The deal gives the US specialty retailer a strong footprint in the UK market as it looks to drive international growth.
The deal gives the US specialty retailer a strong footprint in the UK market as it looks to drive international growth.
Six months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, fashion and beauty businesses are just starting to imagine what rebuilding will look like in a world increasingly beset by climate change-related disasters.
Six months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, fashion and beauty businesses are just starting to imagine what rebuilding will look like in a world increasingly beset by climate change-related disasters.
The elevated feel of prestige beauty can seem out of place in a digital world that rewards instant impact and short-term virality. Marc Puig, chairman and chief executive of Spanish beauty conglomerate Puig, told The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 that marketing success requires fresh thinking.
The elevated feel of prestige beauty can seem out of place in a digital world that rewards instant impact and short-term virality. Marc Puig, chairman and chief executive of Spanish beauty conglomerate Puig, told The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 that marketing success requires fresh thinking.
APR Corp. has become a dominant force in the global K-beauty market, turning its founder, Kim Byung Hoon, into South Korea’s newest billionaire.
APR Corp. has become a dominant force in the global K-beauty market, turning its founder, Kim Byung Hoon, into South Korea’s newest billionaire.
As growth marketing becomes even more expensive in a crowded market, beauty leaders must rebuild their creative marketing muscle and make bold choices, finds The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
As growth marketing becomes even more expensive in a crowded market, beauty leaders must rebuild their creative marketing muscle and make bold choices, finds The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
The attention-grabbing new store on London’s Oxford Street is the British chain’s most ambitious gambit yet, and joins a flock of global beauty retailers debuting flagships packed with experiential elements.
The attention-grabbing new store on London’s Oxford Street is the British chain’s most ambitious gambit yet, and joins a flock of global beauty retailers debuting flagships packed with experiential elements.
Rumours have swirled in recent weeks that the American cosmetics company is looking to offload its consumer and prestige brands. In a cooling market and with a mixed portfolio, finding buyers is a hard sell.
Rumours have swirled in recent weeks that the American cosmetics company is looking to offload its consumer and prestige brands. In a cooling market and with a mixed portfolio, finding buyers is a hard sell.
Watch on demand a BoF Professional Masterclass that explores the topic in our latest report, “The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.”
Watch on demand a BoF Professional Masterclass that explores the topic in our latest report, “The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.”
Another day, another teeny molecule from a Korean spa. Have we hit peak ‘innovation’?
Another day, another teeny molecule from a Korean spa. Have we hit peak ‘innovation’?
Sunscreen is the latest product to attract consumer ire, with numerous brands releasing so-called ‘universal’ offerings that, in practice, often don’t work on darker skin tones. Fixing formulations, however, isn’t easy.
Sunscreen is the latest product to attract consumer ire, with numerous brands releasing so-called ‘universal’ offerings that, in practice, often don’t work on darker skin tones. Fixing formulations, however, isn’t easy.
These immersive events have become an important tool for educating, engaging and selling products directly to beauty consumers across the continent, offering a way for global brands to connect more directly and with more authority.
These immersive events have become an important tool for educating, engaging and selling products directly to beauty consumers across the continent, offering a way for global brands to connect more directly and with more authority.
The Ordinary, Deciem’s flagship brand, went from disruptor to industry giant. Co-founder Nicola Kilner shares how the company stays true to its founding ethos, even after an acquisition and amid growing competition, for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
The Ordinary, Deciem’s flagship brand, went from disruptor to industry giant. Co-founder Nicola Kilner shares how the company stays true to its founding ethos, even after an acquisition and amid growing competition, for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
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.