Gen Z and Millennial consumers are fond of buying beauty online, but they’re getting more demanding when it comes to delivery times and next-day won’t do for many of them.
The Sézane brand, founded by Morgane Sezalory, has just inaugurated a pop-up in the Platform shopping center in Culver City; the development serving as a test, before a possible opening of a first permanent store.
Edited, the global retail intelligence and AI-driven data insights company, has a new chief executive. As CEO, Doug Kofoid will be "dedicated to scaling Edited further" while bringing its technology to new markets.
Shopping malls giant Unibail-Rodamco Westfield saw turnover rising 34.2% in Q1, reflecting a “strong post-Covid-19 recovery and asset deliveries”.
Prestige haircare brand Living Proof has a new face. It’s British-American actor and producer Lily Collins, who joins the brand to celebrate the company’s “legacy of pioneering performance-defining products”.
Unilever’s Q1 results on Thursday saw the multinational fast-moving consumer goods firm turning in a strong sales rise, although that was down to price rises with volume sales actually dipping slightly.
Giant comms and tech agency WPP has launched a digital commerce managed service, called Everymile, to provide luxury brands and companies with a “fully outsourced direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce solution”.
Online wholesale marketplace Faire announced on Wednesday its entry into Australia, as the U.S. firm expands its global reach beyond North America and Europe.
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd and U.S. buyout firm Apollo Global Management are planning a joint bid for UK high street pharmacy chain Boots, a spokesperson for Apollo confirmed on Wednesday.
To reduce the carbon footprint of its perfumes and beauty products’ packaging, LVMH has inked a partnership deal with US company Origin Materials, specialised in producing carbon-negative materials.
Post-pandemic business continues to improve for Shaftesbury and the value of its prestige London property portfolio is growing, up by £250m in just 12 months.
AI-powered SaaS platform Cooee has raised £300,000 in pre-seed funding to further product development, increase e-commerce store reach and launch an augmented reality version of the product.
Retail sales have been “poor for the time of year” this month and sales volumes both in-store and online fell rapidly in the year to April. That’s the takeaway from the latest CBI monthly Distributive Trades Survey.
If you think your retail tech credentials are up to scratch, you may have to think again. New data from finance firm Klarna reveals that UK shoppers want to integrate new technologies into their shopping experience.
Following a successful launch and trials at Autumn Fair 2021 and Spring Fair 2022, the Curated Meetings offer is now open to a “game-changing way of doing business” at the next Autumn Fair on 5 and 6 September.
