Black Friday shopping behavior 2011
Nearly 28% of US consumers said they shopped online on Cyber Monday (the Monday following Black Friday,...December 7, 2011
Make Up For Ever’s Paris flagship opens
LVMH-owned brand Make Up For Ever has opened its Paris flagship in the Marais district. Unlike the...December 7, 2011
India to defer FDI for retail
There’s uncertainty whether the Indian government will pass legislation allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail...December 7, 2011
Japan gets new prestige retail format
Japanese mass retailer Aeon opened a new prestige store concept in November. Called Cosmême (pictured), the...December 7, 2011
Nuance Watson launches Clinique app
Estée Lauder owned brand Clinique has launched its iPad skin diagnostic tool at travel-retailer Nuance Watson Hong...December 7, 2011
Heinemann enlarges Les Exclusifs fragrances
Germany-based travel retailer Gebr Heinemann has launched six new fragrances from Chanel’s Les Exclusifs collection in its...December 7, 2011
Marionnaud rolls out new store concept
Marionnaud is out to provide an easier shopping experience, more accessible offer and better service with its...November 22, 2011
Centdegrés on how beauty retailing will evolve
Paris-based branding agency Centdegrés president and creative director David Nitlich & managing partner Thibault Ponroy on: ...November 22, 2011
Vente-privée launches in the US
French-based flash sale site Vente-privée launched in the US this November through a joint venture with American...November 22, 2011
Diptyque opens Hong Kong store
French fragrance company Diptyque opened its first standalone store in Asia earlier this month in Hong Kong’s...November 22, 2011
Colourcopia opens in London
Colourcopia, a boutique offering Coty-owned nailcare brand OPI’s entire range of more than 240 nail colors has...November 22, 2011
Make Up For Ever launches Paris flagship
LVMH-owned Make Up For Ever has revamped its Paris flagship store in Paris. Designed for professionals, but...November 22, 2011
Sa Sa launches Shanghai flagship
Hong-Kong based retailer Sa Sa opened a new flagship store in Mainland China at Shanghai’s Henderson Land...November 22, 2011
Estée Lauder launches new counter at Galeries Lafayette
Estée Lauder-owned Clinique opened its new department-store retail concept SAYLI, (acronym for ‘service as you like...November 22, 2011
Douglas teams up with Passion Beauté in France
The French subsidiary of German perfumery chain Douglas and French retail grouping Passion Beauté have formed an...November 22, 2011
Rituals new Brazil store
Netherlands-based brand Rituals opens its first store in São Paulo Dutch wellbeing-based brand Rituals opened its...November 6, 2011
Macy’s to revamp NY flagship
US-based department store Macy’s is to invest $400m over the next four years in remodeling its flagship...November 6, 2011
A trip to Printemps’ Belle Parfumerie
Printemps’ new beauty floor at its Paris flagship, La Belle Parfumerie, is homage to the French tradition...October 25, 2011
Beauty & European pharmacies
Pharmacies are attracting more beauty players and now represent increased competition for perfumeries in skincare. BW Confidential...October 25, 2011
Sephora opens first Mexico store
One year after signing a joint-venture agreement with Mexican retail operator Grupo Axo, Sephora Americas has...October 25, 2011
A visual trip to Sephora’s new-generation store in New York
Sephora mixes technology, services and design and at its 16th New York City store Sephora inaugurated...October 11, 2011
CVS creates in-store concept for men
US drugstore operator CVS has teamed up with P&G to create a new merchandising concept for male...October 11, 2011
Space NK teams up with QVC
UK-based beauty retailer Space NK is airing its first show on TV shopping channel QVC US this...October 11, 2011
Alternative channels grow
US beauty sales through alternative channels, such as e-commerce, home shopping and infomercials have increased by almost...October 11, 2011
Hermès to launch ‘maison’ at Printemps store
Hermès is to open a new maison de parfums at French department store Printemps’ Paris flagship. The...October 11, 2011
Harvey Nichols opens new Hong Kong store
Harvey Nichols is to open a new 83,000ft2 (7,710m2) store at the Pacific Place shopping center in...October 11, 2011
Revlon launches nail & lip bars
Beauty brand Revlon is to launch lip and nail bars in five Monoprix stores in Paris. The...October 11, 2011
French perfumeries report first five months 2011
Beauty sales in selective French perfumeries rose 1.2% in value for the first five months of the...October 11, 2011
El Corte Ingles to buy Kaufhof?
Spanish department-store group El Corte Inglés is said to be closer to a deal to buy German...October 11, 2011
Travel-retail channel outlook
Retailers are seeing a return to boom times in travel retail, but will they last? ...September 28, 2011