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,...
Beauty’s Steep Discounts: A Death Spiral Or Sensible Sales Stimulant Amid Consumer Caution?
Beauty brands are in a promotional frame of mind as Black Friday and Cyber Monday inch closer, rolling out deep and lengthy discounts that raise questions about the degradation of brand equity and retail partnerships.
Ayurvedic Skincare Brand Sahajan Secures Funding By Showing Solid Fundamentals
After eight years in business, Sahajan has secured institutional capital. The Ayurvedic skincare brand has raised an undisclosed amount it’s classifying as pre-series A funding from Ridgeline Ventures, Wonderment Ventures, Top Knot Ventures, Celeste Burgoyne, president, Americas and...
Kearney Predicts Beauty M&A Will Increase Over The Next 2 Years
Gen Z isn’t into old brands—and beauty conglomerates into gen Z are responding. According to a new survey by management consultancy Kearney of 130 senior executives orchestrating mergers and acquisitions in the global...
What Hiring In The Beauty Industry Looks Like Today
Flexibility is the name of the game in post-pandemic hiring, according to Rebecca Kartin Levin, VP of retail and digital business development at executive recruitment agency Martin Kartin and Co. Acclimated to work-from-home...
