As online marketplaces grow, speciality and mass retailers face mounting pressure. With assortments blending and channels blurring, standing out is only getting harder.
As online marketplaces grow, speciality and mass retailers face mounting pressure. With assortments blending and channels blurring, standing out is only getting harder.
Macro dynamics, wealth patterns and migration are reshaping beauty shoppers globally. To stay competitive, companies must anticipate changes across generations and cultures and hyper-localise their brands, finds The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
Macro dynamics, wealth patterns and migration are reshaping beauty shoppers globally. To stay competitive, companies must anticipate changes across generations and cultures and hyper-localise their brands, finds The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
Fragrance may be booming, but the premium category has cratered compared to high-end niche perfumes and affordable body and hair mists that have become an expansion focus for brands.
Fragrance may be booming, but the premium category has cratered compared to high-end niche perfumes and affordable body and hair mists that have become an expansion focus for brands.
The TSA might nix its long-loathed ban on full-size personal care products. What will it mean for the $32 billion airport beauty business if “travel-size” bottles become as retro as iPods?
The TSA might nix its long-loathed ban on full-size personal care products. What will it mean for the $32 billion airport beauty business if “travel-size” bottles become as retro as iPods?
From ‘Smurfs’ to ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, big-budget films are an increasingly popular marketing tie-in for beauty companies — especially when their founder is also a star.
From ‘Smurfs’ to ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, big-budget films are an increasingly popular marketing tie-in for beauty companies — especially when their founder is also a star.
The Spanish beauty conglomerate saw growth in all three of its divisions, which include the Dr. Barbara Sturm, Charlotte Tilbury and Carolina Herrera brands.
The Spanish beauty conglomerate saw growth in all three of its divisions, which include the Dr. Barbara Sturm, Charlotte Tilbury and Carolina Herrera brands.
Balenciaga’s chief marketeer is leaving the Kering-owned brand to take the reins of the private equity-backed perfume house founded in 1221.
Balenciaga’s chief marketeer is leaving the Kering-owned brand to take the reins of the private equity-backed perfume house founded in 1221.
L’Oréal, Nivea and Neutrogena are rolling out new environmental labelling in a bid to stay ahead of anti-greenwashing regulations and give them an edge with consumers.
L’Oréal, Nivea and Neutrogena are rolling out new environmental labelling in a bid to stay ahead of anti-greenwashing regulations and give them an edge with consumers.
Korea’s medical tourism sector is thriving — but strict defamation laws, cultural differences and nationwide doctors’ strikes present unique challenges to foreigners seeking medical and aesthetic treatments in the global beauty capital.
Korea’s medical tourism sector is thriving — but strict defamation laws, cultural differences and nationwide doctors’ strikes present unique challenges to foreigners seeking medical and aesthetic treatments in the global beauty capital.
Beiersdorf chief executive Vincent Warnery explains how the company is offsetting China and US headwinds through new product launches, hero ingredients and expansion into fast-growing markets for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
Beiersdorf chief executive Vincent Warnery explains how the company is offsetting China and US headwinds through new product launches, hero ingredients and expansion into fast-growing markets for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
The rise of bread-inspired fragrances is a continuation of the Gen-Z gourmand trend, a nod to to the rise of 'comfort commerce' — and a potential link to the rise in #SkinnyTok content.
The rise of bread-inspired fragrances is a continuation of the Gen-Z gourmand trend, a nod to to the rise of 'comfort commerce' — and a potential link to the rise in #SkinnyTok content.
The US retailer’s surprise buyout of the London-based upmarket chain is in line with its recent business overall, which puts global expansion at the core of future growth.
The US retailer’s surprise buyout of the London-based upmarket chain is in line with its recent business overall, which puts global expansion at the core of future growth.
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
Melissa Sperau, formerly of Shiseido, will join the US prestige cosmetics maker effective March 6.
The US fragrance giant forecast a steeper decline in annual sales than anticipated by Wall Street, as budget-conscious shoppers pull back on buying scented candles and fragrances.
The US wearable tech company intends to add more than 600 new roles across various departments, founder and chief executive Will Ahmed told Bloomberg.
Target’s new chief executive is setting big expectations for Wall Street and pledging a return to growth powered by in-store beauty services, trendy new food products and other changes.
Doreen Arbel, a veteran of L’Oréal and Charlotte Tilbury, becomes the label’s first chief executive as it prepares to launch in all Sephora US doors.
The German owner of Nivea and La Prairie expects it sales growth to slow and its operating margin to shrink slightly in 2026 and it navigates disruptions in the US and China.
Ascher worked at the American cosmetics firm for 25 years.