, 2015
Yves Rocher tests new retail concept
French brand Yves Rocher has opened a new store concept in Boulogne, a suburb of Paris. Designed...February 2, 2015
Dufry, Lagardère said to be in running to buy stake in World Duty Free
Speculation is mounting over who will buy the stake in travel retailer World Duty Free, currently held...January 30, 2015
Dufry exercises option to buy 20% of Dufry Lojas Francas
Swiss travel retailer Dufry exercised its option to buy 20% of Dufry Lojas Francas (DLF) for CHF148m...January 29, 2015
Nuance launches luxury beauty store at Geneva Airport
Swiss travel-retail operator Nuance has inaugurated a new store in Geneva Airport that caters to what it...January 27, 2015
Private-equity fund KKR interested in stake in World Duty Free
Shares in travel retailer World Duty Free rose more than 2% yesterday following press reports that US...January 27, 2015
AS Watson to acquire Dirx
Retailer AS Watson is to acquire Netherlands-based health and beauty chain Dirx. The Dirx chain operates 50...January 21, 2015
A trip to La Prairie’s Paris store
The Swiss brand puts the focus on service at its new Paris flagship store In...January 21, 2015
La Prairie opens first European flagship in Paris
Swiss skincare company La Prairie opened its first European flagship store in Paris in December. The...January 21, 2015
Lancôme launches flagship store on China’s Tmall
French brand Lancôme has launched a flagship store on China-based Alibaba Group’s online shopping website Tmall.com. Alibaba...January 16, 2015
Oh My Cream to grow store network in France
French niche skincare retailer Oh My Cream, which opened its first boutique in Paris in 2012 and...January 16, 2015
Target shuts store network in Canada
US mass retailer Target has announced that it is closing its entire store network in Canada after...January 15, 2015
World Duty Free launches luxury fragrance area in Heathrow T5
Travel retailer World Duty Free Group (WDFG) has launched an area dedicated to niche and designer fragrances...January 14, 2015
JC Penney to shut 40 locations
US mid-tier department-store retailer JC Penney is to shut around 40 stores this year, which equates to...January 9, 2015
Macy’s to close 14 stores in US
In what it says is a move to adapt to changing consumer shopping patterns, US department-store retailer...January 9, 2015
A trip to Burberry’s Beauty Box in Seoul
Burberry’s second Beauty Box location, in Seoul, offers new services and digital tools UK-based fashion and...January 6, 2015
France’s selective channel losing shoppers says report
The number of French consumers shopping in the selective channel is decreasing, according to a recent report...January 5, 2015
Douglas rebrands 43 stores in France to Nocibé
Following the acquisition of French perfumery chain Nocibé by German retailer Douglas in June 2014, some 43...January 5, 2015
Burberry opens Burberry Beauty Box boutique in Seoul
UK-based Burberry has opened its first Burberry Beauty Box store in Asia, in the Coex Mall...December 19, 2014
A trip to Birchbox’s Paris pop-up and vending machine
The beauty box specialist opens a pop-up store and launches a vending machine concept in Paris ...December 17, 2014
Galeries Lafayette to open store in Paris suburbs
French department-store operator Galeries Lafayette is to open a new store in the Carré Sénart shopping complex...December 16, 2014
Ioma launches in Russia with Ile de Beauté
French skincare brand Ioma is launching in Russia today in 90 Ile de Beauté stores. Three of...December 15, 2014
Carrefour testing new beauty concept
Hypermarket operator Carrefour is testing a new beauty concept at its store in Vitrolles, France. Called Pro’s...December 15, 2014
Harvey Nichols to open store in Doha in 2017
UK-based luxury-goods retailer Harvey Nichols is to open a store in Doha, Qatar in the first quarter...December 11, 2014
Birchbox launches vending machine in French train station
Subscription service Birchbox is to begin distributing beauty products through a vending machine in Paris’ Gare Montparnasse...December 11, 2014
Birchbox opens Paris pop-up boutique
US-based subscription beauty box company Birchbox opened a pop-up store in Paris this week. The 100m2 (1,076ft2)...December 5, 2014
Maison Francis Kurkdjian opens second Paris store
French fragrance brand Maison Francis Kurkdjian opened its second Paris standalone store this week, five years after...December 4, 2014