Brand News
Amorepacific Reopens AMORE YONGSAN Flagship in Seoul
The revamped store adds AI diagnostics, bespoke product services and research-led experiences as Amorepacific pushes deeper into personalised beauty retail.
Shiseido Q1 Sales Fall 3% as Brand Performance Diverges
Estée Lauder Agrees to $210 Million Settlement in China Daigou Lawsuit
Jinbo Bio Reports Revenue Growth as Beauty Business Expands
Proya Refiles for Hong Kong IPO to Support Expansion
PURESEOUL Plans to Nearly Double UK Store Network
John Lewis Expands K-Beauty Offer Through Skin Cupid Partnership
Eternal Beauty Launches Rinse-Free Beauty Packaging Recycling in Hong Kong
THOME Taps Kazuha for Gen Z Beauty Device Campaign
Lafang Jiahua Posts First Annual Loss Since IPO
The 2025 results point to mounting pressure on older mass-market Chinese beauty groups as offline weakness and higher selling costs outweigh e-commerce growth.
Luna Uses Tokyo Pop-Up to Deepen Japan Retail Position
The activation supports Luna’s Japan push as the Aekyung Industrial brand says its local offline distribution has already expanded to more than 10,000 points of sale.
Proya Passes $1.45 Billion in 2025 Revenue
The 2025 results show how heavily China’s largest domestic beauty groups still rely on online sales, even as growth shifts across brand and category lines.
Shiseido Brings Creative Unit Back Into Parent Company
The internal merger will move Shiseido Creative’s branding and communication functions directly under the group’s main corporate structure from June.
Addiction to Exit Taiwan After Closing Last Physical Counter
The planned withdrawal points to mounting pressure on smaller prestige makeup brands in Taiwan as compliance costs rise and offline scale becomes harder to sustain.
Ruoyuchen Acquires Erno Laszlo in $43.8 Million Deal
The acquisition gives Ruoyuchen full control of a heritage prestige skincare brand as Chinese beauty groups continue to use overseas deals to move further into premium skincare.
Chando Restarts Hong Kong IPO Process
The refiling puts one of China’s largest domestic skincare groups back into the Hong Kong listing pipeline with a business still heavily concentrated around its flagship brand.
Mamonde to Shut China Online Stores After 21 Years
The closure adds to the retreat of legacy K-beauty brands in China as weaker channel performance and tougher local competition continue to pressure older market-entry models.