Beauty Retail Brief: January 2022
The themes roiling retail for the past several months—consolidation, department store struggles and ongoing pandemic disruptions, for example—shaped the industry significantly at the outset of this year. Whether they’ll remain as prominent or new themes will...
“The Lululemon Of Pleasure”: E-Tailer The Lake Focuses On Sexual Wellness As Part Of Consumers’ Daily Lives
When The Lake launched in 2019, married co-founders Bren and Philippe Gauthier tried to come out of the gate with a strong public relations strategy in Canada and the United States to promote the
The Inkey List Launches Hair And Scalp Treatments At Sephora As “Hairtellectuals” Emerge As A Key Consumer Group
Will “hairtellectuals” be the next major consumer force in the beauty industry? The Inkey List and Sephora think they could be. Two years ago, the brand beloved by “skintellectuals” extended from skincare to haircare on its website...
From An Ex-Condé Nast Staffer, New Brand Ries Makes Carry-On Personal Care Chic And Sustainable
While traveling for work, former Condé Nast staffer Megan Graham consistently encountered the same issue: She couldn’t find products she needed for her curly hair in travel sizes. Graham often resorted to buying cheap, unreliable plastic containers from...
The Building Blocks Of Acne Product Development, According To Experts
One out of three people typically experience acne, a figure Manon Pilon, founder of Derme&Co., suggested during Beauty Independent’s Spotlight webinar last Friday sponsored by Europelab might be closer to one out of two during the...
