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Brand Report "Still Feels Like The Wild West": International Beauty Brands Cautiously Resume U.S. Shipping After Trade Shift
Society Brands Scoops Up Crunchi, Plans More Health And Personal Care Acquisitions
Society Brands, the health and personal care e-commerce brand holding company, has acquired Crunchi, the direct-to-consumer clean makeup and skincare brand that’s built a network of micro-influencer advocates. The acquisition brings Society Brands’ portfolio...
After $7M Raise, AI-Powered Drivepoint Is Helping Beauty Brands Do More With Smaller Finance Teams
Drivepoint, an artificial intelligence-powered financial planning software company that pocketed $7 million in series A funding in August, is now targeting beauty and personal care companies generating in excess of $100...
As Oura Circles $11B Valuation, Investors Track Implications For Beauty And Wellness
Oura Health, maker of the ubiquitous titanium—and now zirconia ceramic—rings that monitor sleep, blood oxygen, fitness, heart rate and more, is targeting an $11 billion valuation in an $875 million series E funding round. After generating...
The Mustache Is Gen Z’s New Beard
Before “Adults,” started filming, both Malik Elassal and Jack Innanen, the actors playing Samir and Paul Baker on the FX sitcom called gen Z’s “Friends,” were wearing mustaches, but Elassal was told his had to go....
Sephora Vs. Ulta Beauty: Which Retailer Is Right For Mikayla Nogueira’s POV Beauty?
Ulta Beauty launched over 40 brands and Sephora launched 35 so far this year, but the beauty specialty retailers are duking it out to launch another big one: TikTok’s reigning beauty queen Mikayla Nogueira’s POV Beauty....
