CosmeticsDesign caught up with Brinn Garner, Chief Revenue Officer, and Salima Popatia, Chief Digital Officer at Orveon Global, to hear about what the beauty industry can expect this holiday season.
Gulf markets offer a huge opportunity for online beauty sales due to rising demand from young consumers, claims the firm behind Nykaa, an e-commerce outfit that has enjoyed significant success in India.
Leading executives from Sephora, Shiseido and Orveon will join forces to brainstorm the future of beauty tech – discussing opportunities and challenges today and revealing their five-year vision.
Technology has played a big roll in getting the beauty sector through the pandemic, and now companies are looking inwards to see how it can streamline the industry.
Technology in beauty is continuing its meteoric rise at supersonic pace, but as consumers look for more innovative and immersive stories, stores, tools and apps, how can beauty stay smart in this space?
Indian cosmetics e-commerce company Nykaa is making “baby steps” onto the international stage by pushing its portfolio of beauty brands into markets including Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, US.
CosmeticsDesign is always working to keep up-to-date with the industry, which means readers may have noticed new Hot Topics in our menu, including Technology and Platforms.
Getting the stamp of approval from TikTok can generate a lot of success for beauty brands, but one insider cautions companies not to fall into the trap of letting TikTok dictate their product development.
French beauty giant L’Oréal will not be stamping out Maybelline’s physical presence in China and migrating online completely, despite the strength of e-commerce and plans to close 14 standalone stores, its CEO has confirmed.
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is launching a new version of its virtual shopping experience on South East Asian e-commerce marketplace Shopee in bid to keep up with today’s rapidly evolving consumers and keep them excited about its host of...
American multinational Coty Inc says e-commerce will be crucial in the South East Asian market as it aims to deliver “high double-digit growth” for its portfolio of fragrance brands.
Swedish digital startup Skinfo has developed an online tool to simplify the display of beauty ingredients online, driving transparency and helping to build consumer trust, its founder says.
Japanese cosmetics major Shiseido is developing a digital beauty platform to cater to the online lifestyle habits that are likely to continue long after the pandemic, revealed the firm’s CEO.
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Beauty has plenty of opportunities to employ cutting-edge technologies to improve consumer services and supply chains, but these innovations can also simplify very large data sets and manage complexities across businesses, says the marketing head of L’Oréal...
The beauty sector might be one of the hottest arenas in e-commerce, but there looks set to be boundless new opportunities on the horizon for digital-savvy brands, from social commerce advances to the metaverse.
Walmart launched BEAUTYSPACENK with Space NK to bring prestige personal care to the retail giant's online and instore sales spaces . CosmeticsDesign spoke with Laurie Tessier, merchandising director for prestige beauty at Walmart, about the launch.
CosmeticsDesign has been attending tradeshows this week, but there are hundreds of great articles on CosmeticsDesign to revisit before we come back with new content next week.
International skin care major Beiersdorf has reported a rise in group sales and net profit for the full year of 2021, with significant growth in Latin and North America.
Active lip care brand Esho is continuing its rise in beauty with a flurry of new launches and retail partnerships on the horizon as its founder aims to bring lips to the forefront of personalised routines.
E-commerce become more prevalent when the pandemic started, and it seems to be here to stay, but some companies are changing their social media strategies and approach to VR.
Technology in beauty is not new, but in a world of virtual tools, augmented reality and virtual reality, new frontiers of commerce may be opening up. CosmeticsDesign spoke with Pascal Houdayer, CEO of Orveon, owner of bareMinerals, BUXOM, and Laura Mercier,...
Beauty multinational L’Oréal says there is huge room for growth across its SAPMENA region with emerging demographics and online selling channels poised to take off.
Premiumisation, improved augmented reality services, greater sampling opportunities and the growing popularity of e-commerce outside of Asia’s major cities can propel online sales growth across the beauty category in 2022, says Singapore-based site Shopee.
Aesthetics in beauty is hugely important and labelling is a key design component that brands must closely consider, particularly when working in the booming online space, a specialist supplier says.
