Beauty On Amazon Part 5: What Does The Future Hold For Amazon?

Over the past year, Beauty Independent’s Beauty On Amazon five-part series has examined Amazon’s place in the beauty industry—where it stands now, where the platform has ambitions of going and how the industry has evolved its...

Beauty And Personal Care M&A’s High-Price, High-Growth Dynamics

In the debate over growth versus profitability, the market is clearly in favor of growth in the household and personal care sector. “If you hit both growth and profitability, people still value growth more in the last six...

Grove Collaborative’s Strict Brand Criteria Are Designed To Foster A More Ethical CPG Industry

Last year, Grove Collaborative CEO and co-founder Stuart Landesberg told Inc. magazine he reached out to 176 firms and was rejected after 75 pitches before finally landing $6.7 million in series A funding for the natural home...

Ignite Venture Studio’s Latest Launch AllWell Disrupts The OTC Allergy Market With A Beauty Angle

Respiratory wellness concerns aren’t vanishing as coronavirus vaccines spread. Shortness of breath and persistent cough are among the long-term effects of COVID-19. And just as the global pandemic

What Makes Jillian Dempsey Tick (Hint: It’s Not Yet Another Eyeshadow Palette)

After working as a makeup artist for three decades, starting two beauty brands, launching an app and being the global color creative director of Avon, Jillian Dempsey has come across more beauty products than almost anyone on the...