Milk Makeup Backer Main Post Partners Execs On The Power Of Sephora And Breakout Hero Products

Main Post Partners has big aims for its beauty business and a big pocketbook to accomplish them. The San Francisco-based private equity firm operates two investment funds in excess of $1.1 billion combined. It has...

True Beauty Ventures Co-Founder Cristina Nuñez: Ready To Bankroll Change 

Cristina Nuñez is a beauty industry double threat. She comes to new firm True Beauty Ventures, which she started with veteran beauty investor Rich Gersten, with financial and operational chops. After graduating Duke University, Nuñez plunged into...

What’s The New Look Of Beauty Retail?

Even before the pandemic, market conditions hadn’t been kind to brick-and-mortar retail. The rise of online shopping, outdated malls, shifting tastes of young generations and the collapse of department stores have been well-documented. The one bright spot? Thriving...

Beauty And The Pandemic: What The Numbers Say

The beauty industry is in uncharted territory, but data gives it some sense of the lay of the land. The challenge for big and small players is to identify lasting trends from the analytics documenting...

Indie Beauty Media Group Cancels IBE Dallas And BeautyX Retail Summit

Indie Beauty Media Group has cancelled trade show Indie Beauty Expo Dallas 2020 and entrepreneurial education conference BeautyX Retail Summit, which were scheduled to take place from June 8 to 11. The cancellations are the result of...

Key Takeaways On Coronavirus, Consumer Behavior And The Business Of Beauty

During this period of global pandemic, beauty entrepreneurs must balance decisions about their personal lives with decisions about how to handle their businesses. For a lucky few personal care, cleanser and sanitizer companies, the tough...

Indie Beauty Media Group’s Co-Founders Discuss Business Decisions Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

Late last week, Indie Beauty Media Group announced the cancellation of Indie Beauty Expo Berlin 2020, formerly slated for March 25 to 26 at Station Berlin, and the postponement of its events in Dallas—The BeautyX...