Amazon has long been an e-commerce goliath but as it edges deeper into beauty, brands should take note, especially given its model offers a lot of what today’s consumer wants, an expert says.
Unified commerce where online and offline are intrinsically linked, a sharper and smarter focus on data, and investment in the metaverse must be the future focus for beauty brands and retailers, says a retail expert.
Beauty brands must start to create camera-first digital strategies because consumer interaction with the tool is evolving fast, particularly amongst Gen Z and Millennial beauty seekers on Snapchat, say executives at Snap Inc.
Honey Girl Organics, a company that uses bee-derived products, was fast-tracked to enter China’s beauty market after winning over Alibaba in the firm’s second annual Go Global 11.11 Pitch Fest.
India’s Forest Essentials believes its launch with UK beauty e-tailer lookfantastic will help it to boost its international appeal as prepares to expand its footprint to the Middle East, South East Asia and the US in the next few years.
COVID-19 forced huge swathes of beauty brands and retailers online overnight, changing long-established market models and shifting shopper mindsets. Industry must now plan and deliver on innovations that cater to this new environment and fresh opportunities...
Following the Oman-based luxury fragrance house’s expansion into the US, Amouage is now setting its sights on expanding its retail stores, rolling out its new e-commerce fulfillment platform, and shaping its strategy to meet US consumers’ perfumery demands.
E-commerce will continue its insatiable rise over the next five years in beauty, with pureplay online retailers like Alibaba, Amazon and JD.com set to bolster significant growth and brand-retailer collaborations to prove key, says an expert.
Try-before-we-buy has come under scrutiny in cosmetics amid the pandemic, with brands innovating touchless solutions to promote safe and hygienic handling when shopping for beauty buys. Subsequently, sampling strategies are evolving—with a big emphasis...
Sephora’s acquisition of British beauty e-commerce major Feelunique and tie-up with German online fashion retailer Zalando are clearly part of a move to capture younger beauty consumers, notably millennials and Gen Z, says an analyst.
Online beauty customer reviews in 2020 showed a sharp decline in sentiment across hair care, largely fuelled by product dissatisfaction around DIY hair colour kits and shipping issues, according to AI data specialist Revuze.
TikTok has expanded its partnership with Shopify across Europe, giving beauty brands direct access to run and manage social media ad campaigns via the e-commerce platform – a move that will create buzz amongst a highly engaged and diverse mass of beauty...
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![How will beauty retail evolve? What might products look like? And how will brands bring everything together online and in-store? [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/market-trends/cosmeticsdesign-beauty-tech-webinar-with-sephora-shiseido-orveon-and-experts-brainstorm-future/15777921-1-eng-GB/CosmeticsDesign-beauty-tech-webinar-with-Sephora-Shiseido-Orveon-and-experts-brainstorm-future.jpg)
![Global beauty brands and retailers continue to invest fast in tech-led innovation, from metaverse experiences through to at-home fragrance blending [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/09/08/beauty-tech-cosmeticsdesign-webinar-with-sephora-shiseido-orveon-mintel-and-the-virtual-events-group/15748695-1-eng-GB/Beauty-tech-CosmeticsDesign-webinar-with-Sephora-Shiseido-Orveon-Mintel-and-The-Virtual-Events-Group.jpg)
![Nykaa is making “baby steps” onto the international stage by pushing its portfolio of beauty brands into new markets. [Nykaa]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/nykaa-set-to-take-brand-portfolio-overseas-to-mauritius-uae-us/15697446-1-eng-GB/Nykaa-set-to-take-brand-portfolio-overseas-to-Mauritius-UAE-US.jpg)
![Insider cautions cosmetic companies not to fall into the trap of letting TikTok dictate their product development. [GettyImages]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/tiktok-beauty-pitfalls-of-allowing-tiktok-to-dictate-product-development/15642912-1-eng-GB/TikTok-beauty-Pitfalls-of-allowing-TikTok-to-dictate-product-development.jpg)
