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Is Oddity A Beauty, Tech Or DTC Company—And Does It Matter?
For a beauty company, Oddity is, as its name implies, a bit odd. The 5-year-old owner of haircare and skincare brand SpoiledChild and makeup brand Il Makiage may not really be a beauty company...
How Med-Spas Evaluate Brands For Their Retail Assortments
For beauty brands interested in jumping into professional distribution and scoring credibility points with consumers, red-hot med-spas are increasingly attractive options. And it’s...
How Can Early Clean Beauty Brands Make It Today?
Beauty industry prognosticators predict clean beauty will grow. For example, Research and Markets expects the worldwide clean beauty segment to accelerate at a compound annual growth rate of 12% from 2023 to 2028. That rate leads to...
Ulta Beauty, Verishop, The Detox Market And More Retailers Discuss How AI Will Shape Beauty Retail
Be it the next stage in human evolution or a harbinger of doom, there’s no denying that artificial intelligence is scaling at almost lightning speed. AI adoption in beauty is nothing...
How LGBTQIA+ Beauty Brand Founders Are Feeling This Pride Month
This Pride Month, the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights has much to celebrate. In the United States, support for gay marriage stands at 71%, an all-time high according to analytics firm Gallup. Abroad, countries such as Slovenia, Taiwan,...
Beauty Brands Are Using The Term “Pro-Aging,” But Is The Industry Making Strides Against Ageism?
In the fight against ageism, which the American Psychological Association describes as “the last socially acceptable prejudice,” ageism appears to be winning—or at least landing major blows. According to an AARP survey, almost two-thirds of workers 45...
