Dubai Duty Free resumes Click & Collect service
Shilla Duty Free closes Jeju downtown store due to COVID-19
Galeries Lafayette re-opens Paris flagship store
ForwardKeys reports uptick in Chinese domestic air travel
Ulta Q1 sales down 33%, sees stronger than expected sales at reopened stores
Boots UK implements new in-store hygiene measures
Galeries Lafayette launches digital personal shopping service
Orlandi launches beauty sampling V-shapes to meet new hygiene guidelines
Symrise launches Hero to thank COVID-19 frontline workers
French court allows Printemps to re-open
French consumers still have strong appetite to buy beauty, says My Beauty Community
89% of consumers expect more digital services post-pandemic
Singapore cuts growth forecast
MAC Cosmetics and Jolimoi partner to launch digital beauty classes
By Terry launches virtual beauty consultations
Alibaba revenue grows 22% in fiscal Q4
Beautyworld Middle East moved to November
Macy’s expects 45% decline in sales in Q1
Facebook to launch new e-commerce feature
Malaysian mall Sunway Pyramid launches online store
Arcade Beauty highlights samples to meet new hygiene protocols
69% of Chinese travelers will travel internationally when possible
Beauty revenues could fall 20% to 30% in 2020, says McKinsey
US April retail sales down 21.6% year-on-year
L’Oréal launches digital employee safety training platform
IATA says air traffic may not reach 2019 levels before 2023
Shiseido Travel Retail sales see first-quarter decline after strong January
Bluemercury launches curbside pick-up
L’Oréal ceo takes pay cut, creates new social and environmental program
Shiseido profit down 96% in Q1 amid COVID-19
TFWA cancels Cannes World Exhibition & Conference
Beauty retailers re-open with heightened sanitary protocols
Singapore Changi Airport suspends Terminal 4 operations
Dufry turnover down 23.6% in first quarter, sales down 94% in April
Cosmetic 360 event to be held in virtual format
Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy
The Perfume Shop resumes online operations
La Prairie sales fall 35.8% in first quarter
Hong Kong retail sales drop 42% in March
Global airport revenue estimated to lose $97bn in 2020
Chinese travel during May Day holiday shows consumer confidence
Ulta Beauty launches Curbside Pick-Up
Perfect Corp launches digital beauty services for Taobao mini programs
Home scent sales in UK grow amid lockdown
Chinese domestic air travel recovering, international routes still restricted
Year-to-date flight bookings down 86.8%, consumers still searching travel
DFS showcases WeChat initiatives driving digital growth
US retail associations release blueprint for safe shopping post-pandemic
Department stores develop curbside pick-up services
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna postponed to 2021, launches virtual event WeCosmoprof
ETRC issues guidelines on how to safely reopen travel retail
L’Oréal lends support to hairdressing salon re-openings in France
Dufry sales for first two weeks in April down 90%, implements new measures to preserve cash
Interparfums Q1 sales down 18%
Hermès perfume sales down 3% in Q1
Unilever turnover grows 0.2% in first quarter, withdraws 2020 outlook
Sycamore seeks to pull out of Victoria’s Secret acquisition
Some 40% of travelers expect to avoid travel for six months post-pandemic
Google allows merchants to list products free of charge amid pandemic
Alibaba to invest $28bn in cloud technology to support digital business
Gebr Heinemann predicts high losses for 2020, but says is well-positioned
Douglas boosts small business visibility with online initiatives
PSB Industries ends acquisition talks with Groupe Pochet due to COVID-19
AirAsia resumes domestic operations
ELC ceo takes 50% pay cut amid COVID-19
Clarins not to implement government-backed unemployment scheme in France
JCPenney explores debt management options
Brisbane Airport launches online marketplace amid COVID-19
Coty executives takes 25% pay cut amid COVID-19
Macy’s hires investment bank to explore refinancing amid COVID-19
London Heathrow Airport to consolidate operations to Terminals 2 and 5
Phuket Airport suspends operations due to COVID-19
YouCam Makeup extends hours due to high demand during lockdown
NRF asks US government for further retail industry aid amid COVID-19
Prestige beauty sales drop 93% in France’s first week of lockdown
Ulta Beauty to furlough staff, ceo takes pay cut
Alibaba launches 2020 Spring Thunder Initiative to support SMEs amid COVID-19
Singapore retail to receive rental rebate amid COVID-19
VivaTech postponed to spring 2021
UK prestige nail product online sales grow 24% amid quarantine
Estée Lauder Companies draws $1.3bn on revolving credit amid COVID-19
Frankfurt Airport suspends operations in Terminal 2
Online prestige beauty sales in the US grow 47% amid COVID-19
Debenhams files for administration amid COVID-19 store closures
Salvatore Ferragamo sales down 30.6% in first quarter 2020
Singapore Changi Airport to close Terminal 2 for 18 months
Douglas to pay 80% of salaries for furloughed employees during COVID-19
Superdrug launches same-day delivery service amid COVID-19
Neiman Marcus furthers bankruptcy preparation
Amazon postpones Prime Day due to COVID-19
US beauty and personal care to see steepest sales decline in 60 years
Ulta Beauty to suspend new hires, reduce store openings amid COVID-19
Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof applies for creditor protection due to COVID-19 impact
