BW Confidential

BW Confidential’s September 2024 Magazine is out now. The latest issue includes an interview with Grupo Boticário VP Consumer Renata Gomide de Carvalho, special reports on the make-up category and on the beauty market in Southeast Asia, as well as a Packaging Special on how the market is evolving, the supply chain and views from top executives on the sector. To read, go to: https://lnkd.in/eEc8ffka #magazine #interview #makeup #beauty #southeastasia #packaging #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

BW Confidential is thrilled to announce it will present this year’s ‘Beauty Retailer of the Year Award’ to travel retail company Avolta. The Award recognizes retail excellence, with a particular focus on innovation, technology, CRM and customer understanding. Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol will accept the Award at BW Confidential’s The Beauty Party, which will take place on the evening of October 1 at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes, during the TFWA (Tax Free World Association) World Exhibition. The Beauty Party is organized in association with key travel retailer Qatar Duty Free, our Platinum Sponsor. Asia distribution company LUXASIA is Gold Sponsor of The Beauty Party. Read more at BW Confidential: https://lnkd.in/eu6fTayt Cathy Jongens #beauty #retailer #award #travelretail #cannes #TFWA #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

Beauty retailer SEPHORA has reopened its flagship store at the ION Orchard shopping mall in Singapore. Sephora says ION Orchard is one of its most successful stores internationally and it will sell the largest prestige beauty assortment in Asia. Read more at BW Confidential: https://lnkd.in/eWdDFZBk Jenny Cheah, Lutz Ackermann, #sephora #flagshipstore #retail #singapore #asia #prestige #beauty #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

BW Confidential is thrilled to welcome Asian distribution company LUXASIA as Gold Sponsor of The Beauty Party. LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel brand-builder in Asia Pacific. Since 1986, it has enabled market entry and brand growth for more than 120 luxury beauty and lifestyle brands in more than 15 markets in Asia Pacific. The Beauty Party is organized in association with travel retailer Qatar Duty Free, the event’s Platinum Sponsor.   The Beauty Party will take place on Tuesday 1st October at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes, France, during one of the most important international events in the beauty industry’s calendar, the TFWA (Tax Free World Association) World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes.   The Beauty Party is the opportunity to connect, network and engage with beauty executives from around the world. Stay tuned for more information about our sponsors and the event. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6ktfFNx Brynner Jananto Dr. Wolfgang Baier Alwyn C. Jitha Thathachari #TheBeautyParty #TFWA2024

Flavor and fragrance company dsm-firmenich has appointed Nicole Mancini Principal Perfumer in its Fine Fragrance Experience team in North America. Mancini has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Read more at BW Confidential: https://lnkd.in/eBbw8uf8 Camille Le Gall, Aurélie Keller #fragrance #perfumer #finefragrance #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

BW Confidential is thrilled to announce that it will once again host The Beauty Party in association with travel retailer Qatar Duty Free during the TFWA (Tax Free World Association) World Exhibition taking place in Cannes in October. Qatar Duty Free, known for creating unique experiences and delivering new concepts from key brands at Hamad International Airport in Doha, is Platinum Sponsor of The Beauty Party this year, following the company’s kind sponsorship of the event last year.   The Beauty Party brings together the global beauty community—brands, retailers, distributors and fragrance players—in a festive setting at one of the most important international events in the beauty industry’s calendar, the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes.   The Beauty Party will take place on Tuesday October 1st and is by invitation only. Stay tuned for more information about our sponsors and the event. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVw_vuVE Samaya Mahmoud Bushra Al Hashmi Thomas Thiollier Tab Musleh Augusto Deymonnaz Cécile Lamotte Isabelle REGNIER Franck Waechter #TheBeautyParty #TFWA2024

UK-based beauty brand LUSH has opened what it calls a Perfume Library on Beak Street in Soho, London. The new permanent concept store enables consumers to have a consultation with Lush’s fragrance advisors. In addition to the existing range of Lush fragrances, the concept store sells 12 new perfumes, which the brand says are not yet available anywhere else. Read more at BW Confidential: https://lnkd.in/gTDysvSB #lush #perfume #soho #london #conceptstore #fragrance #retail #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

L'Occitane Travel Retail has launched a summer promotional campaign for the Sol de Janeiro brand called ‘Unleash Your Summer Self!’ The three-month long campaign will include in-store activations at 105 airports globally. The campaign will see the opening of summer-inspired, colorful pop-ups at the airports. Activations will take place in 18 locations across the UK, including what the brand calls a mega pop-up at London Heathrow, 49 in Europe, 19 in Latin America, 14 in North America, four in Asia Pacific and four in the Middle East. Read more at BW Confidential: https://lnkd.in/euWnpNyc L’OCCITANE Group, Marion Amirouche, Mona L'Hostis, Evelyne Ly Wainer, Antoine Lafourcade, Green Yip #loccitane #travelretail #soldejaneiro #popup #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

Japanese company Kao Corporation is to open its first flagship store for its make-up brand Kate. The new store at the multipurpose complex Shibuya Sakura Stage in Tokyo, Japan will open on July 25. Kao says the store will provide multi-sensory experiences that combine AI-powered virtual technology with hands-on make-up encounters and personalized tutorials. Read more at BW Confidential: https://lnkd.in/ePpisFn8 Eguchi Kikue, Nobuko Tsujimaki #retail #makeup #shibuya #tokyo #AI #personalization #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews

In a special report, BW Confidential highlights the fragrance innovations showcased at the World Perfumery Congress (WPC), which took place in Geneva from June 24-27. Regulatory pressure, sustainability and natural ingredients were key talking points at the event. To read, go to: https://lnkd.in/ebFCTbvz Jenna Troyli, Brie Bargewell, Kim Fry, Paige Crist, Arnaud Guggenbuhl, Melanie Duprat-Rutard, Samira Boumédiène, Christina Witter, Cécile LAVENU, Jennifer Behar, Judith Gross, Camille Le Gall, sophie cauchi, Alexandrine Demachy, Virginie GERVASON ROCHE, Filip Lissicharov, Raja Palaniswamy #fragrance #innovation #perfumery #geneva #sustainability #beautyindustry #beautybusiness #beautynews