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How Shiseido is connecting with customers in a crowded beauty market

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In the US$375 billion global beauty industry, efficacy and simplicity reign supreme. In an exclusive interview, Shiseido’s regional brand director of Apac Sher Le Chua offered invaluable insights into its innovative strategies, approach to addressing the global anti-aging skincare market, and the resonance of its latest campaign.

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Fleeting beauty: Inside the downward spiral of BWX

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To say health and beauty conglomerate BWX has had a difficult few years could be an understatement. After purchasing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of successful beauty brands and platforms, the business, which was valued at $860 million five years ago, is now worth about $36 million. It’s a long story.

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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

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Wellness has become a priority for people in the wake of the pandemic as evidenced by the surge in demand for health and well-being products, which is projected to reach $5.2 Priceline is another Australian pharmacy that has increased its foothold in the beauty and wellness space under the ownership of retail conglomerate Wesfarmers.

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Why Aussie beauty brand Cinch Skin changed its approach to retail partnerships

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The 100 per cent all-natural, vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand caters to the growing demand for ‘clean’ beauty products amidst a broader shift of consumers shopping more sustainably. Shortly after wholesaling to Adore Beauty, Cinch Skin partnered with The Hut Group through e-commerce platforms Recreate Yourself and Look Fantastic.

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Beauty dupes are all the rage, but are they ethical? It’s complicated

Inside Retail

As a result, beauty consumers, in particular, are searching for ways to try the hottest products, for a fraction of the price. Beauty dupes, short for duplicates, are a big business. It’s a business strategy that’s been around for a while and it isn’t dying off anytime soon. Can a dupe be too good?

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Redefining everyday beauty

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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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Biotech, virtual pop-ups and indie brands: Here is the future of K-beauty

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Although facing stiff competition from Western brands and changing consumer demands, the Korean beauty (known as ‘K-beauty’) market is forecast to reach $13.9 According to Sharon Ahn, beauty trend forecaster and analyst at WGSN, K-Beauty is synonymous with innovation in the wider beauty industry. “It