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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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Woolies and Coles Make the Space for darker shades of beauty products

Inside Retail

A campaign to make beauty more accessible and inclusive for people of colour is gaining momentum in Australia and has pressured the country’s biggest supermarkets to take action. Both Coles and Woolworths have agreed to make changes, starting with trials of darker foundation shades in collaboration with beauty giants Maybelline and L’Oreal.

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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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Workspace Design Show: How Can We Design Better Workspaces?

All Work

Instead of paying too much heed to what we can see, workspace operators should invest in what goes on behind the scenes with things like air and lighting, emphasised Dugan. We need natural light: first and foremost.”. TOG looks for buildings with lots of natural light. TOG’s design team also looks to retail for inspiration.

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Why Modibodi is challenging societal norms

Inside Retail

Here, Kristy Chong, founder and CEO at Modibodi, shares the highs and lows of a challenging year and the importance of normalising conversations around women’s health. The raw images in the gallery provide a richer perspective on this intense and exhilarating new stage of life. IR: What’s on the agenda for the next 12 months?

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Food Matters More Than Ever as Restaurant Dining Becomes Experiential

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I love the Scandinavian aesthetic and the mix of light, bright materials. From a back-of-house perspective, the data gathering opportunities are tremendous and on par with any e-comm site. This type of packaging will produce beautiful plants when discarded into soils and gardens. Advertisement.