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10 beauty technology innovations to watch

By Kirsty Doolan

The technology available to serve the beauty and personal care industry is changing at lightening speed. We’ve rounded up some of the most innovative gamechangers – whether they are disrupting the product development process, overhauling ingredients testing,...

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Notino named Europe’s top cross-border beauty player

By Kirsty Doolan

Cross-Border Commerce Europe has just released its 'Top 250 Fashion & Beauty Retail Europe' report, which ranks the top online fashion and beauty retailers and marketplaces across the EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway.

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New beauty consumer insights from social listening

By Kirsty Doolan

Brandwatch has identified the major topics that have been trending in beauty consumers’ online conversations over the past year, to help guide brands on what their customers want.

TikTok said the initiative is a fast and affordable solution so merchants can

TikTok Shop launches UK logistics service

By Kirsty Doolan

The social media company said its new 'Fulfilled by TikTok' programme will make it “easier than ever for merchants using TikTok Shop to sell on the platform.”

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Lubrizol Life Science announces launch of Argireline peptide verse

By Cassandra Stern

Featuring its anti-wrinkle Argireline peptide, Lubrizol’s metaverse AI platform affords PBC product manufacturers the opportunity to interact and engage ‘Inside the Future of Beauty’ to ‘showcase the power of Argireline peptide in a way that has never...

Industry 5.0 will see the human element gain importance again, as workers return to factories with integrated smart technologies such as exoskeletons and drones [Getty Images]

The emergence of Industry 5.0: Beauty set to take a ‘sharp turn’

By Kacey Culliney

Beauty will soon transition into industry 5.0 where mixed reality and interconnected drones and exoskeletons will favour the human element, enabling brands to integrate societal values and wellbeing in a smart and efficient way, says an executive from...

Building lasting and meaningful relationships with consumers via an array of digital tools will enable industry plug true needs and expectations [Getty Images]

‘Relationship commerce’ the future of beauty – Revieve CEO

By Kacey Culliney

Beauty brands and retailers must invest in continuous relationship building with consumers via personalised, algorithmically orchestrated digital experiences across every step of the shopper journey, says the CEO of Finnish tech firm Revieve.

The next five years will see plenty of change in beauty tech - a fast-evolving space with significant opportunities gaining momentum worldwide [Getty Images]

Beauty 4.0 forecast: 7 trends to watch in beauty tech before 2027

By Lynda Searby

Building communities and taking a ‘virtual first’ approach will be key to future success in the beauty metaverse, but brands will also need to play outside that space to engage other consumers looking to embrace tech, say industry experts.

As the digital world continues to evolve, so too do opportunities in working with virtual influencers and computer-generated humans [Getty Images]

Special Edition: BEAUTY 4.0 – THE MAKING OF DIGITAL, TECH-LED CATEGORY

A virtual influencer future? This is a ‘super innovative space’, says WGSN

By Kacey Culliney

The influencer evolution race is on, with computer-generated alternatives fiercely engaging and exciting audiences within the blurred realms of reality and digital. And there's great promise, as consumers start to dismiss traditional influencer models,...