Interparfums withdraws 2020 guidance
Half of Chinese consumers optimistic about economic recovery
Zalando offers retailers online platform amid store closures
COVID-19 predicted to wipe out 38.1% of global passenger traffic
Hong Kong retail sales drop 31.8% in first two months of 2020
The Perfume Shop suspends online deliveries
London Gatwick Airport closes North Terminal due to COVID-19
Sephora Americas to lay off employees amid COVID-19
Chinese manufacturing rebounds in March
Ulta Beauty increases distribution center wages
L’Oréal suspends guidance, expects 5% sales decline for Q1 due to COVID-19
Macy’s to furlough most of its workforce
L’Oréal not to cut staff in France due to COVID-19
South Korea retail grows 9.1% thanks to online sales
UK prestige hand soap sales increase 102% due to COVID-19
BW Confidential introduces the COVID-19 World Tracker
BW Confidential reveals results of COVID-19 International Beauty Industry Survey
Paris-Orly Airport and London City Airport to close temporarily
Quadpack launches real-time COVID-19 business update dashboard
Cosmetic Valley joins government-backed Stopcovid19
Estée Lauder Companies to manufacture hand sanitizer
Dubai Duty Free temporarily closes due to COVID-19
Ulta Beauty draws down $800m under revolving credit amid COVID-19
Inter Parfums Inc withdraws 2020 guidance due to COVID-19
Estée Lauder Companies donates to COVID-19 relief funds
Cosmoprof India 2020 postponed to October
India goes into lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread
Italy shuts down non-essential manufacturing until April 3
Coty expects 20% revenue drop in fiscal third quarter due to COVID-19
Companies to lose some €1 trillion in brand value due to COVID-19
IAADFS asks airports to suspend minimum guarantee payments
Take part in the COVID-19 International Beauty Survey
Estée Lauder Companies withdraws guidance due to COVID-19
VivaTech cancels June show amid COVID-19 restrictions, looking at alternatives
Beautyworld Middle East postponed due to COVID-19
Tencent sees strong user increase due to COVID-19
BW Confidential launches the COVID-19 Industry Pulse
Cosmoprof North America postponed until September
L’Oréal launches European solidarity plan in face of COVID-19
Douglas suspends in-store operations due to COVID-19
80% of flight capacity slashed between China and rest of world
Ulta Beauty closes all locations until March 31
Sephora to close all North American locations until April 3
US travel ban on traffic from Europe to result in 3.5 million passenger drop
How Italy’s lockdown and the order to close stores will impact beauty
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna postponed until September
Dufry expects negative growth in 2020 due to COVID-19
Esxence to take place from February 11-14, 2021
Ferragamo adopts measures to mitigate COVID-19 impact
Perfect Corp offers free digital training service amid COVID-19
Opportunities in a crisis: How AS Watson Group has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak
US retail supply chains disrupted by COVID-19
European airports faced with “full-blown crisis” due to COVID-19 spread
Online engagement with beauty brands in China on the rise amid COVID-19
TFWA cancels Asia Pacific show in Singapore
Reed postpones in-cosmetics Global show until end of June
Global air passenger industry could lose between $63bn and $113bn due to COVID-19
Asia Pacific duty-free sales to lose $8.3bn due to COVID-19
Bookings to Italy drop 138.7% in final week of February due to COVID-19
IAADFS cancels Orlando show amid COVID-19 concerns
European tourism sees €1bn in losses due to virus outbreak
US outbound travel slumps due to COVID-19
Esxence postponed until end of May
Alibaba’s livestreaming activity rises 110% during COVID-19 outbreak
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna show postponed until June due to COVID-19
Airport Authority Hong Kong grants HK$1.6bn in total relief measures
Beauty&You by The Shilla Duty Free launches hygiene pop-up in response to COVID-19
Global airlines could see $29.3bn in revenue losses due to COVID-19
Changi Airport concessionaires receive 50% rental rebate due to COVID-19
Hong Kong Intl Airport sees 11.7% passenger decrease in January
ICAO estimates $1.29bn loss in Japanese tourism revenue in Q1 due to COVID-19
Slowdown in outbound flight bookings beyond China, due to coronavirus
Chinese air traffic down 67% due to coronavirus
TFWA and APTRA release statements on coronavirus concerns
Foreo donates 2,500 protective suits to coronavirus efforts
DFS closes two Hong Kong stores due to coronavirus
TFWA to go ahead with Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference despite coronavirus outbreak
ELC ceo Fabrizio Freda on coronavirus impact on China, travel retail
Deutsche Bank: global growth to fall by 0.5 percentage points in Q1 due to coronavirus
L’Oréal: too early to asses impact of coronavirus on China, travel retail Asia
ELC revises guidance due to coronavirus
Coty says to early to quantitfy coronavirus impact on travel retail
Sa Sa sales fall 76.9% during Chinese New Year, looks to cut costs
Shiseido outlines response to coronavirus
ForwardKeys outlines severe impact of coronavirus on travel
Rising risk of coronavirus to travel retail, domestic shopping
Brands donate to coronavirus efforts
Thailand destination market to be most affected by Wuhan lockdown, says m1ndset
Worries over Coronavirus impact on travel retail, China business