Jane Carlson
Beauty Looks To Have A Strong Holiday Shopping Season This Year And Hot M&A Market Next Year
With rising inflation and persistent labor shortages affecting the supply chain, brands are feeling the pinch. The good and bad news is the conditions aren’t likely to be static, according to Christina Adams, a...
NPD’s Larissa Jensen Believes The Beauty Industry Is Heading Into A Strong Makeup Cycle
Over the last few years, skincare has been the engine of the beauty industry. Larissa Jensen, VP and beauty industry advisor at The NPD Group, believes it’s makeup’s turn to take over that role.
Early-Stage Investors On Margins, Valuations And The Importance Of Retail
Enticed by steep margins, consumers’ willingness to try new products, and lucrative exit opportunities, early-stage investors have multiplied in the beauty category. Among the firms actively backing emerging beauty brands are CircleUp, Verity Venture Partners...
Adit Nears First Anniversary, Expands To Niche Beauty Retailers
As beauty retail rebounds following a rough 2020, there’s been a proliferation of niche retailers popping up focused on serving specific beauty needs or traditionally underserved communities. While they don’t capture the market share of big...
Adit Retailer Spotlight: Bluemercury’s Pandemic Evolution
Bluemercury is entering a new era. On Monday, Maly Bernstein, former VP of e-commerce at CVS, took over the CEO reigns from Marla Beck, who, with her husband Barry, started the beauty specialty chain with a single...
Six Tips For Succeeding At Retail As An Indie Beauty Brand
“A brand’s job isn’t over once they have that first purchase order in hand,” says Natasha Goldberg, who heads the retail success team at Adit, a program from Beauty Independent parent...
Beacon Awards 2021: Nominee Testimonials Now Open
If we weren’t talking about community involvement, would we really be relevant in 2021? We don’t think so—and that’s a great thing. We’re inviting our community (Beauty Independent’s amazing paid subscribers) to share testimonials on this year’s Beacon...
