Erica La Sala
ChatGPT Comes For Amazon: Inside The AI Shopping Revolution Reshaping Beauty
With ChatGPT becoming not only the snazziest and smartest digital encyclopedia, but a beauty store, brands must adapt or be left behind in both search and sales. ChatGPT operator OpenAI has introduced Instant Checkout, allowing...
Should Brands Join Ulta Beauty’s New Marketplace—Or Any Other?
Beauty retail’s digital real estate grab is accelerating, with Ulta Beauty the latest to introduce a marketplace as retailers race to extend their merchandise reach without extensive inventory investment. Over 100 emerging beauty brands...
Sol De Janeiro Dominates Sephora’s Top Fragrances, But Kayali Nabs No. 1 Spot
Sol de Janeiro is dominating the fragrance category across Sephora, Ulta Beauty and Amazon. According to consumer insights firm YipitData, the L’Occitane-owned fragrance and body care brand was responsible for 10 of the top 20 selling...
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...
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....
This NYC Aesthetics Destination Is Making Its Injectors Owners And Reaping The Rewards
With med-spas facing a labor crunch, Velour Medical is recruiting top talent by providing ownership to its injectors. Operating a 12,000-square-foot treatment studio in New York City’s NoMad...
Drew Barrymore’s Makeup Brand Flower Beauty Closes
Flower Beauty has wilted. After 13 years, the mass makeup brand co-owned by Drew Barrymore and Maesa is shuttering as the Bain Capital-backed incubator pivots away from makeup to focus on stronger brands in skincare, body care,...
