Lauder Prioritizes Digital Sales Without Diminishing In-Store Importance

The firm plans to maintain its brands’ prestige positioning by judicious partnering with e-commerce distributors and a “digital-first mindset” that extends to the in-store experience. Lauder reports 9% sales growth for its latest quarter and 5% for its fiscal 2017, driven by double-digit gains in travel retail, online and specialty- and multi-channel retailers and from growth across geographies and categories except haircare.