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5 Nov

Inside India’s Beauty Boom – WWD

Inside India’s Beauty Boom – WWD
First-time brands have been launching with dizzying speed in India over the past yr. Probably the most recent: Makeup powerhouse Nars, with more resulting from come, including color cosmetics from Gucci, Prada, Armani and Valentino. Meanwhile, beauty retail has been growing dramatically, too. After months of anticipation, Nars debuted in Recent Delhi and Mumbai last week with department store chain Shoppers Stop and in 10 Sephora doors, in addition to online with each retailers. The brand’s first standalone boutique will open in December at the distinguished Select Citywalk mall, an enormous beauty destination. Nicole Tan, president and chief executive officer, Asia-Pacific, Shiseido, in India for the launch, said the structure of retail in India was prompting a change in strategy. “It’s the primary time...
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20 Sep

Coty Lifts Sales Outlook on Back of Fragrance Boom

Coty Lifts Sales Outlook on Back of Fragrance Boom
Coty Inc. raised its full-year sales outlook because the fragrance effect shows no sign of slowing. The wonder company, which holds the fragrance licenses for myriad brands comparable to Gucci and Hugo Boss, said that within the 4 weeks because it released its latest quarterly earnings it has seen strong momentum in beauty demand across key markets and categories, particularly in prestige fragrances as Burberry Goddess sets latest market records. Consequently, Coty is now expecting core like-for-like sales growth of between 8 percent and 10 percent for fiscal 2024, up from its earlier guidance of 6 percent to eight percent. At the identical time, Coty lifted its adjusted EBITDA forecast to between about $1.08 billion and $1.09 billion, from a variety of $1.07...
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4 Aug

Brooklyn’s Beauty, Wellness Boom – WWD

Brooklyn’s Beauty, Wellness Boom – WWD
On a balmy July evening, stylish beauty editors and influencers stepped out of their Ubers of their best outfits and asked friends and colleagues to film them entering the brand new Chanel Beauté store on North sixth Street in Williamsburg, the hipster haven-turned somewhat luxe neighborhood situated in north Brooklyn. Inside, they chatted loudly as servers handed out glasses of Champagne in between bottles of Chanel No 5 displayed in gold bird cages, partitions of fragrances and blown-up images of Chanel ambassador Timothée Chalamet. Every week later, bougie fragrance brand Byredo — of which Puig recently acquired a majority stake — hosted an identical soiree to toast the opening of its latest store, which happens to be round the corner to...
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15 Jul

Will Hollywood Strike Be a Boom or Bust for Fashion?

Will Hollywood Strike Be a Boom or Bust for Fashion?
It’s the top of the red carpet — for now. The star-studded solid of “Oppenheimer” walked out early from the London premiere on Thursday night, as Hollywood went on strike at midnight in its biggest labor motion since 1960. The dressing credits still went out. Florence Pugh wore a fiery red Valentino gown, and Cillian Murphy a menacing-looking black suit, transparent shirt and bolo tie by Saint Laurent. But they could be the last celebrity red carpet dressing communiqués from luxury brands for some time. On Friday, actors joined writers in shutting down Hollywood with the unions taking motion against streaming services’ pay, the longer term use of AI in production and more. The strike means talent cannot walk the Venice and...
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