Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty
Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role.
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Beauty
The Indie Brands Capitalising on the Fragrance Boom
Like skin care and cosmetics line before them, upstart perfume brands see a path to take market share from the category’s incumbents.
The Indie Brands Capitalising on the Fragrance Boom
Like skin care and cosmetics line before them, upstart perfume brands see a path to take market share from the category’s incumbents.
Beauty
Beauty’s Top M&A Targets
The global market has slowed, but the beauty category remains of interest to financial backers. The Business of Beauty identifies the top targets of the year.
Beauty’s Top M&A Targets
The global market has slowed, but the beauty category remains of interest to financial backers. The Business of Beauty identifies the top targets of the year.
Beauty
Why It’s So Hard for Fashion Retailers to Succeed in Beauty
It’s hard to break into beauty, on or offline, even if you’re owned by Amazon. As retailers from Trader Joe’s to Moda try to establish dominance in a category with endless points of distribution, it takes more than just populating your site or shelves with bottles and tubes of skin care to get shoppers to see you as a viable seller of beauty. It takes authority, and usually, exclusive focus (Sephora and Ulta Beauty aren’t trying to sell fashion, after all).
Why It’s So Hard for Fashion Retailers to Succeed in Beauty
It’s hard to break into beauty, on or offline, even if you’re owned by Amazon. As retailers from Trader Joe’s to Moda try to establish dominance in a category with endless points of distribution, it takes more than just populating your site or shelves with bottles and tubes of skin care to get shoppers to see you as a viable seller of beauty. It takes authority, and usually, exclusive focus (Sephora and Ulta Beauty aren’t trying to sell fashion, after all).
Beauty
Why Beauty Is the New ‘It-Bag’ for Luxury E-Commerce
Moda Operandi is launching beauty, the third luxury fashion site to enter the category in under a year.
Why Beauty Is the New ‘It-Bag’ for Luxury E-Commerce
Moda Operandi is launching beauty, the third luxury fashion site to enter the category in under a year.
Beauty
How Beauty Brands Are Preparing for 2023
As companies plan for another turbulent year, they are emphasising value, taking bigger retail bets and remaining optimistic.
How Beauty Brands Are Preparing for 2023
As companies plan for another turbulent year, they are emphasising value, taking bigger retail bets and remaining optimistic.
Beauty
The Best of BoF: Beauty’s Year of Change
In 2022, the rules of beauty changed. Neon yellow replaced millennial pink, TikTok became the social marker of success, and omnichannel became the only path for survival. Explore BoF’s in-depth features and analysis on these topics and other year-defining trends like colour cosmetics’ comeback and the rise of celebrity brands.
The Best of BoF: Beauty’s Year of Change
In 2022, the rules of beauty changed. Neon yellow replaced millennial pink, TikTok became the social marker of success, and omnichannel became the only path for survival. Explore BoF’s in-depth features and analysis on these topics and other year-defining trends like colour cosmetics’ comeback and the rise of celebrity brands.
Beauty
The Stockholm Fragrance Start-Up Smart Money Is Betting On
Haisam Mohammed, a son of Eritrean refugees, has turned the aromas wafting through the stairwells of Sweden’s high-rises into a perfume business now backed by Frame co-founder Erik Torstensson.
The Stockholm Fragrance Start-Up Smart Money Is Betting On
Haisam Mohammed, a son of Eritrean refugees, has turned the aromas wafting through the stairwells of Sweden’s high-rises into a perfume business now backed by Frame co-founder Erik Torstensson.
Beauty
Fragrance Industry Is a Luxury Standout as Demand Keeps Roaring
Global sales of high-end fragrances began to pick up during the pandemic and have been gathering steam during the past year.
Fragrance Industry Is a Luxury Standout as Demand Keeps Roaring
Global sales of high-end fragrances began to pick up during the pandemic and have been gathering steam during the past year.
Partner Content
How Experiential Retail Tactics Are Evolving and the Power of Scent
Last week, BoF and Integra Fragrances invited executives from the likes of Kering, Armani, Sunnei, Ginori and La Double J to discover how experiential retail is evolving and the growing significance of scent and sensory marketing.
How Experiential Retail Tactics Are Evolving and the Power of Scent
Last week, BoF and Integra Fragrances invited executives from the likes of Kering, Armani, Sunnei, Ginori and La Double J to discover how experiential retail is evolving and the growing significance of scent and sensory marketing.
Beauty
How Candles Explain What’s Happening in the Beauty Industry
As the candle category has boomed, the product now matters just as much as the branding around it — a sentiment reflected across beauty.
How Candles Explain What’s Happening in the Beauty Industry
As the candle category has boomed, the product now matters just as much as the branding around it — a sentiment reflected across beauty.
Beauty
Coty Beats Quarterly Revenue Estimates as Beauty Demand Sits Pretty
Coty Inc on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue as higher prices and sturdy demand for its fragrances and cosmetics helped soften the hit from a strong US dollar and the company’s exit from Russia.
Coty Beats Quarterly Revenue Estimates as Beauty Demand Sits Pretty
Coty Inc on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue as higher prices and sturdy demand for its fragrances and cosmetics helped soften the hit from a strong US dollar and the company’s exit from Russia.
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Estée Lauder Falls After Slashing Outlook on China Weakness
Estée Lauder sees net sales decreasing between 6 percent to 8 percent in the current fiscal year versus the year-ago period.
Estée Lauder Falls After Slashing Outlook on China Weakness
Estée Lauder sees net sales decreasing between 6 percent to 8 percent in the current fiscal year versus the year-ago period.
The News in Brief
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.