New Online-Offline Retail Concept Indie Goods Market Wants To Make Conscious Consumerism Easy

As conscious consumerism rises, boycotts of the likes of SoulCycle, Equinox and Chick-fil-A have erupted with the goal of negatively impacting companies’ bottom lines to compel action. Now, Indie Goods Market is urging people to take a...

Can Nordstrom’s New Manhattan Superstore Convince Beauty Consumers To Reconsider Department Store Shopping?

Counter culture is changing. Nordstrom is the latest department store retailer buffing up its beauty floor in an effort to stave off losing customers to e-commerce players and specialty retailers Ulta Beauty and Sephora. In fact, beauty...

This New Brand Wants To Make Beauty Devices Accessible To All Consumers Dealing With Skin Conditions

Every beauty company owner contends their customers are smart, but Olamide Olowe knows hers are because they study skincare ingredients and products to ensure they work for their stubborn skin issues. Olowe’s new company SkinStatic is set...

Switch2Pure Is A Clean Beauty Retailer And Brand—And It’s Growing On Both Fronts

Estela Cockrell is in a rare position in the indie beauty world. Her company, Switch2Pure, juggles being a retailer and a brand—and both portions are growing. Following the e-commerce platform’s physical premiere about a year ago...

Where Indie Beauty Brands Spend Their Money

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 14 founders and executives three money-related questions: How much do you worry about your company’s finances? What are the top three areas of...