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What Beauty M&A Looks Like Now That The Era Of Rapidly Growing DTC Brands Is Largely Over
In the 2010s and the outset of the 2020s, the beauty industry saw several brands scale quickly and sell at strong multiples. A prime example is Drunk Elephant, which Shiseido purchased for $845 million, a valuation of 8.5X...
Experts Believe AI Will Fundamentally Change The Beauty Industry In A Few Years
Despite warnings from artificial intelligence leaders at OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and other emerging platforms about the threats of AI wresting control of the world from humans, not to mention annihilating jobs, the technology doesn’t appear to...
What Constitutes A High-Value Asset In Today’s Beauty Industry?
While mergers and acquisitions activity in the beauty industry is down, Andrew Ross, senior advisor and venture partner at XRC Ventures and former EVP of strategy, new business development and integration at Estée Lauder, argues, “It’s never...
Great Brand Stories, Focused Distribution And Sharp COGS: Bridge Mentorship Participants On The Program’s Top Takeaways
In a noisy beauty market, a great backstory is essential for a nascent brand to rise above the din. “The brand really matters, but the founder also really matters,” says Cristina Nuñez,...
What Chinese Beauty Consumers Are Looking For Today—And How Much It Costs To Reach Them
China’s beauty market is simultaneously a tough nut to crack and too big an opportunity to ignore. By some estimates, it’s expected to reach $73 billion by...
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...
