Taiwanese beauty company CHLITINA is focusing on strengthening its network in the Vietnam market for the next three years to capitalise on its advancing beauty scene.
In this round-up of the top five stories on the digital developments in beauty, we highlight A.S. Watson insights on the future of it omnichannel retail business, SK-II’s strategy to forging closer connections online and how P&G narrows the online...
Changes to customised cosmetics personnel and wider testing exemptions for functional cosmetics are some of the latest need-to-know regulation updates in South Korea.
Combining products into skin concern-targeted kits is a smart strategy when trying to educate consumers on the importance of routines, says the retail brand manager of SkinCeuticals.
A Taiwan-based tech start-up is helping smaller beauty brands create ready-to-market products and packaging remotely with the help of its desktop vacuum forming machine, the FORMART 2.
In this round-up of financial results, M&As and funding drives in the cosmetics industry, we highlight news of Shiseido selling of its personal care unit, POND’s plans to double e-commerce business in SEA and SUGAR Cosmetics expansion plans following...
Shiseido is adamant that human contact is still essential to drive beauty sales but believes it can be enhanced greatly by tools such as Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality, according to its chief digital officer.
Belgium-based startup Craith Lab has shunned the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model for its epigenetic skin care brand, opting instead to distribute products via trained beautician and salon networks – a necessity when working with such complex formulations,...
A desire to find comfort in the familiar and nostalgic is one reason why consumers are identifying with a brioche-scented novelty hand wash launched by a popular Singapore bakery.
The CEO of Indian beauty brand MyGlamm has laid out plans to invest in product and offline expansion as well as data science research after closing Series C funding round.
French ingredient major Silab is ramping up its biotechnology capacity to plug rising demands for actives derived from yeast, bacteria and microalgae in skin care and hair care.
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![Shiseido said human contact is still essential to drive beauty sales but believes it can be enhanced greatly by AI and AR. [Getty Images]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/03/30/shiseido-is-using-tech-to-make-2021-the-year-of-the-empowered-beauty-consultant/12310916-1-eng-GB/Shiseido-is-using-tech-to-make-2021-the-year-of-the-empowered-beauty-consultant_news_teaser_medium.jpg)
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![Suu Balm has launched an upgraded version of its best-selling moisturiser. [Suu Balm]](https://cdn-a.william-reed.com/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/suu-balm-upgrades-best-selling-moisturiser-with-more-ceramides-to-boost-power/12370981-1-eng-GB/Suu-Balm-upgrades-best-selling-moisturiser-with-more-ceramides-to-boost-power_wrbm_tiny.png)
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