Retail Focus

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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Creative Displays Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health and beauty displays act as your company’s in-store ambassadors, showing shoppers what your brand stands for and the benefits of using your products. Incorporate Interactive Elements Health and beauty displays should make shoppers feel excited and included.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2022

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. Consumers are at the heart of all we do. L Catterton’s strategic partnership with LVMH will also supercharge Sugar’s expansion in the near future. Celebrating uniqueness.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2022

From July 1, under new guidelines from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), social media influencers will no longer be paid to promote health and beauty products using their own personal experience. The post What does the TGA’s health influencer ‘ban’ mean for business? Short-term pain for long-term gain.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2024

LVMH-owned beauty giant Sephora is reportedly carrying out a significant workforce reduction in China, a move aimed at mitigating financial losses in the challenging market. The bigger picture The struggles of Sephora in China, however, reflect a broader trend affecting Western beauty brands operating in the market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 4, 2024

In the US$375 billion global beauty industry, efficacy and simplicity reign supreme. She believes beauty brands need to be uplifting and contribute to a sense of self-care and holistic well-being for customers. These are line extensions of the brand’s mantra of ‘beauty inside out’. Trends like skin minimalism are on the rise.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

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.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2021

Restrictions during lockdown periods have resulted in at-home beauty alternatives and an increased focus on self-care. The new normal has led to new beauty regimes and habits, represented in the dynamic of growth and decline of the segments. Channel shift in beauty categories. Beauty in the new normal.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

‘Internet sweeps’ have been organised by the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) to identify companies making environmental and sustainability claims they cannot back up – also termed ‘greenwashing’ – and platforms publishing misleading reviews.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

Two years ago, that was the challenge facing Sally Beauty Holdings, an international retailer specialising in products to treat hair, nails and skincare. Sally Beauty operates more than 5100 retail stores under several banners. Its namesake-branded shops are consumer-fronting with around 8000 SKUs.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Online beauty retailer Adore Beauty has reported revenue of $47.5 The increase was supported by growth in active customers, successful loyalty and promotional activity, and a record 497,000 returning customers, the company said. million for the first quarter ended September 30, up 4.7 per cent year over year.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

Although facing stiff competition from Western brands and changing consumer demands, the Korean beauty (known as ‘K-beauty’) market is forecast to reach $13.9 According to Sharon Ahn, beauty trend forecaster and analyst at WGSN, K-Beauty is synonymous with innovation in the wider beauty industry. “It

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2023

As a result, beauty consumers, in particular, are searching for ways to try the hottest products, for a fraction of the price. Beauty dupes, short for duplicates, are a big business. From bloggers to TikTok creators to news publications – everyone appears to be reporting on the best beauty duplicates money can buy.

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Inside Retail

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. However, promotion can only go so far.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

The 100 per cent all-natural, vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand caters to the growing demand for ‘clean’ beauty products amidst a broader shift of consumers shopping more sustainably. It also sold products online and direct-to-consumer (DTC) via its own website. The brand launched in 375 Priceline stores in 2016.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2021

More than halfway through 2021, TikTok is no longer the exclusive domain of trendy teens: it’s a powerful influencer marketing tool that more and more brands are using to drive conversation and connect with consumers. In this article, we’ll explore the influencer marketing strategies that three of TikTok’s top beauty brands — e.l.f.,

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

There’s no waiting to earn points or hold out for special promotions. A health store/pharmacy and beauty retailer that runs over 2500 stores across three countries (UK, Thailand, Ireland). Statista states that, this April 2024, Boots was the most visited beauty and cosmetics website in the UK.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

“Other than playing an active role in reducing our environmental footprint, sustainable store design will increase the brand’s credibility in the eyes of the modern, mindful consumer and also saves money in the long-term with lesser consumption of energy and waste,” a Takashimaya spokesperson said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Health, wellness and travel became the new status symbols, swapped out for Rolexes and Birkins in a new spiritual way of living.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As consumers manage cost of living pressures, it’s led to a pullback in spending across the retail landscape, particularly in non-discretionary categories. CommBank’s latest Consumer Insights Report shows that around one in four Australians have not enough, or just enough, to meet household expenses.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2021

June 2020 marked a major turning point for some of the world’s biggest beauty brands. After years of growing criticism about the sale of skin-whitening products in Asia and overt advertising campaigns equating lighter skin with greater beauty and desirability, global companies finally started to change their offerings.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

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.

