Competition

L’Oréal Canada calls for innovative startups

L’Oréal Canada calls for innovative startups

By Deanna Utroske

This month the beauty maker announced an open innovation challenge, recruiting scalable businesses with winning solutions in ecommerce, conscious tech, or new channel opportunities.

Sephora takes on Birchbox with new beauty box service

Sephora takes on Birchbox with new beauty box service

By Lucy Whitehouse

In a move which sees the French-founded cosmetics giant step into direct competition with category titans Birchbox, Sephora has just announced the launch of its own beauty box monthly subscription service.