![L’Oréal will not be stamping out Maybelline’s physical presence in China. [L'Oréal / Maybelline]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/l-oreal-confirms-that-maybelline-will-continue-to-have-offline-presence-in-china-ceo/15656364-1-eng-GB/L-Oreal-confirms-that-Maybelline-will-continue-to-have-offline-presence-in-China-CEO.jpg)
![P&G launches new version of its virtual shopping experience on Shopee. [P&G / Shopee]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/p-g-aims-to-keep-consumers-excited-with-new-and-improved-virtual-shopping-experience-svp/15625839-1-eng-GB/P-G-aims-to-keep-consumers-excited-with-new-and-improved-virtual-shopping-experience-SVP.jpg)
![Coty Inc says e-commerce will be crucial in the South East Asian market. [Coty / Chloé Fragrances]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/coty-touts-e-commerce-as-strategic-growth-pillar-for-sea-fragrance-ambitions/15518165-1-eng-GB/Coty-touts-e-commerce-as-strategic-growth-pillar-for-SEA-fragrance-ambitions.jpg)
![Skinfo's online widget provides a visual overview on beauty ingredient lists that is designed to be simple to read and understand amongst consumers [Image: Skinfo]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/04/13/digital-beauty-tool-skinfo-aiming-to-simplify-ingredient-lists-online/15329874-1-eng-GB/Digital-beauty-tool-Skinfo-aiming-to-simplify-ingredient-lists-online.png)
![Shiseido is developing a digital beauty platform to cater to the online lifestyle habits. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/shiseido-developing-personalised-beauty-platform-to-cater-to-new-lifestyles/15292936-1-eng-GB/Shiseido-developing-personalised-beauty-platform-to-cater-to-new-lifestyles.jpg)
![Skin care major Beiersdorf says its flagship Nivea brand performed particularly well during 2021 thanks to product innovations and expansion in Europe [Image: Beiersforf]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/business-financial/beiersdorf-full-year-2021-net-profit-sales-rise-with-strong-growth-in-americas-and-nivea/13287349-1-eng-GB/Beiersdorf-full-year-2021-net-profit-sales-rise-with-strong-growth-in-Americas-and-Nivea.jpg)
![Esho currently offers four 'hero' lip care products targeting hydration, lip volume, treatment and maintenance [Image: ESHO]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/02/25/dr-esho-lip-care-range-launching-on-lookfantastic-and-asos-with-global-expansion-and-npd-planned-for-2022/13274272-1-eng-GB/Dr-Esho-lip-care-range-launching-on-Lookfantastic-and-ASOS-with-global-expansion-and-NPD-planned-for-2022.png)
![L’Oréal says there is huge room for growth across South Asia Pacific with emerging demographics and online selling channels poised to take off. [L'Oréal]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/l-oreal-on-why-beauty-s-online-boom-is-far-from-plateauing-in-south-asia-pacific/13168631-1-eng-GB/L-Oreal-on-why-beauty-s-online-boom-is-far-from-plateauing-in-South-Asia-Pacific.jpg)
![A combination of several factors are set to propel online sales growth across the beauty category in 2022. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/shopee-on-why-beauty-brands-can-expect-e-commerce-boom-to-continue-in-2022/13162239-1-eng-GB/Shopee-on-why-beauty-brands-can-expect-e-commerce-boom-to-continue-in-2022.jpg)
![Beauty brands have a lot of untapped opportunities in prestige and stylised labelling in the booming world of e-commerce [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/01/13/online-beauty-packaging-and-labelling-design-key-to-engagement/13153580-2-eng-GB/Online-beauty-packaging-and-labelling-design-key-to-engagement.jpg)
![Coty is aiming to more than double its sales in China. [Coty / Covergirl]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/coty-china-aiming-to-more-than-double-sales-over-the-next-three-years/13090715-1-eng-GB/Coty-China-aiming-to-more-than-double-sales-over-the-next-three-years.jpg)
![All of the benefits of Amazon, notably next-day free deliveries, are why consumers are using the platform for a range of purchases, including beauty [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/12/13/amazon-beauty-rising-fast-with-experience-led-focus-and-richer-content-offerings-says-croud/13088493-1-eng-GB/Amazon-beauty-rising-fast-with-experience-led-focus-and-richer-content-offerings-says-Croud.jpg)
