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JANUARY 8, 2025

Fewer orders, bigger baskets Although total orders were down by 15% compared to 2023, the higher AOV demonstrated consumers willingness to spend more strategically and free shipping thresholds, loyalty programmes, and bundle offers encouraged shoppers to increase basket sizes.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

French-founded and Australian-owned skin and beauty retailer Ella Bache has powered through almost 70 years of ups and downs. And with the recent slowdown in consumer spending and rising cost of doing business, that experience is proving invaluable. However, Hallas remains optimistic about the overall health of the business. “In

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Chinese consumers are now adjusting to a “new normal” in response to evolving market conditions, prompting businesses to rethink their strategies. The 2025 China Consumer Survey by AlixPartners reveals a significant shift in spending priorities, reflecting changing consumer behaviours and economic dynamics.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Japanese beauty giant Kose has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Bangkok-based beauty and wellness brand Panpuri from Lakeshore Capital and shareholders. Its a validation of our philosophy, values, and commitment to creating meaningful, sustainable beauty and wellness experiences, Siripark said.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

In an industry as hard to penetrate as the beauty market, Conserving Beauty stands out from the competition with its unique approach to formulation and heartfelt passion for sustainability. Inside Retail : How did the concept for Conserving Beauty come about? Which is where the name Conserving Beauty stemmed from.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Swiish takes an inside-out approach to wellness with its supplement range and now it has extended its holistic approach to beauty with a skincare range. Consumers want products that fulfil their aesthetic needs as well as their short-term and long-term health concerns. Swiish stands out because we are leaders, not followers.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Inside Retail connected with Hurtado to learn more about how Hello Updo fills a white space in the haircare market, how her brand honored Hispanic Heritage Month and her dream of creating a world where every hair type has its rightful place in beauty. We are empowering them to embrace their own beauty.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Makeup artist turned brand founder Hilary Holmes is challenging traditional beauty marketing tactics that leverage and profit from consumer insecurity through her cosmetics company Holme Beauty. Holme Beauty was founded in 2021 in Melbourne, but the idea had been brewing for almost two decades prior.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In an industry that is saturated with airbrushed imagery and hyperbolic claims, The Ordinary is demonstrating why beauty brands should lead with science its new website, The Truth Should Be Ordinary, is democratising science via Truth Drops.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse secured clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to proceed with their proposed merger after accepting an undertaking. ” Cass-Gottlieb noted that consumers value the offerings of the two pharmacies differently. .

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APRIL 20, 2021

In-depth conversations with Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Australian of the Year Grace Tame and new fertility and naturopathy services are all part of a new month-long wellness event from beauty giant, Mecca. Beauty retail in the time of coronavirus. “Our Mecca customers care deeply about wellness.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Additionally, Chemist Warehouse unveiled its store-within-a-store luxe beauty concept Ultra Beauty in June, indicating a much larger focus on the beauty sector and potentially a more competitive environment for both retailers in the future. . Priceline is very much centred around beauty,” Mortimer told Inside Retail.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Many beauty retailers are reliant on physical experiences, but as we remain in lockdown, savvy brands are reimagining how to deliver new engaging experiences virtually by leveraging new technologies. billion in 2020 (Mordor Intelligence, 2021), Australians are major consumers of health and beauty products worldwide.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For decades, global beauty giants like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder have followed the same playbook: team up with movie stars and models and leverage their fame and desirability to drive sales. But cult US beauty brand Il Makiage has taken a different approach. with over 90 per cent accuracy, without ever seeing the consumer’s face.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

The beauty service chain is looking to cash in on a long-held economic theory in retail, dubbed the ‘lipstick effect’, that in times of economic hardship, consumer spending on beauty and feel-good services remains strong.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Here is what Bunnings’ managing director Michael Schneider, Wesfarmers’ health retail director Richard Pearson and TerryWhite Chemmart’s executive general manager Nick Munroe had to say. We’re then able to pass some of that through to the consumer, while also driving business growth and continuing to outperform the market.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Hair and beauty retailer AMR Hair & Beauty has launched a new shop in Belconnen, Canberra, which it claims is the largest beauty store in town. . According to AMR Hair & Beauty, the brand aims to bring quality and affordable hair and beauty products to consumers and trade customers in the ACT as the demand is growing.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The rise of “clean beauty” in recent years, which has sparked an influx of “natural” and “vegan” products, is a trend that shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, the global clean beauty market is expected to reach US$11558.5 Kilner said it was Deciem’s duty to start a wider conversation on the meaning of clean beauty.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Asian beauty industry has always been ahead of the curve. From introducing the 10-step skincare routine to animal-themed sheet masks, micro beauty trends that started in South Korea, China and Thailand are now influencing beauty trends all over the world. The latest Asian beauty trend taking over the international sphere?