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Retail Times

MARCH 30, 2022

According to new research, two-thirds (68%) of consumers are uneasy or unsure about health and beauty brands teaching and promoting ‘woke’ causes.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

And it’s this desire to create authentic connections with consumers that prompted a partnership between leakproof underwear brand Modibodi and the visual communications company. In turn, Modibodi provides the group with exclusive content, product updates, promotions and early access to discount codes.

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Inside Retail

JULY 8, 2021

Consumers don’t buy into a product; they buy into the brand. Even before the pandemic, the farm-to-fork and paddock-to plate-movements were gaining momentum, with people wanting to be educated on what they are consuming and using. This enables brands to test the appetite and “brand fit” for that market through targeted consumer demand.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The energy, the passion, the excitement for sports, is so prevalent in Australia that we think it’s a market that we can really grow and speak to consumers in and then in terms of the kind of the presence and the product full portfolio that we have as a brand,” said Cai. “In

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

And it’s this desire to create authentic connections with consumers that prompted a partnership between leakproof underwear brand Modibodi and the visual communications company. In turn, Modibodi provides the group with exclusive content, product updates, promotions and early access to discount codes.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2024

French-founded beauty and cosmetics company, Kiehl’s, which was acquired by beauty conglomerate L’Oréal in 2000, is making a big bet on this market with its latest product launch. In the past few years, sexual wellness products have also become much more accessible both online and in stores.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This conflicting situation is a result of many environmental factors influencing the health of proximity retailing: the brand/the business, the commercial environment, the competitive environment, and the consumer. What incentives do retailers have to reinvest in local urban stores? Why did not this call appeal to many?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Launched in 2020, Superegg is a premium vegan skincare brand inspired by the holistic Korean beauty philosophy and the egg’s nutritional value for the skin’s well-being. With Superegg, we aim to promote self-care and nourish the inner self through sophisticated and thoughtful products.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

“The Clinique Laboratories concept has been designed with today’s savvy, well-researched consumer in mind, who prioritise individuality and self-expression above all else,” said George Gottl, co-founder and chief creative officer of Uxus.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Nick Munroe, executive general manager: Last year, the TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) network focused on improving the health outcomes of all patients and our ambition to support a better future for Australian pharmacy. Consumers are loyal to brands that match their values and service expectations.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2021

But the industry is increasingly under scrutiny, due to the impact content can have on the mental health of young people, with many influencers criticised for misleading consumers about products and their appearance through the use of editing tools. billion this year, up from US$9.7 Importance of authenticity.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 14, 2024

CBD vapes have emerged as a leading cultural wave, gaining wide acceptance and epitomizing a significant shift in public opinion on issues related to health and lifestyle. The beauty of CBD vapes is that they are adaptable and available to everyone.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Historically, MAPIC itself brings together retailers and property players looking to promote or negotiate acquisitions and leases – but this well-established relationship becomes much more complex as the most successful companies are not always those that find the best physical locations. Francesco Pupillo, Director of MAPIC.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2023

The brainchild of Jon Lee, its mission is to promote and help Malaysian brands make better natural products, encourage brands to make their businesses more environmentally sustainable and also educate everyone to reduce, recycle and reuse their products. “I What’s next? Our goal really is to compete with the big internationals. “Our

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

They would promote products that were giving them the biggest margin, but not necessarily the biggest margin for the retailer. So, we rebranded all the stores My Chemist and we focused on the front of shop business where we had a lot more health and beauty than the average pharmacy.”

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