Surf-Inspired Brand Byrd Rides Men’s Grooming Wave Into Walmart As It Straddles Mass And Prestige Distribution
Byrd is attempting a difficult distribution maneuver. While looking to drive its business at Walmart, where the surf-inspired men’s grooming brand recently entered nearly 1,519 doors, it’s aiming to maintain a prestige presence in concept and clothing...
After 30-Plus Years As A Broker For Brands Like Mielle Organics, Germaine Bolds-Leftridge Creates Her Own Line
Germaine Bolds-Leftridge has spent almost half of her life being what she calls a server. It’s a role she’s happily taken on during her three-decade broker career cultivating beauty brands like Mielle Organics, Oyin Handmade, Curls Dynasty, Kenya...
Seven Black Women Wellness Entrepreneurs On What The Possible End Of Roe Means For Their Communities
If the Supreme Court of the United States doesn’t shift course from the ruling previewed in a leaked draft opinion and overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision protecting a women’s right to abortion across the country,...
From Being Careful About COGS To Creating Unique Bundles, Beauty Brands Discuss Retail Strategies That Work
In the late 2010s, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands bypassing middlemen, most notably traditional retailers, achieved success by amassing large customer bases at relatively low cost. Today, things aren’t as they once were. In an exceedingly saturated market, the costs...
Amid Fretting About A Down Market, Byredo Inks A $1B Deal With Puig. Is It Just A Blip?
With the United States roiled by economic volatility, many beauty investors, investment bankers, executives and entrepreneurs have been predicting deal flow and valuations will ebb—and their predictions could absolutely come true. However, recent beauty news has thrown...
