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The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
A new wave of South Korean conglomerates are ascending the ranks of the world’s largest beauty companies.
Brennan Kilbane is News and Features Editor at The Business of Beauty. He is based in London, and supports BoF’s coverage of the multifaceted cosmetics industry, from fine fragrance to wellness trends.
Membership-based fragrance label Ffern is opening its orders to the general public for the first time, as other beauty brands jump in on the product-drop experiment.
This week, Priya Rao has an interview with the most-talked-about founder in beauty, and dives into Swan’s viral bachelorette partnership.
European cosmetics giant Kiko Milano has racked up over $1 billion in sales with storefronts across the globe from Chile to India. Until now, success in the hyper-competitive US market has been more elusive, however.
The Omani fragrance house charted record growth, despite disruptions in its home region.
A Texas court ruled that the hair-care label’s bankruptcy filing be converted to Chapter 7.
As the French couture giant cruised into Biarritz this week, surging interest in its revamp under designer Matthieu Blazy scored it the top spot on the Lyst Index. But could Blazymania go too far?
Luxury fragrance house Amouage, together with The Business of Fashion, convened leading creatives for an evening of open dialogue on the evolution of the luxury industry — from visual symbol to deeper emotional connection.
After stepping back from his namesake brand, Dries Van Noten has opened a foundation in a Venetian palazzo dedicated to craft, beauty, and the things made by hand and soul. BoF's Tim Blanks speaks with the designer about why, in ugly times, making something beautiful is the only real form of protest.
