This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Privately held French luxury skincare brand Clarins has opened its first direct-to-consumer (DTC) store in Australia and New Zealand after 70 years in the game. Our trusted ‘beauty coaches’ at counters are trained to provide tailored recommendations, ensuring customers find the perfect solutions for their needs.
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.
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.
Of the specialty categories, health and beauty sales increased by more than 15 per cent and fashion by 8 per cent. The post Why Filipino mall giant SM Prime remains committed to regional expansion appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.
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.
South Koreas largest multi-brand beauty retailer, Olive Young, is setting its sights on the US market with the establishment of a local subsidiary in Los Angeles. We will continue to serve as a growth booster for K-beauty worldwide, ensuring that the industrys upward momentum remains strong. per cent of its traffic coming directly.
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.
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.
After expanding in North America, high-end beauty brand Kypris is now turning its attention to the Asian market, starting with its debut in Japan. Japan’s deep cultural appreciation for beauty, ritual, and craftsmanship closely aligns with Kypris’ ethos,” Chase Polan , founder and CEO of Kypris, told Inside Retail.
Unilever is investing €100 million (US$105 million) to build a “world-class, digital-first” fragrance house, aimed at boosting the expansion of its fragrance segment. In addition, the consumer goods corporation collaborates with experienced perfumers from the UK, the US, and India to work on its global portfolio of brands. “By
What started out as a personal blog for Jessica Sepel during her studies in health and nutrition over 10 years ago, laid the foundations for what is now leading wellness and lifestyle brand JSHealth. The products have proven popular not only with consumers but with celebrities from J.Lo Taking health to the world.
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.
Founded in 2016, luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty has seen massive growth over the past several years, and is expecting revenue growth of up to 90 per cent in 2023. With international expansion on the horizon, we sat down with founder and CEO Shelley Sullivan to talk through the brand’s journey, as well as what makes it tick.
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.
At Dermalogica we are extremely proud that we did not furlough any members of staff and continued to push forward with multiple retail expansion projects together as a team. We are seeing so many new brands come to the market and the consumer has so much choice. How would you describe Dermalogica as a brand and how has it evolved?
Beauty conglomerate Estee Lauder reported a net sales drop to US$3.36 Consumer sentiment in Mainland China weakened further in our first quarter,” Fabrizio Freda, who is set to retire as chief executive in January after 16 years at the company, said in a post-earnings call. It’s the sole viable approach.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) approval of the Chemist Warehouse and Sigma merger could prove to be a landmark moment in the history of Australia’s $20 billion pharmacy industry. For Walker, the merger has the potential to benefit pharmacies and consumers if Chemist Warehouse and Sigma live up to their word.
Hair care, previously the step-sister to makeup and skincare, is starting to take centre stage as a major beauty category. The skinificatin of hair Mylius noted that skincare brands saw exponential growth throughout the pandemic as consumers swapped out colour cosmetics, an effect he refers to as “skinification”. “We’ve
Wellness has become a priority for people in the wake of the pandemic as evidenced by the surge in demand for health and well-being products, which is projected to reach $5.2 Priceline is another Australian pharmacy that has increased its foothold in the beauty and wellness space under the ownership of retail conglomerate Wesfarmers.
US-based teen skincare brand Bubble burst into Australia’s beauty scene this month through a partnership with Priceline and is reportedly already one of the pharmacy retailer’s top-selling brands. With such a saturated beauty and skincare market, why was it the right time for Bubble to expand and how did it do so successfully?
Since launching in January 2020, Viv for your V has steadily built its direct-to-consumer (DTC) and e-commerce presence via retailers like Amazon and TikTok Shop. Katie Diasti: While I was shopping for my own period products, I felt that none of the sterile products in the aisle spoke to me as a consumer.
In India’s fast-paced beauty and personal care market, where trends evolve, and consumer needs emerge, Nat Habit stands out as a beacon of authenticity and commitment to natural wellness. Our focus on Ayurveda, freshness, and sustainability aligns with the evolving preferences of consumers,” she stressed.
In less than eight years, Vida Glow has become a leading manufacturer of beauty ingestibles. Here, founder Anna Lahey discusses its overseas expansion, the state of the niche in the beauty sector, and why it’s a good time to enter airport-based retailers. AL: Consumers are more results-obsessed and discerning than ever.
IR: We’ve seen consumer behaviour change rapidly during and after the pandemic. Looking ahead, what are the major consumer trends that are on your radar, and how is Who Gives A Crap preparing for them? Looking ahead, it’s not just sustainable products that consumers are interested in, but an entirely sustainable supply chain.
It’s been quite a year for Indian beauty retailer Sugar, which has just concluded a $50 million Series D fundraise led by the Asia Fund of L Catterton. L Catterton’s strategic partnership with LVMH will also supercharge Sugar’s expansion in the near future. Consumers are at the heart of all we do. Celebrating uniqueness.
