How Tiev Med Spa Is Bringing A Recurring Healthcare Model To Aesthetics
As aesthetic medicine shifts from occasional splurge to recurring wellness habit, the operators gaining traction are increasingly building businesses that look less like beauty services and more like membership-based healthcare platforms. At Tiev Med Spa,...
How A Hairstylist Became One Of TikTok Shop’s Biggest Livestream Stars And Surpassed 1M Orders
Three years ago, Mandys Peña was a hairstylist with a small beauty business and online following. Today, she is one of TikTok Shop’s biggest beauty success stories. The founder of Simply Mandys became the first...
Can Ulta Beauty Help Bath & Body Works Reclaim Its Glory?
Does Bath & Body Works, the $4 billion-plus mall staple built on scented hand soaps, shower gels and three-wick candles, need reinforcement to stay relevant? As it confronts declining sales, waning mall traffic and a fiercely...
10 Factors Retail Buyers Weigh When Deciding Which Beauty Brands Earn Shelf Space
In 2018, Beauty Independent asked Kelly St. John, founder and CEO of strategic growth advisory KSJ Collective and former VP and DMM for beauty at Neiman Marcus, for 10 tips on how emerging brands could win...
Inside A 40-Year Contract Manufacturing Playbook And How The Next Generation Is Rewriting It
As private equity activity in beauty picks back up and large players continue acquiring brands and capabilities, contract manufacturing is consolidating just as product cycles are compressing. Beauty brands are rethinking what they need from a...
