Inside Retail

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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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Adore Beauty Group CEO Tennealle O’Shannessy is to step down prompting a global search by the company’s board for a replacement. O’Shannessy joined Adore Beauty last year as the first non-founder CEO in the company’s history. Adore was launched 22 years ago as Australia’s first beauty-focused e-commerce website.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Sustainability has been on the radar of most beauty brands in recent years, but according to ethical beauty retailer Lush, now is the time for the industry to take a step further and work towards regeneration. “To per cent of this is used by the beauty industry. “In Steps toward regeneration.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Pureplay online retailer Adore Beauty has reported positive sales momentum in the first half of the financial year. Higher levels of customer engagement, conversions and user retention followed by the scaling of native iOS and Android apps contributed 5.6 Group revenue is up 18 per cent to $113.1

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Inside Retail

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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Beauty lovers around the world are seeking alternative ways to learn about new products, reviews and beauty routines from trusted sources. They can find all that at beauty e-commerce app Supergreat. Live-streamed beauty routines enable others to find content creators with similar skin types and preferences.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Thousands of beauty-lovers descended on New York City recently to enjoy the return of Sephoria, a consumer beauty event that Sephora first launched in 2018. Sephora refunded ticket holders and promised to send beauty bags worth over US$500 ($790) to their homes. The rain out didn’t dampen spirits for the rest of the event.

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Inside Retail

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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Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2024

E-commerce-driven healthcare is how Eucalyptus – a technology-powered healthcare provider, is changing the way Australians access dermatology, fertility, weight loss, men’s health, performance and longevity through its brands. Co-founded by Anna Lahey, the founder of ingestible beauty brand Vida Glow and Rita Ora.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2025

How did the award-winning beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs go from a US$1 billion valuation in 2018 to a measly fraction of that figure just seven years later? The initial run of 1000 units sold out in just six minutes on Pat McGrath Labs website, which helped the brand garner attention from major investment firms and beauty retailers alike.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Leveraging insights into their lifestyle, aspirations, and consumption patterns, retailers can position themselves for success in this evolving market. Stores that combine e-commerce efficiency with physical engagement such as AR-assisted shopping or experiential pop-ups will thrive.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

. “This revitalised space offers customers an immersive beauty experience where they can explore our extensive product range and engage with the latest beauty tech and digital elements,” said Mark O’Keefe, GM at Sephora Australia and New Zealand.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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.

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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 That will be another area of focus for us.

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MARCH 12, 2025

The menstrual care market has long been dominated by major global manufacturers. Other categories, like beauty, had started to become an extension of our identities or something proudly displayed in our medicine cabinets, but the period care category was still lacking. Inside Retail : How did the concept for the brand come about?

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APRIL 18, 2024

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.”

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JANUARY 6, 2022

In a statement to the market, Woolworths said it was unable to validate the financial returns it would require from the acquisition after completing its due diligence process, and that it was therefore revoking its non-binding offer.

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JUNE 25, 2023

Wesfarmers Health MD, Emily Amos, said that the acquisition would “complement” the division’s existing Clear Skincare Clinics. She added the acquisition would provide “scale and efficiency benefits” through an expanded presence in a growing market for aesthetic products and services. Wilson Asset Management Group owns a 9.3

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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. Nature’s Way engaged around 100 influencers in the last six months, stated the report, while Swisse worked with 76.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

It’s no surprise that bigger beauty players, such as Mecca and Adore Beauty, are now targeting the sector as a potential growth category for them. Our holistic approach to beauty is very inclusive, and I think one of the trends we’re seeing in the space is to move away from a gendered view of beauty.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2023

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

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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

JUNE 11, 2023

US beauty giant Sephora has brought its ‘Store of the Future’ concept to Shanghai’s East Nanjing Road, the brand’s second globally after launching in Singapore last year. Sephora will also have a purpose-built Beauty Live Studio to gather Sephora’s beauty community for exclusive events or masterclasses.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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. We’re very focused on telling that story.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2021

Brad Manuel is co-founder and CEO of Livewire Group, a company that specialises in marketing within the gaming ecosystem. He believes retail marketers have overlooked gaming due to its digital nature and confusion about how a digital property can drive people into stores. So, how does it work? Digital natives.

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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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MAY 27, 2021

Woolworths Group is hoping that its knowledge and expertise in digital platforms can help resurrect health and wellness brand Healthy Life. Less than a year later, Healthy Life teamed up with health food store group, Go Vita , on co-branded stores in a last ditch attempt to save the business. Booming market.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Last month, it was reported that Selena Gomez was mulling a potential IPO or sale of Rare Beauty, her cosmetics business worth an estimated $2 billion. Rare Beauty is not the only beauty brand in transaction talks, with Glossier, Merit Beauty and Kosas all reportedly exploring various IPO and sale options.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 4, 2024

Whether marketers are subconsciously ageist or they’ve gotten distracted riding the Millennial branding and Gen Z social media wave all the way to the bank is still up for debate. Marketing efforts and budgets are mostly directed towards younger consumers despite their lack of loyalty and shrinking disposable income. “If

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AUGUST 22, 2024

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.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Apparel, beauty, health and wellness were the biggest beneficiaries at that time. TikTok Shop is currently available in the UK and a number of Southeast Asian markets. Brand engagement beyond the transaction; FMCG brands should identify what products have higher engagement. Consumers are ahead of brands.

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APRIL 22, 2021

In Sydney’s competitive hair and beauty landscape, Blow Bar Co’s blowdries and bubbles have become synonymous with special occasions and milestones. And more recently, the business partnered with luxury beauty brand Givenchy for its makeup applications. We are an affordable beauty service and experience for everyone.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This, combined with our brand attitude at the forefront of fashion, beauty and trends, has been key to our success. LD: Hair and beauty trends are changing continuously under the influence of a new digital environment and generation of consumers. This is due to Ghd’s innovation and technology, ultimately providing unmatched results.

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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

JULY 21, 2021

Beauty retail giant Mecca has entered the world of podcasting today with the launch of Mecca Talks, which aims to shine a light on its team members and in-house experts. We’re really leaning on the talent and the authenticity of our store team members and platforming it in our podcast,” said chief marketing officer Kate Blythe.

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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. While multinational brands had always dominated the Indian market, their beauty products were not really suited to the skin complexion of the typical Indian consumer.

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