beauty

Through influence on YouTube and Snapchat, data exploitation, physical retail and partnerships with international companies, Nykaa is shifting from a pure-player model to an integrated omnichannel...

Passcloud, a French-American start-up specialising in digital wallet marketing, is diversifying towards fashion and beauty retailers, affiliate marketing agencies and travel retail. Co-Founder and...

PulpoAR, a U.S. augmented reality start-up active in e-commerce and beauty stores, is taking a new step forward by positioning on Google search and retail media. This strategic diversification...

On April 15, Chinese beauty retailer SaSa (revenue of US$560 million in the last fiscal year to March 2024, net margin ratio of 5% through 183 stores) published results for the quarter to March...

Threatened with a loss of control in the U.S.A., TikTok is accelerating in Europe. With a remarkable breakthrough in the U.K., where the online store is already the 2nd largest cosmetics...

AI assistant for more engaging online talks, diagnostics, virtual product fitting... On the sidelines of NRF, Béatrice Dautzenberg, Global Beauty Tech Director at L'Oréal, shared with mind Retail...

On September 3, according to Office Chai, Indian omnichannel fashion and beauty retailer Nykka (US$770 million turnover in 2023, up 24%, 200 stores in 72 Indian cities) launched a 3-hour delivery...

Since June 1, 2024, subscription beauty box specialist Blissim (1.2 million customers in France, 2023 turnover of around €50 million) has been capitalising on customer reviews. Previously...

On July 23, LVMH (2023 sales: €86.15 billion, up 9%, after a 23% increase in 2022) published results for the first half to the end of June. Sales, down 1% at constant exchange rates to...

L-Catterton Management (US$35 billion in assets under management, including A.P.C., Ganni, Birkenstock…) announced on April 26, 2024, that it was taking a majority stake in Kiko Milano...

As the beauty market slows down, particularly in China, cosmetics retailers are making major moves. L'Occitane is delisting from the Hong Kong stock exchange, Sephora is changing governance in...

Cosmetics giants have accelerated their investments and development for the Chinese market in 2022, including new outlets and building innovation centres. We consider the main strategies.

Despite a departure of five senior executives since January 2023, Nykaa expects sales to grow by around 30% in the financial year ended in March 2023. On 5th April, the pure-player (which also...

In search of cash, Brazilian beauty retailer Natura & Co had been looking to sell a gold nugget called Aesop since February. L’Oréal (2022 sales of €38.3...

Although talks about Reliance Retail taking over Sephora's franchise rights in India have been abandoned, the Indian retailer is moving into beauty with its own omnichannel brand called Tira...