![Consumers are in-store but on their phones at the same time, opening up key opportunities for brand-driven experiences and unified commerce [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/12/06/beauty-retail-future-trends-are-unified-commerce-data-and-the-metaverse-says-outform-md/13070635-1-eng-GB/Beauty-retail-future-trends-are-unified-commerce-data-and-the-metaverse-says-Outform-MD.jpg)
![Gen Z and Millennial Snapchat users in particular are engaging heavily with what the camera tool can offer in the app [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/12/01/snapchat-says-beauty-engagement-with-virtual-try-ons-via-cameras-rising-fast/13056609-1-eng-GB/Snapchat-says-beauty-engagement-with-virtual-try-ons-via-cameras-rising-fast.jpg)
![Honey Girl Organics was fast-tracked to enter China’s beauty market via Alibaba's Tmall. [Honey Girl Organics]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/us-based-honey-girl-debuts-in-china-after-winning-over-alibaba/13027341-1-eng-GB/US-based-Honey-Girl-debuts-in-China-after-winning-over-Alibaba.jpg)
![Forest Essentials hopes launch with UK beauty e-tailer lookfantastic will help it to boost its international appeal [Forest Essentials]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/forest-essential-sets-its-sights-on-us-sea-and-middle-east-after-uk-launch/12987307-1-eng-GB/Forest-Essential-sets-its-sights-on-US-SEA-and-Middle-East-after-UK-launch.jpg)
![As beauty emerges from the dramatic changes of 2020, innovation efforts must target clear opportunities in digital and consumer joy [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/10/06/beauty-innovation-post-covid-needs-to-be-consumer-led-with-digital-and-joy-opportunities-says-strat-house/12901664-1-eng-GB/Beauty-innovation-post-COVID-needs-to-be-consumer-led-with-digital-and-joy-opportunities-says-Strat-House.jpg)
![By 2026, the global health, beauty and personal care category is set to be worth €1.14 trillion with online sales worth €305.2 billion [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/08/24/health-and-beauty-global-sales-to-reach-1.14-trillion-by-2026-with-online-representing-50-says-edge-retail-insight/12762820-1-eng-GB/Health-and-beauty-global-sales-to-reach-1.14-trillion-by-2026-with-online-representing-50-says-Edge-Retail-Insight.jpg)
![Beauty samples continue to be key in consumer purchasing decisions, but how these are brought to the consumer needs to change [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign.com/article/2021/08/23/beauty-sampling-future-will-require-smart-data-and-omnichannel-strategy-says-samplicity/12759116-1-eng-GB/Beauty-sampling-future-will-require-smart-data-and-omnichannel-strategy-says-Samplicity.jpg)
![Sephora recently confirmed its acquisition of Feelunique and announced a tie-up with German fashion e-tailer Zalando - two moves set to stretch its online reach and engagement with younger beauty consumers [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/market-trends/sephora-feelunique-acquisition-and-zalando-tie-up-clearly-targets-millennial-gen-z-online-beauty-consumers/12685233-1-eng-GB/Sephora-Feelunique-acquisition-and-Zalando-tie-up-clearly-targets-millennial-Gen-Z-online-beauty-consumers.jpg)
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![The sensation of skin tightness is widely known but the mechanism behind it is still not fully understood [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_tiny/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/11/07/stanford-university-and-l-oreal-researching-skin-tightness-and-neural-response/15919988-1-eng-GB/Stanford-University-and-L-Oreal-researching-skin-tightness-and-neural-response.jpg)
![Estée Lauder is expecting a slow recovery in China’s crucial travel retail hotspot of Hainan. [Estée Lauder]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_tiny/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/estee-lauder-anticipates-hainan-recovery-in-fiscal-2024-cfo/15925370-1-eng-GB/Estee-Lauder-anticipates-Hainan-recovery-in-fiscal-2024-CFO.jpg)