The beauty industry is undergoing a rapid transformation – with many businesses expanding their focus to include sustainability and environmental objectives. With decades of experience in retail she has a strong understanding of what beauty retailers want from their wholesale brands. And big beauty is beginning to get it.
US-based beauty device company Canopy recently announced the launch of its dermatologist-recommended showerhead in US Sephora stores, marking the brand’s latest retail expansion since it first launched a direct-to-consumer site in October 2020. The global health and wellness market was reported to be worth over US$4.3
Australian luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty has launched its first major physical space in Australia, but there’s a catch: it’s only open for 48 hours. According to MCoBeauty founder Shelley Sullivan, the brand has toyed with physical spaces before, but the House of Beauty is its first “wow moment” in the bricks-and-mortar world.
After only six months of operations, Aje Collective’s beauty brand, Ikkari, launched its first physical location, with the promise of more to come. The business uses all-natural ingredients across a slew of products, ranging from skincare and ingestibles, to beauty and diffusers. Next, however, is its own bricks-and-mortar expansion.
The Phnom Penh unit is sprawling, covering approximately 1000sqm and offering a beautiful range of items across 15 categories. The product categories are similar: plush toys, health and beauty products, stationery, developmental toys, personal accessories, bags, action figures, snacks, beverages, digital accessories, home decor and more.
In the past decade, Korean cosmetic companies have become formidable players in the beauty industry. Famed for the latest in product development and cutting-edge formulations that can rival the West, K-beauty products are now renowned worldwide. Here’s why Olive Young is the one to watch for the beauty industry.
French prestige beauty retailer Sephora is widely recognised as a leader in its category, with 3000 stores and 52,000 team members operating worldwide. While the beauty category tends to be resilient in times of economic downturn, Motte noted that Sephora outperformed the market. “We For us, the word partner is not a gimmick.”
The increasing awareness of health concerns, largely brought about by the pandemic, paired with a growing interest in wellness products have created a market for patches that allow people to absorb vitamins through their skin. According to market research firm Future Market Insights , the industry is valued at US$6.6 per cent to US$10.4
Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. Though not my ultimate calling, it sparked my passion for beauty.
Estee Lauder has reported a decline in sales for the first quarter of FY25, mainly due to low consumer sentiment in the Chinese market. Management attributed the decrease to worsened consumer sentiment in China, which drove further softening in overall prestige beauty in Mainland China and low conversion rates in Hong Kong. “Our
Armed with fresh knowledge of the beauty industry, he quit the role in 2014 and created his first business, a tiny design agency that created floral designs for corporate clients, specialising in events and gifts. Expanding abroad Having established a solid reputation in Mainland China, the brand has just begun to explore expansion abroad.
While beauty enthusiasts have known Jung Saem Mool as an iconic makeup artist who has collaborated with Korean celebrities such as Lee Hyori and Song Hye Kyo, the brand is relatively new to the Southeast Asian market. The immersive retail experience has quickly captured beauty fans in Singapore.
So it follows that, along with all the face re-arrangements and botoxing (which, by the way, is also turning Thailand into a medical tourism hub) is a post-Covid boom in the retail beauty product sector. It is also studying the viability of expansion across the ASEAN belt of countries from Myanmar across to Vietnam.
Across Australia a new set of beauty destinations have silently started popping up, bringing premium products to customers in a place they likely didn’t expect. So for the last few years, we’ve basically built [Ultra Beauty] from the ground up, and we’re going after the premium beauty market.
In the beauty industry, a ‘dupe’ refers to a product that closely resembles a more expensive or high-end product in terms of appearance, functionality or ingredients, but is sold at a significantly lower price.” From TikTok trend to mainstream behaviour Australia is home to one of the best duping brands on the market, MCo Beauty.
billion) on Australian beauty brand Aesop as it looks to take a bigger slice of the luxury organic skincare market. GlobalData’s lead analyst of health & hygiene Lia Neophytou also sees Aesop’s potential for growth in China as a major coup for L’Oreal. L’Oreal recently dropped a staggering US$2.5 billion ($3.7
South Korea’s beauty conglomerate Amorepacific announced at its recent Investor Day that it is shifting focus from China to the US and European markets while seeking new brand acquisitions. Meanwhile, PureSeoul, the viral K-Beauty sensation, has launched its first-ever store in Northern England at Manchester Arndale.
The surge of consumption of Korean beauty products has made K-beauty not only popular in its most prominent market, Asia Pacific, but also the rest of the world. The K-beauty market is projected to reach $13.9 We are open to all people of colour who love K-beauty, especially Africans.
Founded in 2019, Pilgrim is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty and personal care brand in India that combines native beauty traditions from around the world with the wanderlust spirit of a modern millennial. The brand is devoted to “clean beauty” and strictly against animal testing. Hence, the name: Pilgrim.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 29,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content