Retail Focus

JANUARY 29, 2025

Caledonia Park achieved record-breaking performance in 2024, with total sales surpassing 2023 levels and footfall up 8%, underlining the impact of its targeted leasing strategy tailored to evolving consumer demands. Black Friday weekend was particularly successful for the scheme, with a 19.1%

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Hair care, previously the step-sister to makeup and skincare, is starting to take centre stage as a major beauty category. This can be seen with the cult-like following that hair care brands like Bread and Ouai have earned and the introduction of celebrity hair care lines including Beyoncé’s Cécred and Jennifer Aniston’s LolaVie.

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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 12, 2025

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. What does this signal for Viv for your Vs brick-and-mortar strategy? KD: In the year ahead, were doubling down on health education access.

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Inside Retail

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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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If this goes well, I feel like the world is my oyster with anything I would go into; beautiful homewares; like cutlery, plates anything to do with the home. Khalils shoe line is yet to be named, but supplier and manufacturer trips to Italy have seen the idea evolve into a product over the last six months.

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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. Innovation is a big part of our range.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

The move comes two years after L’Occitane Group acquired a majority stake in the beauty brand. We are appreciative to the group for [its] open-mindedness and support for this transition in line with growth strategies of both parties involved.” ” The brand will be headquartered in London.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Rare Beauty, launched by Selena Gomez in 2020, swiftly built traction among Gen Z by blending influencer collaborations, authentic storytelling, and platform-specific content strategies. By balancing purpose-driven marketing with authentic content, Rare Beauty highlights how social commerce can thrive in a Gen Z-focused marketplace.

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Inside Retail

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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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

MARCH 4, 2024

In the US$375 billion global beauty industry, efficacy and simplicity reign supreme. In an exclusive interview, Shiseido’s regional brand director of Apac Sher Le Chua offered invaluable insights into its innovative strategies, approach to addressing the global anti-aging skincare market, and the resonance of its latest campaign.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

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 products prioritise sustainability, cruelty-free formulations, and diverse marketing strategies. There’s a huge upside for us to cover.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

In this article, we’ll dive into the innovative strategies setting four forward-thinking brands apart from the competition and outline key takeaways other brands can use to replicate their success. Rihanna is the reigning queen of underwear with her Savage x Fenty line. Danessa Myricks Beauty features in avant-garde makeup looks.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Today, the American firm is best known for its stable of celebrity beauty and wellness brands that it is auctioning off at a discount following its filing for Chapter 11. Unpacking the collateral Ahead of its Chapter 11 filing, the company discontinued four brands, including Terasana, EcoFabulous, Olika and Costa Beauty.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2024

Australian-founded health and wellness brand Kic has launched a Kic Concierge service which includes a hotline and quiz and optimises the customer experience journey and product offering with application programming interface (API) technology.

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Inside Retail

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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

While sustainability is a big topic in fashion, it’s not often talked about in the beauty industry. Her eponymous science-led natural skincare line is the world’s first certified carbon-positive beauty brand. Can you tell me where you think the challenges are for beauty brands in that regard?

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Inside Retail

MAY 4, 2023

Soaring sales in the Americas and a growing brand portfolio helped drive beauty retailer L’Occitane International’s global sales up by 17.9 The next results from L’Occitane will include the performance of Australian brand Grown Alchemist which L’Occitane announced in March it had bought to add to its growing brand line-up.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

Discount department store Best & Less has made its debut in the lucrative beauty category, unveiling a pink pop-up store from MCoBeauty this week. . Now also available online at Best & Less, MCoBeauty is the first beauty brand stocked at the value chain, in 120 of its stores across the country.

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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. 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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Inside Retail

JUNE 26, 2024

Apart from being a mini-supermarket that sells across a full range of supermarket categories in a compact space, 7-Eleven is focussing on areas that make it increasingly relevant, with generous aisle space devoted to health and beauty products, on ready-to-eat meals under its Ezygo house brand, and on premium coffee service.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A benefit of this strategy is the ability to bypass regulatory filings, or the funding to go public. Sigma Healthcare is a full-line wholesale and distribution business with a pharmaceutical network consisting of over 1200 branded and independent retailers including Amcal, Discount Drug Stores, Guardian pharmacies and PharmaSave.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

From the increased market share of digitally native brands to decisions from companies like GlobeWest and Homebodii to dial up D2C strategies, shoppers are becoming increasingly accustomed to purchasing products directly from brands. And if the latest consumer behaviours are any indication, this trend is here to stay.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Australian beauty brand known for its eyeliner products, The Quick Flick, has expanded its reach into Asia with Singapore as its first destination, tapping into the city state’s US$1.13 billion beauty market. The Quick Flick’s products are being distributed in partnership with local beauty e-commerce platform Powella.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

After selling other brands’ beauty products for the last 22 years, online retailer Adore Beauty has finally launched its own skincare line, Viviology. It was developed in collaboration with Melbourne-based dermal therapist James Vivian, and is available on Adore Beauty, as well as through a standalone website.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

hectare site about eight kilometres from downtown Phnom Penh, is officially called Aeon Meanchey but is likely to be referred to on the street as Aeon 3, falling in line with the simplified local appellations of its predecessors, Aeon 1 in the city centre, and Aeon 2 in the northern district of Sen Sok. Aeon’s ASEAN strategy.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

and head of creative and campaign strategy Shanthi Murugan shared their insights on where retailers are failing at diversity and inclusion. and Murugan, Rihanna changed the game in both the beauty and fashion industries, leading the way for diversity and inclusion. Missed their panel discussion at Retail Week? According to Todorovi?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Danny Lattouf, partner and chief strategy officer at The General Store, told Inside Retail that it was about “finding differentiation in every possible place versus trying to look for a silver bullet or one big magical moment”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Beauty retailer Mecca is creating new opportunities to connect with Christmas shoppers by introducing gift card vending machines in high foot traffic areas of Australia’s major cities. The post Beauty at the bus stop: Mecca uses vending machines to drive gift sales appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Instead, Gem has built a customer base by positioning oral care as part of their beauty routine. Today, Gem’s oral care product line extends well beyond toothpaste to now include whitening pens, whitening strips, mouthwash, breath spray floss and an electric toothbrush.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

The expansion of this business line into supermarkets, local health emporiums and stores is definitely on the cards. Becoming a top-of-mind brand recognised by everybody is beautiful to see, and it’s what we continue to aim for. They’re not even saying acai bowl, it’s an Oakberry, please.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2021

Makeup and beauty giant Sephora has smeared its once flawless reputation with an ugly shade of performative inclusion. While the inclusion of disability is rarely a bad thing, the problems begin when that particular business strategy is not thought through, poorly executed, and simply tokenistic.

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Contra

MAY 14, 2021

The Contra Vision team share tips for maintaining good mental health. It is Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, and the theme is Nature. Mental health is a very important issue for us which is why we chose Stockport Mind as our charity of the year for 2021. Walk your way to improved mental health.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

However, a closer look at the health and social motivations behind this trend reveals a much clearer picture. The not-so-fishy rise of the tinned fish market One major factor that has contributed to the sudden popularity of tinned fish is the heightened level of health-consciousness amongst grocery shoppers.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 12, 2025

Earlier this month, Inside Retail reported that Brett Blundys BBRC new global lingerie, sleepwear and beauty brand is to be named Lays. The bottom line was that the name alone was not enough to break into an already crowded market, stated Iacono.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2024

billion , is witnessing a paradigm shift as consumers seek convenient paths to health and well-being. This insight led the team to introduce a diverse range of eight product categories, each designed to address specific health and wellness needs. The wellness industry, currently valued at a staggering US$7.3

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