Move Over Dude Wipes: Meet Semmi, The Chic Wipe Brand For Women
Raised in a household that preferred wipes over toilet paper, Emily Griminger didn’t understand why her friends stocked up on toilet paper. “I grew up playing sports and running around,” she shares. “The best way for...
Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Combines Celebrity With Financial Rigor. Can Others Replicate It?
Can celebrity cachet be measured in dollars? At Rhode, it can, and Hailey Bieber’s is valued at about $188.7 million. That’s the brand’s revenue in direct-to-consumer distribution alone for the year ended March 31 after subtracting marketing...
Ex-Cosmetic Solutions CEO Launches Manufacturer Next Beauty Labs For Fast-Growing Emerging Brands
Beauty contract manufacturing is Warren Becker’s legacy—and he’s continuing to build that legacy. The former CEO of Cosmetic Solutions, the copacker his father Mervyn started in 1991 after his uncle Hilton began formulating skincare for doctors’...
Want To Scale A Beauty Brand? Understand The Backend
Scaling isn’t just about another shelf at a big retailer or seizing upon viral momentum. For beauty brands, it brings operational complexity that can implode the business if it isn’t handled deftly.
Bridge The Gap
The Gap recently announced that it’s (re)entering beauty and last week it provided a sneak peek of its offering. On one hand, the move...
