“Nowhere Left To Cut”: How Trump’s China Tariffs May Force Unbound To Double Prices To Stay Afloat
If President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese imports to the United States hold, Polly Rodriguez estimates she will have to double the prices she charges for her sexual wellness brand Unbound’s products. ...
4 Ways Bootstrapped Skincare Brand Mara Holds Its Own Against Well-Funded Competitors At Sephora
At Sephora, most brands that shoppers may consider indie—Summer Fridays, Tower 28, Glow Recipe, Kosas and Topicals, for example—have all received millions of dollars in institutional funding. In the beauty industry, many believe it’s virtually impossible to thrive...
Countering DEI Retrenchment, Macy’s And AMP Beauty Partner To Spotlight Brands From Underrepresented Founders
While some retailers are scaling back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, Macy’s is making a move in the other direction by partnering with online commerce and insights platform AMP Beauty to spotlight emerging beauty brands...
Professional Or Personal?: Entrepreneurs On Whether Beauty Treatments Should Go On The Company Card
Some of the most eye-popping nuggets from the lawsuit filed on March 4 by former Thirteen Lune investors Relevance Ventures and Beauty Generations Fund against Thirteen Lune co-founder Nyakio Grieco, new ownership SNR Capital and others...
The Next 85 Days Are Critical For Future-Proofing Beauty Supply Chains, According To Atelier’s Nick Benson
Whether a beauty brand generates $1 billion or $1, it can’t be disentangled from the global supply chain. That’s because it’s practically impossible for some part of its business, whether ingredients, packaging, manufacturing, distribution or marketing, to...
