“Modern, Personalized, Luxury Bath & Body Works”: Startup Scent Lab Enables Consumers To Tailor Fragrance Products To Their Tastes
Ariana Silvestro has always been a fan of candles, but not shopping for them online. Although there are plenty of websites big and small that offer them, she’s found it difficult to pin down the exact candle she’s...
Rosen Skincare Raises $2 Million—And Plots Its Eventual Exit
Rosen Skincare has raised $2 million from New Voices Fund to support its retail partnerships with Target and Ulta Beauty, and accelerate growth. Launched by Jamika Martin in 2017, the acne-focused brand is stocked at...
Ulta Beauty’s Resilience, Sephora’s Haus Labs Partnership And Best Buy’s Beauty Move: A Look At May 2022’s Big Retail News
Following heady holiday gains, mass-market retailers experienced a sobering first quarter as rising costs pummeled profits. Despite the challenges, the beauty category remained strong, helping buoy sales and draw customers. Below, we summarize recent retail news. Retail Spending...
This 23-Year-Old Founder And CEO Is Set On Eliminating Plastic From The CPG Industry
To Nohbo founder and CEO Benjamin Stern, the CPG industry’s moonshot is the elimination of plastic—and aiming for a moonshot in his blood. His grandfather was an engineer on the first Apollo mission, which paved the way...
Should The Spa Industry Fight For The Legalization Of Sex Work?
In March 2021, a white man killed eight people—primarily Asian women—in shootings at three Atlanta area spas. The man, 23-year-old Robert Aaron Long, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty and could face the death penalty....
