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LVMH selective retailing head to retire

Christopher de Lapuente is believed to be retiring from his position as CEO and chairman of Selective Retailing at the luxury group LVMH. According to an internal memo seen by WWD, de Lapuente is scheduled to step down on October 31, after which he will also no longer be a member of LVMH’s executive committee. It brings to an end an almost 20...

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Sephora UK appoints DHL to manage its supply chain network

Beauty retail brand Sephora UK has appointed DHL Supply Chain as its lead logistics provider for the next five years and unveiled a new omni-channel distribution centre to support its retail growth strategy in the UK. Through this partnership, DHL will be responsible for warehousing, e-commerce fulfilment and Sephora’s UK transport network to...

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Slump in luxury spending slows LVMH sales growth

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 41.7 billion euros in the first half of 2024, achieving organic growth of 2 percent but down 1 percent reported. In the second quarter, organic revenue growth was 1 percent. The luxury conglomerate said in a statement that the growth continued over the first half period despite a geopolitical...

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LVMH posts Q1 organic revenue growth of 3 percent

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 20.7 billion euros in the first quarter, down 2 percent reported, while organic revenue growth was 3 percent. LVMH said in a statement that the company had a good start to the year despite a geopolitical and economic environment that remains uncertain. While Europe and the United States...

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Sephora names Xia Ding as managing director of Greater China

Beauty retailer Sephora has appointed Xia Ding as the managing director of Greater China. Based in Shanghai, Ding will directly report to Asia president, Alia Gogi. Prior to Sephora, she spent five years as vice president & general manager of e-commerce Asia Pacific and Latin America at Nike. Commenting on Ding’s appointment, Gogi said in a...

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Haus Labs by Lady Gaga expands in Europe

Science-driven, clean make-up brand Haus Labs by Lady Gaga is expanding across 12 new countries in Europe with Sephora. The beauty brand will arrive in Sephora stores and online from March 26 in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. It will also be online only in Switzerland, Greece, Romania, Poland and the Czech...

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Sephora exits South Korea after yielding to stiff competition

LVMH-owned cosmetics giant Sephora has closed up shop in South Korea after struggling to capture a solid foothold in the market. The closure comes four years on from when the brand first stepped into the region, with the opening of a flagship store in Seoul’s Gangnam district which was followed by five more store openings. The move had initially...

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Anca Marola named global digital director at Sephora

Having worked within the LVMH Group for ten years, Anca Marola has now been appointed global digital director (CDO) of Sephora, the luxury group's chain of stores selling perfumes and cosmetic products. It was in 2014 that Marola joined the LVMH Group as its CDO and, from 2015 to 2017, she was in charge of Moët Hennessy's development in the US....

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Sephora names eight beauty brands for accelerator incubator

Sephora North America has selected eight brands founded by Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC), spanning haircare, makeup, skincare, and fragrance categories for its 2024 Accelerate incubator programme. The Accelerator, now in its ninth year, focuses on building a community of innovative, inspirational brand founders in the beauty...

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Nars Cosmetics enters the Indian market

Nars Cosmetics, the Shiseido-owned beauty brand founded by make-up artist and photographer François Nars, has entered the Indian market at Shoppers Stop and Sephora ahead of its debut freestanding store in November. In a statement, Nars said its products would be available online at Shoppers Stop and Sephora, as well as in select stores across...

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LVMH revenue growth slows down in Q3

Luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded third quarter organic revenue growth of 9 percent to 19, 964 million euros down from a 17 percent rise in the second quarter. Organic revenue growth of 14 percent to 62,205 million euros in the first nine months of 2023. The company said in a statement that after taking into account...

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Glossier names Sephora UK as first international wholesale partner

Glossier will be available at Sephora UK after the beauty brand signed its first international wholesale partnership deal as part of its continued expansion. The cult-favourite beauty brand will be available at Sephora’s Westfield Shepherds Bush store and online at Sephora.co.uk from September 15, with Sephora’s app featuring a preview of...