The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
The Japanese beauty company reported a net loss of 11.7 billion yen ($111.8 million) in 2020, weighed down by the impact of the coronavirus crisis. It outlined a strategy for a full recovery by 2023, doubling down on skin care and digital and setting a target to achieve sales of around 1 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) that year.
The San Francisco-based company is hoping to tap growing consumer demand for financing for cosmetic treatments among other services.
Once thought of as long-term disruptors who would change the way we shop forever, multi-brand online retailers that sell cosmetics, skincare, fragrance and more are facing multiple headwinds.
Prestige makeup is fashion’s category expansion du jour. But even the market’s most powerful players could learn a thing or two from its celebrity-backed competition.
Shining light on the $12.3 billion SPF boom.