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Biossance Parent Company Amyris Acquires Clean Beauty Retailer Onda
Amyris is acquiring Onda Beauty, the boutique clean beauty retailer co-founded by Naomi Watts. The deal marks the first retail acquisition for the synthetic biotechnology company that owns the Biossance, Pipette, Costa Brazil and Olika, and...
Uncommon Goods Was A Pioneering Sustainable E-Tailer In The Early Days Of E-Commerce—And It’s Still At It
In many respects, Uncommon Goods is a first mover. Early to online selling, the multi-category lifestyle e-tailer launched in the period leading up to dot-com boom in 2000. The idea of selling on the internet was...
Ulta Beauty, Cos Bar, C.O. Bigelow, Bluemercury And More Weigh In On The State of Beauty Retail Today
Following a blockbuster 2021 that saw retail sales soar higher than they had in over two decades, it seems retail’s rebound is in full swing. Brick-and-mortar traffic is returning to pre-pandemic levels, and store openings are...
Violet Grey, Olivela And BeautyBeez Dish On Beauty Categories They’re Ramping Up
The pandemic changed consumer habits in some unusual ways. Few beauty industry insiders predicted fragrance, for instance, would take off as it has. Retailers have been adjusting to suit the transformed demand. For last Wednesday’s In Conversation
“We Always Have Our Phones With Us”: Why Beauty Entrepreneurs And Experts Think SMS Will Become Bigger For Beauty Shopping
The notion of texts for transactions has been around for a while. In 2015, the savvy beverage brand Dirty Lemon made purchasing via text the in thing for cutting-edge digital brands. Today, much bigger players are embracing...
Growth Forecasts, Media Networks, Fast Delivery Services And Earnings: A Look At March’s Big Retail News
Even as inflation and international conflict continue to assert upward pressure on consumer prices, the retail industry is forging ahead. Bolstered in the United States by the recent dip in coronavirus infections that has customers shopping in stores...
This Budding Salon Chain Wants To Be Drybar Of The Textured Hair Salon Business
Piersten Gaines is out to reinvent salons for the textured hair community with a mix of knowledge, customer service, class and fun. So far, it seems to be working. Her concept Pressed Roots, which specializes in blowdry...
