Cannabis Stores Are Proliferating, But Are They Worth Visiting?
When the cannabis industry was underground, stores serving cannabis users weren’t much to look at. But capitalism can act quickly, and mounting recreational marijuana legalization over the last eight years has transformed old-school pot shops into modern retail...
Scotch Porter Set To Launch At Target Stores To Help Men Around The Country Tend To Their Beards
Beards have ventured far beyond Brooklyn. Men’s grooming and skincare startup Scotch Porter is taking its beard care across the country to nearly 500 Target locations. Starting Sunday, the brand that’s primarily been available via direct-to-consumer distribution...
Care/of Enters The Beauty Ingestibles Category As It Shoots For Profitability
Care/of’s customers care a lot about their looks. As a result, whether they go by Lauren, Claire, Alex, Sophie, Hannah or Steph, the direct-to-consumer company that customizes vitamin packs down to the names printed on its pouches...
Inside Meditation Studio Inscape’s Intention-Based Retail
Shaina Rosenthal learned the buying ropes at Rachel Shechtman’s Story, the retailer centered on ephemeral thematic installations that was acquired by Macy’s in 2018. Now, she’s applying what she learned to Inscape, the Manhattan meditation studio founded nearly...
Loop Wants To Make Personal Care, Grocery And Cleaning Goods Shopping Waste-Free, But Will Consumers Buy Into It?
There’s never been a better time for beauty brands trying to save the planet. Retail interest is growing in sustainable packaging and eco-conscious ingredient sourcing, and brands that appear to be ignoring their environmental footprints are met with...
