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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.
CJ Olive Young Takes Flagship Beauty Festival to Japan
The move marks the retailer’s first large-scale international showcase and positions Japan as the first stop in a broader effort to export Olive Young’s retail model alongside K-beauty brands.
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.
K-Beauty Tops Multiple Beauty Categories on Qoo10 Japan
The rankings point to continued strength for Korean beauty brands in Japan’s online channel, with compact formats, multi-use products and entry-level pricing helping drive demand.
Vietnam Orders Recall of 107 Cosmetics Batches Over Banned Steroid
The enforcement action targets a whitening and anti-acne cream found to contain dexamethasone, a corticosteroid that is not permitted in cosmetics in Vietnam.
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.