Benefit Cosmetics opens first store in France
LVMH-owned brand Benefit Cosmetics opened its first store in France this month in Paris’ Montorgeuil neighborhood. The...January 27, 2014
Printemps launches fragrance event at Paris flagship
French department-store retailer Printemps is launching the first of what will become an annual event devoted to...January 27, 2014
NYX signs with Douglas in France
US-based masstige make-up brand NYX is to launch exclusively in France this year, with perfumery chain Douglas....January 23, 2014
A visit to Nocibé’s Les Bellista boutique
French perfumery chain Nocibé has launched a new store concept dedicated to its private-label offer ...January 22, 2014
A look at Amazon’s luxury beauty store business
BW Confidential analyzes online retailer Amazon’s luxury beauty store business, which launched at the end of last...January 22, 2014
Interview with The Beauty Box marketing & sales director Breno Salek
Brazil-based Grupo Boticário launched The Beauty Box retail concept in 2012, combining foreign prestige brands, local players...January 22, 2014
Dufry to open three new stores in Nigeria
Swiss travel retailer Dufry Duty Free is to open three duty free stores in two airports in...January 22, 2014
Nocibé inaugurates retail chain for its private-label offer
Selective retailer Nocibé has launched what it calls “a new generation of boutiques” in France, devoted exclusively...January 16, 2014
Printemps opens new Paris store
French department store Printemps has opened its first new store in 32 years in the Carrousel du...January 15, 2014
Interview with Korea duty-free operator The Shilla
In a Korean market set for big changes, dutyfree operator The Shilla Hotel Duty Free looks well-positioned...January 10, 2014
Asia’s travel retail market rebounds
Asia is having a better time of the economic slump than any other region except the Middle...January 10, 2014
Macy’s cuts 2,500 jobs to save $100m annually
US-based department store Macy’s is to cut 2,500 jobs and close five stores to reduce costs by...January 10, 2014
e.l.f. said to be up for sale
US-based budget make-up brand e.l.f. Cosmetics is up for sale, according to press reports. E.l.f. is said...January 9, 2014
Shilla Travel Retail wins beauty concession at Singapore airport
Korea-based travel retailer Shilla Travel Retail has won the cosmetics and fragrance concession at Singapore Changi Airport,...January 8, 2014
Roger & Gallet launches first boutique in the Americas
Roger & Gallet opens its first standalone store in the Americas L’Oréal-owned brand Roger &...January 8, 2014
A look at alternative retail channels in the US
A review of beauty retail in the US outside the department store Sephora After a...January 2, 2014
Department stores should rethink their approach
The economic downturn, changes in consumer behavior and the rise of new sales channels is pushing department...January 2, 2014
On-board beauty sales take a nosedive
Fragrance’s sweet smell turned sour in 2009 as the category dramatically declined in the inflight market ...January 2, 2014
Clinique’s service as you like it
Estée Lauder-owned brand Clinique brought its new counter design to Europe in June to the Magasin Kgs.Nytorv...January 2, 2014
The Attic Room Design promotes Ralph Lauren fragrance collection
Retail design company The Attic Room Design has come up with an eye-catching consultation area to...January 2, 2014
Sephora’s store of the future
To mark its 40th anniversary, LVMH-owned retailer Sephora showcased its vision of the store of the future...January 2, 2014
Coty creates joint venture for UAE
US-based Coty has set up a joint venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with distributors Chalhoub...December 26, 2013
Marionnaud to close store network in Poland
AS-Watson owned perfumery chain Marionnaud is closing down its business in Poland in the first quarter of...December 24, 2013
Philips Beauty plans to roll out beauty tool pop-up store
Beauty tool manufacturer Philips Beauty’s pop-up store, which opened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands early December, may roll...December 23, 2013
Galeries Lafayette said to be in talks to acquire House of Fraser
French department-store retailer Galeries Lafayette is in talks to purchase UK-based retailer House of Fraser, according to...December 19, 2013
Sephora begins selling beauty on the go
Sephora launched a mobile site in the US in August, which allows shoppers to buy, view previous...December 18, 2013
Gloss’UP launches mobile nailcare services truck
Gloss’UP, a beauty bar located in the Marais district in Paris, France, is launching Nail Truck, an...December 18, 2013
Sephora’s new exclusives
Sephora France is to sell new special-edition fragrances from four major brands next spring. The chain will...December 18, 2013
Groupe Beaumanoir opens two new stores in France
French department-store retailer Groupe Beaumanoir has opened two new stores in northern France, in Rennes and Dinan,...December 18, 2013
A visit to Macy’s Herald Square store in New York City
The US department-store retailer unveils its refurbished beauty floor at its flagship store in New York City...December 17, 2013