Amorepacific Group Releases Beauty Brand Etude House In India

Etude House is the third brand of Amorepacific Group introduced to India after innisfree and Laneige

Amorepacific plans to expand e-commerce channels to increase reach with millennial customers

Amorepacific Group (Amorepacific), the largest global beauty company headquartered in Korea, announced today the launch of Etude House in India. The brand is set to make its debut in the Indian market on April 30th exclusively through beauty retailer Nykaa (https://www.nykaa.com). At present, Etude House has a market presence in more than 10 countries including the Middle East, East Asia and ASEAN markets.

Etude House has been recognized globally by beauty enthusiasts for its playful and trend-setting approach, capturing the attention of millennial consumers. While offering the brand's bestsellers such as The Dear Darling Water Gel Tint and Play Color Eyes eyeshadow, Etude House plans to communicate with Indian consumers through Instagram (@etudehouseindia).

Before the official debut, India's beauty influencers and makeup artists got the first sneak peek of the Etude House last December at a pre-launch event in New Delhi. The brand is to hold another event in Mumbai on May 11th.

Amorepacific's first player in India was its natural beauty brand, innisfree. The brand opened its first offline store in Khan Market, New Delhi in October 2013 and now runs 22 online and offline counters as of April 2019. Starting with Nykaa in 2016, innisfree has also expanded its e-commerce channels via Purplle, Flipkart and Myntra to further expand brand's rapidly expanding customer base. Similarly, the company launched its skincare brand Laneige exclusively via Nykaa in November 2018 and brought its best-selling product - Water Sleeping Mask - to the Indian market.

The product recorded sales of over 30 million units in 2018 globally and was sold out in just one week after its release in India. Riding on this success, Amorepacific plans to expand the Laneige's main product line and extend the brand's online-offline channels in 2019.

As a leading K-beauty company, Amorepacific furthered the popularity of Asian Beauty across the globe with its 74-year legacy and customer-centric innovative technology. Ranked in Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Innovative Companies for four consecutive years, the company has introduced consumers to the Cushion foundation, Sleeping Masks and boosting serum, which have disrupted the global beauty market and transformed daily skincare routines across the globe.

MUMBAI, May 2, 2019