Avon to exit underperforming markets
Ailing direct-sales company Avon is to cut 400 jobs across all regions and restructure or exit smaller...April 18, 2013
Nocibé up for sale
UK-based private-equity company Charterhouse, which acquired number-three French retailer Nocibé in 2005 for €490m, is putting the...April 18, 2013
Printemps opens revamped Strasbourg store
French department store retailer Printemps, which is reportedly to be sold to a Qatari investment fund before...April 18, 2013
Brazilian direct seller Racco to distribute Bourjois
French cosmetics brand Bourjois has signed an agreement with Brazilian direct-sales retailer Racco, which will sell the...April 18, 2013
BHV inaugurates new beauty floor
Iconic Parisian department store BHV is inaugurating its revamped beauty floor with a more upscale positioning in...April 17, 2013
Printemps to be sold to Qatari investors
According to press reports, French department-store chain Printemps is to be sold to a consortium of Qatari...April 3, 2013
Galeries Lafayette names new head of department-store division
Nicolas Houzé has been appointed general manager of Groupe Galerie Lafayette’s department-store business. He will replace Paul...April 3, 2013
Alliance Boots to cut jobs at UK plant
UK-based Alliance Boots has announced that it is to cut 200 jobs in its Nottingham, UK factory...April 3, 2013
BHV to open new beauty floor
Paris department store Bazaar de L’Hôtel de Ville (BHV) is inaugurating its new beauty space...April 3, 2013
New skincare boutique opens in Paris
A new beauty boutique specialized in hard-to-find skincare brands has opened in Paris’ sixth arrondissement. Called Oh...April 3, 2013
MAC opens on Champs Elysées
MAC opens first flagship outside US Estée Lauder-owned make-up brand MAC is out to make a...April 3, 2013
The potential of prestige haircare
The prestige haircare category is seeing healthy growth and more interest from selective retailers. BW Confidential looks...April 3, 2013
La Rinascente acquires Danish retailer Illum
Italian department store group La Rinascente, which is owned by Thai conglomerate Central Retail Corporation, acquired Danish...March 21, 2013
Ulta to boost prestige business
US beauty retailer Ulta is to grow its prestige offering this year by continuing to open shop-in-shops...March 21, 2013
Qatar Investment Authority eyes Marks & Spencer
According to UK press reports, the Qatar Investment Authority is looking to create a consortium to raise...March 21, 2013
Qatari investors looking to Printemps
A consortium of Qatari investors is said to be looking to buy a majority share in French...March 21, 2013
Net-a-Porter launches beauty offer
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter launched its beauty offer on March 20, featuring an “exclusive selection” of products...March 21, 2013
China’s luxury market
The fourth edition of the Luxury Outlook conference organized by the France-based International Luxury Business Association addressed...March 21, 2013
Italy beauty sales 2012
Cosmetics sales in Italy fell 1.8% in 2012 to €9.6bn, according to Italian industry association Unipro. Exports,...March 21, 2013
Bornstein promoted at Sephora Americas
LVMH-owned Sephora Americas has promoted Julie Bornstein, formerly senior vice president Sephora digital to the position of...March 20, 2013
Dufry sales up in 2012
Swiss travel retailer Dufry reported a 2012 sales increase of 19.6% to CHF3.15bn ($3.34bn), with EBITDA for...March 20, 2013
Nuance acquires remainder of Turkish joint venture
Swiss travel retailer Nuance has acquired the remaining 18% stake in its joint venture with Turkish duty-free...March 20, 2013
Sephora launches in-store foundation tool
Sephora will launch its Sephora + Pantone Color Profile system (pictured) in France this summer, followed by...March 20, 2013
Russian perfumery chains
Russian perfumery chains BW Confidential analyzes the latest strategies from Russia’s main perfumery chains ...March 20, 2013
A trip to Bourjois’ new Paris boutique
Chanel-owned Bourjois opens a standalone boutique in Paris to mark the Parisian brand’s 150th anniversary Covering...March 20, 2013
Different Latitudes to launch niche boutique
French fragrance distribution and consulting company Different Latitudes is to open a niche “fragrance bar” in Paris’...March 20, 2013
Annick Goutal revamps store network
Fragrance brand Annick Goutal is revamping its store design and product packaging. The first redesigned boutiques in...March 20, 2013
Marionnaud launches natural line
Marionnaud launched a private-label natural skincare line, called Marionnaud Nature in March. The company claims that at...March 20, 2013
The potential of Brazilian travelers
Travel retail is capitalizing on the growing wanderlust of big-spending, luxury-hungry Brazilian travelers With a...March 1, 2013
CVS buys Onofre
US-based drugstore operator CVS Caremark is to make a foray into Brazil through the acquisition of pharmacy...February 21, 2013