Is A 700% Retail Markup Too Much For A Beauty Product?
During an episode of the ABC television show “Shark Tank” that aired Friday, Fur co-founders Laura Schubert and Lillian Tung reveal the brand’s signature oil costs $5.34 to make and retails for $46, leading to a markup of more than...
L’Oréal Leads Global Beauty In The Latest Quarterly Earnings
Major trade winds were on display in the most recent quarterly reports issued by four of the largest international conglomerates that followed bellwether trends familiar to today’s beauty entrepreneurs. The contrasting results and perspectives presented by...
For Retail Buyers, Wellness Reigned Supreme At IBE LA 2020
The retail buyers in attendance at Indie Beauty Expo Los Angeles 2020 were on the hunt for products to help their customers feel better, not just look better. That’s the takeaway from the...
For New Skincare Brand Luneia, Performance Doesn’t Come At The Planet’s Expense
Gemma Harling is new skincare brand Luneia’s muse. She’s also its founder. Guided by Harling’s personal experience hunting for products to address her hormonal acne and professional experience stewarding brands at retail as a former senior beauty...
Ulta Beauty Expands Its Supplement Selection With The Launch Of Ora Organic
A year and a half after launching in around 800 The Vitamin Shoppe locations across the country, plant-based ingestible specialist Ora Organic is bringing a six-product edit to Ulta Beauty. The partnership is part of the retailer’s Sparked...
