
NielsenIQ: Small CPG Brands Are Set To Gain Market Share As Consumers Increasingly Engage With Them
Small consumer packaged goods brands are poised to gain greater market share, according to Andrew Criezis, SVP and general manager of small business for NielsenIQ. He draws that conclusion based on a worldwide study entitled “Brand Balancing...

What Will The Sustainable Beauty Store Of The Future Be Like?
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 11 retail and sustainability specialists, beauty industry experts and brand founders: What will the sustainable beauty store of the future be like?

Formula Botanica’s Lorraine Dallmeier Says Beauty Isn’t Getting Real About Sustainability Unless It Focuses On Degrowth
Businesses racking up carbon credits as they launch product after product, even if those products housed in recyclable packaging, aren’t going to save the earth. Biologist Lorraine Dallmeier, CEO and owner of Formula Botanica, the online organic...

Analysts Predict A Strong Holiday Shopping Season Despite Economic Troubles—And Offer Tips On How Brands Can Prepare For It
With the second half of the year just getting underway, retailers and beauty brands are busy readying for one of their briskest trading periods, but it may take more than usual to triumph this Black Friday and Cyber...

How Raw Sugar Living Became A $100M Brand Without Its Own E-Commerce Website
The consumer packaged goods industry has evolved beyond the DTC-only-or-die strategy many brands adopted in the last decade to an omnichannel approach. From both the DTC and omnichannel perspective, retail-focused Raw Sugar Living is an iconoclast—and a...