Expert Dialogue

Gen Z And Millennial Beauty Spending Expected To Stay Strong As Shoppers Overall Cut Back
Shoppers are keeping tight grips on their wallets. According to new research from McKinsey & Co., 79% of consumers are reducing their spend across categories by purchasing fewer products and seeking discounts—or both. Dimpy Jindal,...

Ritual’s Lindsay Dahl Busts 5 Of The Biggest Sustainability Myths In CPG
Conventional wisdom often doesn’t hold up when the assumptions underlying it are put to the test. While scrutinizing the consumer packaged goods industry’s sustainability assumptions wasn’t the goal of product-level carbon footprint assessments commissioned by supplement brand

How Beauty Brands “Win The Door” At Major Retailers
Succeeding at stores isn’t easy. Facing fierce competition, emerging beauty brands must manage costs and retail buyers with countless options for assortments as they drive sales and awareness. “Getting inside the retailer is...

Ogee, Melanin Haircare And Kate McLeod’s Crawl-Walk-Run Approaches To Succeeding At Retail
As direct-to-consumer distribution has gotten trickier, beauty brands are crashing physical retailers’ doors, but brick-and-mortar distribution isn’t an automatic winner and failing at a big chain can spell the end of a brand.

“The Next Black Millionaires” Stars Kazmaleje’s LaToya Stirrup And Undefined’s Dorian Morris On The Power Of The F Word
Participating in Unilever-owned SheaMoisture’s The Next Black Millionaire program, the power of the F word, focus, was impressed upon Kazmaleje founder LaToya Stirrup and Undefined Beauty

Podcast Good For U(?) Sunsets, But Not Before Imparting Conscious Consumerism Wisdom
In its year and a half run, the podcast Good For U(?) examined beauty and wellness consumption critically. However, its criticism came with a healthy dose of compassion as its hosts Michelle Pellizzon,...