The 88th edition of the Pitti Bimbo children’s trade show will take place from January 17 to 19 in Florence and will feature 553 brands, of which 60 percent will be from overseas.
The German footwear brand has chosen Paris as the location of its new global office. The space, dubbed "1774" in reference to the label's foundation year, also shares its name with...
After introducing e-stores in France, the UK and Sweden in 2018, the web-launched US beauty brand is building up its European organisation, appointing Gemma Bellman as director of Europe.
Beauty industry exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which started on January 8, are introducing a host of innovations featuring AI and augmented reality.
Picaflor has announced that it will bring Playtime to Shanghai for the first time. The organiser of the children’s trade shows in Paris, New York, and Tokyo will host Playtime Shanghai...
Bertrand Delvert, vice president of marketing and communication at Tissot International, succeeds Florence Ollivier-Lamarque as director of the Swatch Group’s French subsidiary, effective...
In Argentina, US cosmetics group Coty is offering an olfactory experience boosted by VR to its perfume customers.
Glossier was launched as an online-only range four years ago, and its revenue in 2018 is set to exceed $100 million, as it plans to further grow its business in France, the UK and Canada.
For spring/summer 2019, Clergerie is joining forces with Lucia Liu, one of China’s premier designers, for a new take on one of the footwear label’s signature models, the split-sole...
Perfumery label Guerlain is keen to target digital natives, and has launched the Olfaplay site in France, with podcasts giving scent lovers the chance to talk about their olfactory memories.
Headphones brand Skullcandy and skateboarding footwear brand Supra are teaming up to launch limited-edition designs including two sneakers.
The Dutch denim brand and the Kidiliz group (whose brands include Catimini, Absorba and Kenzo Kids) have signed a licence deal for the design, production and distribution of G-Star Raw’s...
With 330 new shades released in the space of 12 months, sales of foundation have increased 4% in France's selective beauty retail sector, according to the NPD Group.
Leather goods label DeMellier, one of whose handbags was worn by Meghan Markle, opened a concession at Parisian department store Le Bon Marché, its first physical retail presence.
US cosmetics group Coty has teamed up with Alibaba in China, offering local consumers customised beauty products and services both on and offline.
A year to the day after Atelier Paulin opened its first store in Paris, the French handmade jewellery brand will open a second boutique in November, in New York.
In the first half of its fiscal year, L'Occitane International recorded a sales jump of 12.4%, driven by a strong performance in the United States.
From February 4th through 5th, 2019, Las Vegas will welcome the first edition of Kid's Hub Las Vegas by Playtime, the new trade fair from the organizers of Playtime Paris, New York and...
The centuries-old women’s luxury leather goods label was relaunched last March by Sébastien Létrange, and will open its first Parisian store in rue Saint Honoré next November.
This month Chanel launched its beauty and perfume e-commerce site dedicated to South Korea, a market where the luxury label is busy on several beauty-related initiatives.
In 2017, the fragrance market in the UAE was worth $403 million, and it is expected to grow at an annual rate of 9% until 2023.
Emerging women's footwear label Iscream stepped into the market at the autumn session of the Première Classe trade show in Paris, looking to inject some fun into the high-end shoes segment.
L’Oréal has launched a new, organic-certified skincare and body care brand, La Provençale Bio, in the mass market distribution channel in France.
The Berlin edition of the event dedicated to childrenswear, launched in July 2017 by Playtime Paris organiser Picaflor, did not meet with the expected success and has been discontinued.
While selective perfumery is going through a lacklustre phase, fast-fashion retailers have huge opportunities in the beauty business, like H&M, which has ambitious plans for fragrance.
Chanel has announced the acquisition of the British high-end men’s swimwear brand, an operation which could lead to potential synergies with lingerie and women’s swimwear label Eres.
Yann Joffredo is taking the helm of NYX Professional Makeup, the US make-up brand that has been a member of global beauty giant L'Oréal's portfolio since 2014.
On Sunday September 30, L’Oréal Paris is staging the second edition of its grand catwalk show, mobilising a crew of 300 and expecting to draw a crowd of 200,000 spectators on the Seine.
Sephora is heading east and opened its first flagship store in Russia. The brand also opened its first German flagship store since it left the country 16 years ago and started to re-enter...
Guillaume Henry is the new creative director of Jean Patou. His arrival marks the acquisition of the French couture and fragrance label by LVMH, as heralded last July by FashionNetwork.com.