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Q&A: How Rationale is taking Australian luxury beauty to the world

Inside Retail

Last month, Australian luxury skincare brand Rationale launched its first two international boutiques in Singapore, under the wing of South Korean beauty giant Amorepacific, which invested in the company in 2020. The complete focus from Richard has always been on optimal skin health.

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Redefining everyday beauty

Inside Retail

Restrictions during lockdown periods have resulted in at-home beauty alternatives and an increased focus on self-care. The new normal has led to new beauty regimes and habits, represented in the dynamic of growth and decline of the segments. Channel shift in beauty categories. Beauty in the new normal.

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Fast and fabulous: Estée Lauder drives sales with Uber

Inside Retail

Beauty and burgers collide in a new partnership between Estée Lauder and food delivery platform Uber Eats. The partnership heralds a new chapter of rapid beauty delivery, with couriers connecting retailers to consumers in the time it would take to whip up fries – and for the same price. and $5, according to Business of Fashion.

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Analysis: Inside the murky business of skin whitening

Inside Retail

June 2020 marked a major turning point for some of the world’s biggest beauty brands. After years of growing criticism about the sale of skin-whitening products in Asia and overt advertising campaigns equating lighter skin with greater beauty and desirability, global companies finally started to change their offerings.

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Listen up: Why Mecca is tuning in to the world of podcasting

Inside Retail

Beauty retail giant Mecca has entered the world of podcasting today with the launch of Mecca Talks, which aims to shine a light on its team members and in-house experts. They’re giving us ideas and we’re featuring our in-house beauty experts on our podcasts — these are the same people who train our store team members.

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How Blooms The Chemist creates community connections

Inside Retail

Pharmacy had really been an old-school industry where there was a lot of faxing and paper-based prescriptions, whereas telehealth and e-health really ramped up during that time. There are long waitlists to get into their GPs to get a mental health plan. The next one is more of a dominant beauty offering, like Priceline for example.

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Why Frostbland’s acquisition of pink-clay-mask brand Alya is just the start

Inside Retail

Last week, Frostbland, the distributor behind beauty, health and haircare brands including Lanolips and Bondi Boost, announced its acquisition of Alya Skin. And that’s all still relevant today, but what’s changed is that we now have an understanding of what it could add to our business from a digital perspective.