Japanese-Inspired Brand OEM Is Out To Upgrade Drugstore Remedies

OEM founders Shun Kinoshita and Ceilidh MacLeod are interested in taking the dread out of drugstore shopping. “You typically go to a drugstore when you’re sick, you’re under the weather or you have your period. You’re already...

Unilever Veteran Joins Hand In Hand As CEO, Looks To Lift Brand Awareness

Hand in Hand has a new leader at the helm to direct its path forward. Piyush Jain, a 23-year veteran of Unilever who was most recently global brand VP of haircare for the United States at the...

Sally Beauty Execs On Supporting Independent Brands And Serving Post-Pandemic Customers

As beauty consumers return to beauty stores and salons, professional beauty specialty retailer Sally Beauty is in a unique position to introduce emerging brands to them as they reload their beauty budgets.  Emerging...

As Rizos Curls Expands To Ulta Beauty, Founder Julissa Prado Discusses What She’s Learned About Launching At Major Retailers

Rizos Curls founder Julissa Prado credits her brand’s customers, who she affectionately refers to as Rizos reinas, for putting it on Target’s radar, which led to it landing in 400 of the big-box chain’s stores. The...

Five Of The Most Common Pieces Of Feedback Beauty Brands Receive From Retailers

In initial meetings with retailers, beauty brands rarely check every box buyers are looking for. Rather than feel discouraged, brand founders should be open to receiving critical feedback and making adjustments.