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Prudvi Mohan Kaka is chief scientific officer at global beauty giant, Deciem, parent company of cult brand The Ordinary, which is focused on no-fuss, science-based skincare products. Additionally, we identify gaps in the market where consumer needs are not being met and take those as opportunities for us to be innovative.

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JULY 26, 2022

For the 90-year-old beauty giant, the filing represents a final lifeline, as it attempts to rectify debt with creditors by borrowing over $370million. The democratisation of beauty. In the 2010s, the narrative around beauty shifted dramatically, beauty became celebratory, more diverse and more personalised.

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JULY 15, 2024

Health & Beauty and hobbies & recreation posted increases of 6 per cent and 1.3 The post Affordable fashion sales surge online, despite consumer spending slowdown appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Approximately 5.7 million households made an online purchase every month during the quarter, up 3.8

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Lozano is a regular commentator on packaging design specific to the beauty industry. When I first asked Lozano about his predictions for the future of beauty packaging he told me there are three key areas for innovation that brands, manufacturers and supply chains should have an understanding of.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Synthetic biotech company Amyris is set to offload its clean beauty consumer brands as part of financial restructuring. According to Business of Fashion , there was speculation earlier this month that the beauty conglomerate was trying to sell off its brands to “satisfy creditors”. Baby personal care line Pipette contributed $5.9

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MARCH 2, 2023

Major US retailers including Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon are increasing their offerings of healthcare and health-related products as inflation-wary Americans shift more of their budgets to services and away from goods. Amazon, meanwhile, completed a $3.5 That puts retailers in a business rife with challenges.

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MAY 16, 2021

Manufacturing and consumer goods company BWX is branching out beyond natural beauty into vegan and cruelty-free products with its acquisition of leading eco-friendly online retailer Flora & Fauna. It comes as younger consumers increasingly consider the environmental and ethical impacts of their purchasing decisions. .

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Consumers empowered by social media are now dictating to brands which trends they need to meet. Pinterest recently forecasted the biggest consumer-led trends for 2024 with its Pinterest Predicts report using its search engine database which has over 400 million monthly users.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with the beauty advent calendar. After months and months of back and forth with an offshore manufacturer and an artist, 200 beauty advent calendars arrived in the office. People love beauty advent calendars for their novelty. And yes, that includes all those beauty advent calendars.

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

After enduring over 100 days of lockdown in NSW, non-essential retail, beauty, and hair services finally reopened their doors last Monday, to excited consumers and clients. For Ella Baché, which operates over 140 beauty salons across Australia, the NSW reopening has been an exciting and important time. “It

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The face of beauty is shifting, with younger generations leading a step change in the way the industry approaches marketing and retail. They’re] the ones driving change across the industry,” Kmart’s beauty buyer Nicola Farrell told Inside Retail.

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JUNE 20, 2021

Lockdowns with little advance notice, panic buying, supply chain disruptions, hastily made changes to health and safety regulations, and extreme swings in consumer needs and expectations. How did they fare and how have consumers changed due to their pandemic experience? Consumers unevenly impacted. Adaptability tested.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Melbourne-based beauty brand Fluff was founded in 2018 by Erika Geraerts, one of the original co-founders of Frank Body. Geraerts has re-conceptualised the very foundations of what a beauty brand is, including the purpose of Fluff’s products: “It’s okay to feel more with makeup, so long as you don’t feel less without it”.

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MARCH 19, 2023

To say health and beauty conglomerate BWX has had a difficult few years could be an understatement. After purchasing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of successful beauty brands and platforms, the business, which was valued at $860 million five years ago, is now worth about $36 million. The consumer wants the product.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last month, Australian luxury skincare brand Rationale launched its first two international boutiques in Singapore, under the wing of South Korean beauty giant Amorepacific, which invested in the company in 2020. The complete focus from Richard has always been on optimal skin health.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Meet The Hut Group (THG), the British e-commerce retailer that made news after a failed attempt to buy out Australia’s Adore Beauty. Adore Beauty is Australia’s number one pureplay online beauty retailer, stocking brands such as Estée Lauder, Bobbi Brown, Huda Beauty and Elf. per cent year over year. cash per share.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For over 30 years, we’ve constantly evolved to meet our consumers’ needs by delivering skin health results through education, innovation, and professional service recommendation. We are seeing so many new brands come to the market and the consumer has so much choice. Can you tell me the thinking behind them?

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JULY 27, 2021

Style Story founder Lauren Lee discovered her love of Korean beauty products as an exchange student in 2011, which inspired her to launch her own e-commerce business back home in Brisbane, Australia. “On I knew that they would love the ingredients, formulas, approach and purpose of K-Beauty as well.”.

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