Two landmark events in the year's first half, the ebb of beauty collection stores and the cold of 618, foreshadowed the standard pressure at the retail end. The new beauty collection stores, represented by Colorist, Wow Color, and Black Hole, have been closing to varying degrees since May, while traditional brands Watsons, Sasa, and Joy (bankruptcy filing in progress) also announced losses in the first half of the year in China.