Shiseido launches first Max Mara fragrance
Shiseido has launched Max Mara Le Parfum, the first fragrance developed under the long-term licensing partnership announced with the Italian…
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YoY beauty growth accelerated 0.9 pts between Q1 and Q2 26
Last week I published an overview of the sales performance of the beauty division of major listed beauty groups in H1 2026 which grew an average of 4.7% YoY on…
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This could be the next wave of leading K-Beauty brands in the US
According to data from Spate, an AI-powered consumer trend intelligence platform that tracks Google searches and views on TikTok and…
Beauty retailers diverging trajectories in Q2 26
With €2.62bn ($3.04bn) in sales, Ulta outpaces every other listed pure-play beauty retailer by a factor of nearly three, its…
August 24th 2026 Week Beauty News
Last week in beauty, Ulta grew double digits in H1 26 while Proya reported flat sales.
Bath & Body Works H1 sales down 2.7% as Q2 improves
Bath & Body Works' H1 2026 sales fell 2.7% to $2.892bn. Stores in the US and Canada fell 4.9% to…
Ulta net sales grew 10.0% in H1 2026
Ulta Beauty posted a 10.0% increase in H1 net sales to $6.2 billion. Q1 grew 11.1% and Q2 grew 8.9%,…