Expert Dialogue
Bridge Mentorship Alumni Lion Pose, Lightsaver And Miss Rizos On The Higher Hurdles For Emerging Brands In Today’s Tough Beauty Market
During a Beauty Independent In Conversation last Wednesday, beauty investors and entrepreneurs underscored that only the strongest survive and thrive in today’s cutthroat beauty market. “We know how saturated the industry is in...
Co-Founder Joe Vela Gets Down And Dirty About What It Took To Build And Sell Emojibator
Dame acquired fellow sex toy brand Emojibator in February in a move that would soon be succeeded by other sexual wellness players, including Foria and Hello Cake,
Opportunities And Obstacles In High-Growth Beauty Categories
While many in the beauty industry panicked this year as beauty sales growth slowed, investors, bankers, executives, founders and other industry insiders at Beauty Independent’s Dealmaker Summit expressed selective optimism...
Why French Pharmacies Are Thriving—And Could Achieve Even Greater Success
The success of French pharmacy staples Bioderma and Vichy in the United States has woken the American beauty industry up to the power of the pharmacy channel in Europe, but fragmentation makes the channel challenging to...
Bubble, Tower 28 And Crown Affair Founders Give Us The Lowdown On Launching At Retail Down Under
Several American beauty brands have expanded internationally to Australian brick-and-mortar retail this year. Among them are Crown Affair, Act+Acre, Fig.1, Polite Society and Glossier, which have all landed at specialty beauty chain Mecca. Meanwhile, Bubble...
“Immediately Start Turning”: What Small Brands Need To Know To Survive And Thrive At Big Retailers
Securing a major retail partnership can put a brand on the map, but moving products off the shelf requires targeted strategies to spend capital the right away. To better understand those strategies and what...
