AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Beauty Discovery: Estée Lauder is partnering with Profound to track how its brands show up in AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Gemini, aiming to stay visible as beauty shopping shifts from Google to generative recommendations. Quick Commerce Funding: Firi raised $3M in a seed round led by 360 ONE Asset to expand its AI-led beauty quick commerce, including faster delivery and a move beyond skincare/haircare/bodycare into makeup and fragrance. Retail Expansion (K-Beauty): Coles is adding 100+ skincare items and making COSRX, Beauty of Joseon and Tony Moly grocery-exclusive, signaling K-beauty’s push into mainstream aisles. Regulatory Warning (India): India’s CDSCO flagged Pakistan-made Goree Beauty Cream and Chandni Whitening Cream for excessive heavy metals and lack of authorisation, urging consumers not to buy or use. Product Safety Recall (Africa): Woolworths recalled WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo after bacteria detection, with a COMESA alert extending vigilance across borders. Beauty Advent Calendars: John Lewis unveiled its biggest 2026 beauty advent calendar (25 drawers, £1,160 value) and Lookfantastic’s £120 calendar (24 products, claimed £665 value) is getting full-door testing buzz. Tech in Shopping: GS Shop launched an AI shopping assistant for its app, starting with beauty and expanding later.
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