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Retail Asia03/06/2019

Beauty retailer Sephora has confirmed long-standing rumors of an Auckland flagship set to open on Queen Street in 2019. While the retailer launched a local online offering in 2015, the bricks-and-mortar location will be Sephora’s first in New Zealand and is part of a larger push into Asia that will see Hong Kong and Korea […]

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Retail Asia16/05/2019

Sephora Hong Kong has confirmed not one, but eight stores in its return to brick-and-mortar retailing in the territory – but shoppers will have to wait until August for the first outlet to open. As previously reported, the LVMH-owned chain will open a 4200sqft store in IFC Mall after a 10-year absence from the city. In […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2019

LVMH-owned cosmetics retailer Sephora will launch its first outlet in South Korea this October. The first Sephora South Korea retail space will take up 547sqft in Gangnam, featuring hundreds of brands as well as home-brand products under the Sephora label. “Sephora will contribute to expanding the local beauty market by proposing a new standard,” said […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2019

Sephora is looking to fill a number of retail roles in Auckland, suggesting the beauty retailer is looking to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in New Zealand in the near future. Listings for assistant store manager, category coordinator, stockroom manager, supervisor, beauty and studio artists and retail assistants have been uploaded to job site Seek over […]

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Retail Asia15/04/2019

Makeup superstore Sephora has confirmed its widely anticipated return to Hong Kong in physical store form. The LVMH-owned cosmetics retailer will sublease a 4000sqft space in the Zara store at IFC Mall in Central, nine years after it closed its last store in the territory. Despite its physical absence in the market, Sephora Hong Kong […]

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Retail Asia10/10/2018

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton boosted revenues by 10 per cent to €33.1 billion in the first nine months of this year. Organic sales grew 11 per cent compared to the same period last year and by 13 per cent after excluding the impact of the closed DFS concessions at Hong Kong International Airport at […]

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Retail Asia14/09/2018

French cosmetic retailer Sephora unveiled plans for new retail experience in China on August 31, coinciding the announcement with news of its next Chinese brand ambassador. Sephora announced its new concept “My Beauty Power Turn It On” at a press conference at the Shanghai Film Plaza late last month, saying the initiative is designed to help shoppers […]

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Retail Asia22/08/2018

DFS stores in 16 international cities – including Hong Kong and Macau – will be featuring Meitu Magic Mirrors for the next year. The connected device allows customers to see their desired makeup style applied directly to their face, just as if they were standing in front of a mirror. An AI algorithm is used […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2018

Memebox signed a partnership deal with global beauty giant Sephora to expand its global presence in the ecommerce scene and develop a joint brand due for release this autumn, according to Formation Group on Monday. The achievement comes only six years after the local beauty company launched as a small start-up in Korea. It now […]

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Retail Asia27/07/2018

Calvin McDonald has been named CEO of Lululemon, replacing Laurent Potdevin, who was ousted earlier this year amid allegations of conduct violations. The Canadian-born McDonald earned his MBA at the University of Toronto and prior to joining Sephora in 2013, he spent two years as president and CEO of Sears Canada and 17 years in various roles with Loblaw Companies Ltd. Vancouver-based clothing […]

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Retail Asia24/07/2018

Sephora opened its doors at Oberoi Mall, Goregaon, Mumbai recently. Spread across 3,130 square feet, the store is located on the ground level of one of the city’s buzzing retail hubs in the suburbs. With presence in cities such as New Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Bangalore and Pune, this is Sephora’s 17th store in the country. […]

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Retail Asia02/07/2018

A situations vacant post has revealed French beauty brand Sephora’s plans to launch in Korea next year. The job posting for a human resources manager with Sephora Korea included an announcement that the personal and beauty care store chain will be opening an outlet in Korea in the third quarter of next year. While this […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2018

Memebox, a Korean beauty startup founded in 2012 as a subscription-box service, is relaunching its e-commerce business in the US after a year on hold. The company has remained active in Asian markets while awaiting its window to return to the US. Founder and CEO Dino Ha identified a rise in Asian beauty-brand awareness among […]

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Retail Asia23/05/2018

At the 2018 World Retail Congress, Sephora was named Retailer of the Year. The award reflects Sephora’s exceptional growth over the last decade, which has been driven by rapid expansion globally. This type of sustained performance is a testament to the superior differentiated experience Sephora offers its clients and the innovation it has brought to […]

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Retail Asia04/05/2018

Sephora has drawn a crowd to the opening of its first store of the year in Queensland, as shoppers queued overnight to access the international cosmetics giant’s new Robina Town Centre store. At one point on Thursday morning the line outside the new location was more than 300 metres long, snaking around to adjacent areas of […]

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Retail Asia04/04/2018

Sephora will look to Queensland for its first Australian store opening of 2018, announcing plans to open a location in QIC’s highly competitive Robina Town Centre in May. It will be Sephora’s 14th store launch in Australia since bringing its offer Down Under at the start of 2015. With the likes of Myer, David Jones, […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2018

Japanese-influenced beauty brand Jill Stuart is to open its first presence in Singapore – inside Sephora Ion Orchard.to The concession will debut on March 29, offering Singaporeans its full product range, including lipsticks, eyeshadows and blushes, its best-selling items. Jill Stuart was founded in 2005 and has built a reputation for its embellished silver packaging […]

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Retail Asia15/03/2018

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Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group has made its Australian debut this week. While the company has yet to open a standalone store there, it has opened a counter for its mid-range brand Laneige inside Sephora stores and started selling the range online. It describes the launch as “its forerunner to the Australian market”. After opening […]

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Retail Asia31/01/2018

Reading through recent headlines about Amazon disrupting the beauty industry, one would think that it is time for Sephora and Ulta to panic and rethink their strategies. However, beauty needs retailers to provide compelling customer experiences and a sense of community to succeed. According to a report by 1010data, Amazon’s marketplace captures 21.1% of the U.S. market share, with Macy’s coming […]

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Retail Asia29/01/2018

It has been another record year for luxury products group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Revenue increased by 13 per cent year on year to reach €42.6 billion (US$52.9 billion), while organic revenue growth was 12 per cent. All business groups recorded double-digit organic growth with the exception of wines and spirits, where second-half growth […]

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