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MOART Launches Dedicated China Beauty Practice

June 11, 2024
INSIGHT

MOART is launching a dedicated China Beauty Practice supporting Chinese beauty and personal care brands building international expansion into the North American prestige and mass beauty channels. The practice operates from MOART's Shanghai and Guangzhou offices in coordination with the firm's North American beauty practice leadership.

The China beauty opportunity. The Chinese beauty brand ecosystem has been one of the most innovative consumer product categories globally over the past several years, with breakthrough product development in skincare, color cosmetics, sun care, and emerging categories like haircare and wellness skin. The international expansion of these brands into the United States represents one of the most strategically significant brand entry waves the prestige beauty channel has seen in a decade.

What the practice covers. The team leads engagements across the full lifecycle of brand entry including category positioning, regulatory compliance for FDA cosmetic registration, packaging adaptation for US shelf execution, channel selection across Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, and adjacent prestige and specialty placements, and the trade media planning that defines successful brand introduction in the US beauty market.

The strategic positioning. The China Beauty Practice complements MOART's existing Korean Beauty Practice and positions the firm as the most operationally credible cross-border partner for the entire Asia-Pacific premium beauty pipeline. Combined, the two practices serve the majority of premium beauty brands currently building international expansion from across the region.