esprit has launched its very own podcast!

Hosted by Nicci Herrera, Beauty & the Best is Australia’s first retail beauty podcast. It covers everything you’re obsessed with in the retail beauty business right now.

4 August, 2020

Chadstone’s $685 million expansion given green light

Increased focus on wellness and lifestyle retailers and businesses.

21 July, 2020

Ulta Beauty debuts Conscious Beauty initiative

Transparency and traceability even more important to consumers.

20 July, 2020

Innisfree opens its 10th store in Australia, more planned

Korea’s number one beauty brand continues its expansion plans.

29 June, 2020

The top 5 areas beauty advisors MUST focus on

Why buying beauty products relies on one-to-one relationships.

15 June, 2020

Sephora, Mecca, Ulta re-open in US and Australia

No-touch policy and limited customer numbers new norm.

18 May, 2020

Henkel, Natura sidestep sales slumps during lockdown

Social selling and digital sales major lifesavers during COVID-19.

18 May, 2020

Did COVID-19 kill retail business or reinvent it?

Why a new business model called ‘Clicks and Mortar’ is taking off.

18 May, 2020

Westfield rolls out contactless click and collect service

L’Occitane and Aesop available in new drive-thru service.

21 April, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance Q2 sales exceed predictions

Sales booming as pharmacies classified as essential businesses.

6 April, 2020

Mecca, MAC latest companies to fall victim to Covid-19

More big beauty retailers have closed their doors across Australia due to coronavirus pandemic.

30 March, 2020

Shopping centres remain open but further restrictions put in place

Beauty salons, day spas, nail bars, laser clinics and more to close.

25 March, 2020

Cosmetics industry to remain ‘resilient’ during outbreak

Why the industry is well-placed to survive the Covid-19 pandemic.

23 March, 2020

10 step plan of attack for retailers struggling with rent due to Covid-19

Why this is not a ‘get out of jail free’ time for retailers and nor is it time for landlords to play hard ball.

22 March, 2020

TikTok – should retailers be prepared or scared?

Why retailers need to consider social media as a serious means of building brand and product awareness.

9 March, 2020