Exclusive insights from beauty leaders L’Occitane Group, Sa Sa International, G&M Cosmetics, Pretti5 shed light on the resilient Hong Kong beauty and personal care market and reveal why it remains a key market in Asia Pacific.
Beauty retail chain Sa Sa reports that online sales in Hong Kong and Macau fell by 5.6% while offline sales grew by 44.3%, signalling the firm to advance its brick-and-mortar expansion.
Waterless beauty brand MONO Skincare is making inroads into Japan after inking a distribution deal, while its expansion in Europe is supported by investors as well as a partnership with Sephora.
The post-pandemic awareness for health and well-being has “opened new doors” for traditional Chinese medicine-beauty brand Botanic Pretti5 to expand into the US and Singapore.
Beauty retailer Sa Sa International says the return of Chinese travellers to Hong Kong and Macau heralds a “promising start” to the new financial year.
Companies that sold CBD-based cosmetics in Hong Kong are caught in a “revamp or shut down” dilemma following a ban issued by the authorities in February, in spite of growing awareness and consumer demand.
Sa Sa’s CEO says the easing of social distancing measures in Hong Kong has improved consumer sentiment and consequently improved sales despite now having fewer storefronts.
Sa Sa Malaysia has recovered to 77.4% of pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the positive impact of the relaxation of pandemic measures that came into effect across the country in April.
Hong Kong-based beauty retailer Sa Sa International is eyeing opportunities in Malaysia, Australia, Europe, and North America with a revamped international online store.
Hong Kong beauty retailer Sa Sa International says it lost approximately 480 business days over the fifth wave of the pandemic as COVID-19 infections among staff members forced it to shutter its stores.
Hong Kong-based beauty retail group Sa Sa International will begin piloting experiential in-store concepts this year in Hong Kong and Macau to salvage declining business.
Health and beauty retailer Watsons will be launching a virtual foundation try-on tool in the second quarter this year beginning with Malaysia and Hong Kong to solve what it believes is a huge consumer ‘pain point’.
Hong Kong-based cultivated meat biotechnology start-up Avant has developed a multifunctional protein ingredient from its cell cultivation technology, hoping to commercialise it for cosmetics use by early 2022.
Hong Kong based natural skin care brand OSCO Skincare is eyeing international opportunities as it predicts demand for anti-pollution cosmetics will grow, partly because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Hong Kong-based skin care brand RARE SkinFuel (RSF) will be debuting its first flagship store in luxury mall Landmark to solidify its position in the market as an ‘exclusive’ brand.
Hong Kong-based cosmetics retailer Sa Sa International is placing more attention on its online channels in order to help the company reduce cost and make up for it battered brick-and-mortar outlets.
A.S. Watson’s health and beauty operations in Asia have managed to deliver growth of 7% in 2019, despite the political unrest that plagued Hong Kong it the second half of the year.
Watsons has launched a new concept store that integrates online and offline (O+O), which it says creates a new shopping experience for younger consumers.
The company behind BIMAIO believes its foray into the Hong Kong market will provide the company with the insight it needs to penetrate the wider Asian region.
The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced the cosmetics retailer Sa Sa to temporarily suspend operations of 21 stores in Hong Kong and Macau as part of cost-saving measures.
International beauty and health retailer, A.S. Watson Group (ASW), supports tech innovation and beauty-based entrepreneurship with the first ever retail-themed Big Data hackathon in Hong Kong.
Face masks have become big news throughout Asia, offering consumers a convenient DIY skin care treatment that helps to improve the appearance of pores, remove excess oil and hydrate the skin.
Natural ingredient-based cosmetics and wellbeing goods producer, L’Occitane, enters into the innovative concept market following a strong quarterly trading period.
As sales have slumped over the last fiscal year due to the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) disruption, the Hong Kong cosmetics retailing name is moving outside its domestic market to new areas.
At last week's Cosmoprof Asia event in Hong Kong, event director Michael Duck took the time out to discuss this year's new format, which saw the show split between two event spaces, and also threw some light on what to expect for next year's...
Hong-Kong based Sa Sa International announced a 37.3% decrease in profits in its interim results, highlighting decreasing tourism numbers as a key factor.
The Cosmoprof Asia 2016 event opened its doors in Hong Kong last week. And this year was the first for the "One Fair, Two Event Spaces" concept, which saw the exhibition expanding beyond the Hong Kong Exhibition and Conference Centre on Hong...
Greenpeace identifies microplastics in five leading cosmetic retailers and concludes that almost 50% of the brands’ products have inadequate labelling.
This year the organiser has made the bold move to divide up packaging, ingredients and processing equipment with the finished goods side of the business.
With tension between Hong Kong and mainland China currently high, the island’s popularity as a shopping hotspot has been dropping among mainland consumers; some beauty brands are now making moves to address the fall.
Alpecin, a leading male hair care brand from Germany that claims to fight hair loss, is set to enter the China market through a distribution deal with DKSH.
In cancelling a pop concert in the face of media and consumer pressure from China, it seems Lancôme failed to account for the global visibility of marketing moves in today’s business landscape.
Lancome has found itself in the middle of a wave of global scrutiny for its decision to cancel a promotional music concert in Hong Kong, apparently as a result of political pressure from mainland China, and has now taken the step of shutting several of...
South Korean beauty brand Missha has rolled out its ‘Line Friends’ range across 12 countries in Asia, in a move that suggests the brand is looking to strengthen again following a dip last year.
Market research firm Euromonitor has released its latest report on beauty and personal care in Hong Kong, which reveals that the industry has seen steep decline in its growth within the country over the past year.
Tourists from China are fuelling growth across fast moving consumer goods sector globally, with beauty one of the key industries enjoying the benefit of the boom.
It's full steam ahead for China e-tailer JD.com which has invested in a Hong Kong base to engage more with brands and retailers across Asia, and to make it easier, and quicker for international merchants to ship directly to consumers in China.
Germany's largest retailer, Metro has partnered up with one of China's biggest shopping platforms - Alibaba, to branch out in the region where it mainly has dealt in wholesale cash & carry stores.
Despite the Chinese market proving tough for some of LVMH's brands, the luxury goods firm reported a 6 per cent increase in its perfumes and cosmetics division.
The global cosmetics player has appointed a new president, JuE Wong, effective August 3th, and has also signed an agreement with prestige beauty distributor Luxasia Ventures as it sets its sights on Southeast Asia expansion.
As some Hong Kong protesters continue to harass tourists, retailers are baring the brunt, as shoppers from the mainland and even local residents are put off by the confrontation at malls.
Sales this Chinese New Year aren't looking too lucrative for the world's largest prestige group, LVMH, which has been working harder then ever to attract Chinese tourists as luxury spending slowed down in Hong Kong.
Healthcare brand, 'Venture Life' has signed a 30-year distribution deal with Shanghai based REC Cosmetics; the owner of 1,000 skin care retail chains across mainland China.
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