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“Get The Discipline In Early”: Bridge Mentorship Cohort Brands On Professionalizing For Scale
For beauty brand founders scaling their businesses in a multipolar beauty industry, Cristina Nuñez, co-founder and general partner at beauty and wellness investment firm True Beauty Ventures, has some straightforward advice that can be difficult...
10 Canadian Beauty Brands Reflect On Hudson’s Bay And The Significance Of Its Closure
Hudson’s Bay, the storied Canadian department store retailer often referred to as “The Bay,” is closing by June 15 after 350-plus years in operation, prompting sadness and frustration from homegrown beauty brands that looked to it as a...
Product Pricing, Seeding, Affiliate Strategies And Other Tricks Of The Beauty Trade For TikTok Shop Success
In just two years, TikTok Shop has generated $2 billion in beauty sales, but Emily Rhodes, acting head of personal care at TikTok, emphasized during a Beauty Independent In Conversation
Fazit And By Rosie Jane Discuss Taylor Swift, Bethenny Frankel And Strategies For Building On Virality
In an algorithm-driven digital world where fortunes can change overnight, going viral often seems like a dream come true for beauty brands. However, bridging an instant pop and prolonged sales requires clever strategies. ...
J.C. Penney Ends Thirteen Lune Shop-In-Shop Partnership
J.C. Penney has ended a partnership with inclusive retailer Thirteen Lune that brought minority-owned brands to over 600 of its stores, but was challenged by Thirteen Lune’s financial...
Space NK Halts American E-Commerce As It Grapples With Tariff Impacts
As it wrestles with the effects of heightened tariffs on goods entering the United States, Space NK informed customers Wednesday that it’s temporarily halting online purchases for customers in the country. In a brief email, the British...
Indie Fragrance Brand Ranger Station Opens NYC Store—And Plots More Locations
Ranger Station has traveled north to set up shop in the Big Apple—and is looking to spread elsewhere. Opening May 17 on Bleecker Street in New York City’s West Village neighborhood,...
