The Travails Of Department Stores—And How Indie Beauty Brands Can Still Succeed At Them
The pandemic didn’t cause department stores’ struggles. It did, however, speed up the consequences of those struggles. Nordstrom is closing 19 stores, including three Jeffrey shops and 16 full-line locations. Macy’s is shuttering 125 stores. J.C....
Credo Creates Mineral Sunscreens With Venus Williams’ Activewear Line EleVen And The Sunscreen Company
Credo hits an ace with its latest partnership. In its first foray into creating an exclusive product line, the clean beauty retailer has partnered with The Sunscreen Company and Venus Williams’ activewear line EleVen on two...
Can Curbside Pickup Be Impactful For Credo, Cos Bar And Bluemercury?
As states across the United States slowly start reopening for business, beauty retail chains are adopting curbside order pickup programs to bring in much-needed brick-and-mortar revenue. Ulta Beauty launched curbside...
A Veteran Buyer On How Indie Beauty Brands Can Win Over Retailers Challenged By The Pandemic
Challenging for indie beauty brands prior to the pandemic, the retail environment is getting exceedingly tougher due to it. Melissa D’Aquila, who spent 11 years as a buyer at Lord & Taylor, the last two dedicated to...
The Primped Pandemic Guy: Men’s Brands See Online Sales Increases
Before the pandemic, beauty entrepreneur Andrew Glass, co-founder of hair removal brand Wakse and founder of skincare brand Non Gender Specific, was more into personal maintenance than your typical guy. During the pandemic, he’s taken it...
