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An Investor’s Perspective On Why Good Light Is Shutting Down
When a brand’s funding round is announced, venture capitalists are happy to chime in to hype its business. But when a brand closes, a development baked into the VC business model, they’re usually nowhere to be seen. If...
Can Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Comeback Be More Than A Nostalgia Play?
Marc Jacobs Beauty is preparing for a comeback. After disappearing from shelves in 2021 following the end of its licensing partnership with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand incubator Kendo, Coty secured...
KYT Group, Founded By Former Honest And CAA Executives, Acquires Glo Skin Beauty
KYT Group, the investment and advisory firm formed by former The Honest Co. executive Kurt Kober and ex-CAA head of business development Michael Yanover, has made its first brand acquisition, Glo Skin Beauty. The deal, structured...
Beauty’s New Value Equation: Price Sensitivity Shifts To Performance Sensitivity
Despite ongoing economic pressure, beauty ended 2025 with mass and prestige sales growing within a single percentage point of each other, a convergence that indicates a new consumer definition of value. According to market research firm Circana,...
How Sophisticated Are Beauty Shoppers About Price And Value?
To accompany a Feb. 12 article on Merit chronicling its rise to $200 million in retail sales last year, Business of Fashion created a chart comparing the price of Merit’s foundation stick with foundation sticks from...
Bite Beauty Founder Susanne Langmuir Returns To Sephora With Skin-First Makeup Brand Lixr
In May last year, Susanne Langmuir emailed Alison Hahn, then SVP of makeup and fragrance at Sephora, about a new project, cautiously testing her readiness to reenter the knife fight of beauty specialty retail. “These are my best...
Sacheu Goes From TikTok Favorite To Target Staple With Nationwide Rollout Of Full Assortment
Sacheu could offer a blueprint for how a TikTok-famous brand evolves into a global makeup mainstay. It’s taking another step in that direction by rolling out its full assortment of 46 stockkeeping units to nearly 1,600 Target stores...
