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Is The Men’s Grooming Hype Bubble Bursting?
Last month, Unilever announced it sold a majority stake in Dollar Shave Club to Nexus Capital Management, and Reuters reported Carlyle has put Every Man Jack up for sale. Chronicling movements in men’s grooming, CPG Wire...
Annie Jackson Steps Into CEO Role At Credo To Expand Its Clean Beauty Message And Store Roster
Annie Jackson, a chief architect of Credo from day one, is taking over the reins as CEO of the clean beauty retailer. She moves into the role occupied by Stuart Millar, previously...
Stride Consumer Partners Takes A Minority Stake In Odele
Stride Consumer Partners has obtained a minority stake in Odele for an undisclosed amount. The private equity firm is betting that the masstige phenomenon underpinning the success of skincare brands like Naturium...
Former Dermstore Buyer Shreya Aggarwal Launches Functional Candle Brand Caftari
In the summer last year, Shreya Aggarwal was dealing with a stubborn bout of insomnia and anxiety. A fragrance obsessive from a young age, when the smells of her mother’s rose hair oil and father’s talcum...
VC-Backed And Derm-Endorsed Brand Symphonic M.D. Focuses On Reducing Irritation From Powerhouse Skincare Ingredients
Dermatologist and Yale School of Medicine professor David Leffell jokes that if he had a nickel for every patient that stops using retinol because they can’t tolerate it, he’d have retired long ago. Interested...
The Biggest Trends Expected To Drive Beauty Manufacturing In 2024
As we begin to look ahead where the beauty industry will head in 2024, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 19 beauty manufacturers the following question: What are...
Beauty Retailer Ayla’s Distinct “Quiet Luxury” Approach Is Keeping It In Business
So much has changed since Dara Kennedy, previously global marketing manager at Elizabeth Arden, established beauty store Ayla online in 2011 before opening its San Francisco location two years later. Back then, Credo didn’t exist,...
