VC-Backed Daye, The British Femtech Startup Out To “Use Tampons As A Broader Drug Delivery Platform,” Launches In The US

Daye, a venture capital-backed British femtech startup merging period care and healthcare to better the experience of menstruation, has launched e-commerce in the United States.  Known for reimagining tampons as part of what...

Period Care Competitors Join Forces To Fight The Tampon Tax

Eight period care brands have come together to form The Tampon Tax Back Coalition in an effort to end taxation on menstruation products.   Beginning today, the group consisting of the brands August, Cora,...

Retailer Standard Dose Appears To Have Closed

Standard Dose seems to have closed. The troubled beauty and wellness retailer’s website is down, and emails sent to founder Anthony Saniger from Beauty Independent have bounced back. Saniger’s LinkedIn profile has been...

Clean Market And Ora Put A Wellness Spin On The Bar Crawl Concept

In the fall and winter, New York City is crawling with bar crawls. “We wanted to create our own that is a bit more our speed,” says Lily Kunin, founder of wellness destination Clean Market. ...

Anima Mundi Acquires Essential Oil Company Floracopeia, Opens Second Apothecary

Botanical beauty and wellness brand Anima Mundi has opened a second location and acquired essential oil company Floracopeia. The new apothecary and tonic bar in Los Angeles’s Venice neighborhood...

Sephora UK Partners With E-Tailer SheSpot To Curate Online Sexual Wellness Assortment

Sephora UK has partnered with British e-tailer SheSpot on a sexual wellness curation for its online marketplace.  The sexual wellness offering is launching today with over 50 products, including sex toys,...

Sephora Branches Into Wellness Tech With HigherDose Launch

Sephora wants in on the wellness device market.  Today, the specialty retailer has introduced 13 products from HigherDose to its online assortment. Co-founders Katie Kaps and Lauren Berlingeri view the at-home recovery...