Richard Hyman, President of PatelMiller, a retail consultancy specialising in strategy and operational management, is one of the UK’s most influential retail analysts. He is founder of Verdict Research, the leading provider of analysis to the retail industry and has advised many leading retailers, including John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Debenhams.
Read More“There’s a great opportunity to present a new point of view on the high street," Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne on M&S Beauty
Read More“Gaps in the beauty market are hard to come by”, Miles Dunkley, Managing Director, SLG Beauty, told me at Wednesday's launch of the fashion brand Superdry’s beauty line.
Read MoreWith just under 6 weeks to go to Christmas, retailers are moving into their most critical period of the year when they can expect to achieve up to 75% of their annual profits.
Read MoreAnother week, another batch of emails extolling the virtues of yet more new niche brands. Most are skincare lines with some kind of natural/organic/sustainable story.
Read MoreRetailers are finally waking up to the way that women buy beauty. I’ve seen three fantastic new retail concepts on Britain’s high streets this autumn and I think each have the power to transform the premium beauty market.
Read MoreIt’s some months since Jeremy Seigal resigned from his position as CEO of AS Watson . So I was delighted to catch up with him at the Bucks Beauty Breakfast networking event, where he’d been invited to speak.
Read MoreTracey McAlpine launched her website Fighting Fifty to change the negative perceptions of middle aged women.
Read MoreThere’s unprecedented change taking place in our society, which will likely have serious repercussions for the beauty industry far into the future.
Read MoreSince its launch last week, our report, Older Women: The Forgotten Demographic, has been creating considerable debate amongst beauty professionals.
Read MoreThere’s a problem with the beauty industry. I’ve suspected it for some time but it wasn’t until recently that my suspicions were confirmed. By focusing on youth, our industry is overlooking a key demographic…OLDER WOMEN.
Read MoreCaroline Neville has worked in the beauty industry since 1963 as head of her global PR agency and now as President of Cosmetics Executive Women UK.
Read MoreBeauty blogs are now an essential part of the marketing mix. The best bloggers can identify trends as they happen, as well as provide a vehicle to generate new customers.
Read More...this is the way to create a meaningful relationship with consumers nervous of the fragrance hall
Read More…as a marketing professional, is all your hard work actually producing results?
Read More“See the trends as a running horse: it starts moving on a certain day and then accelerates. You want to jump on that horse, but the trick is how…”
Read MoreWe’re delighted to welcome our guest blogger and industry commentator Stirling Murray, who shares his views on the current state of the beauty industry.
Read MoreWill King, founder of King of Shaves, had plenty to say about the male market when I interviewed him live on twitter earlier this month.
Read More21% of women buy health and beauty products online - is this an opportunity or a threat?
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If a year ago I’d mentioned that BB Creams were the next big thing in beauty, I would have been met with blank stares. But at my recent CEW Mentoring talk, BB Creams were the trend people really wanted to know about.
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