Gen Z And Millennial Beauty Spending Expected To Stay Strong As Shoppers Overall Cut Back

Shoppers are keeping tight grips on their wallets.  According to new research from McKinsey & Co., 79% of consumers are reducing their spend across categories by purchasing fewer products and seeking discounts—or both. Dimpy Jindal,...

How Indie Beauty Brands Predict They’ll Do This Holiday Season

Earlier this month, we prodded beauty analysts and investors for holiday sales forecasts. They expressed optimism laced with concern about the state of the economy and the appetite for spending. “The season may be healthy, but not...

Little Soap Company’s Big Journey From The Kitchen Table To Supermarkets Across The UK

Emma Heathcote-James, founder and CEO of Little Soap Company, never goes anywhere without soap in her purse, even Buckingham Palace. In November 2022, that proved fortuitous when she was attending a reception to receive the Queen’s Award...

True Beauty Ventures And View From 32 On Why Brands Have To Be Much More Than Retail Ready To Enter Chains Today

While their domains are undoubtedly distinct, beauty retailers and beauty investors are becoming much more alike. “We’re making bets on which brands might be successful scaling,” says Rich Gersten, co-founder and managing partner of True Beauty Ventures,...

Ritual’s Lindsay Dahl Busts 5 Of The Biggest Sustainability Myths In CPG

Conventional wisdom often doesn’t hold up when the assumptions underlying it are put to the test. While scrutinizing the consumer packaged goods industry’s sustainability assumptions wasn’t the goal of product-level carbon footprint assessments commissioned by supplement brand