
True Botanicals Pushes Into Retail As It Pulls Back From Wholesale
Inside True Botanicals’ 1,800-square-foot San Francisco store, customers can sniff ylang ylang, rose and sandalwood as they assemble custom scents, receive facials tailored to their skincare concerns with back-bar products not found elsewhere and check out the...

The Moneyed Mayvenn: Essence Ventures Leads A $23M Series B Round To Grow The Hair Extension Business
Middlemen remain powerful even in an age in which they’re often disparaged. Take Mayvenn Inc., the wig and hair extension startup that’s snagged a $23 million round of Series B funding led by Essence Ventures with participation...

What’s Behind The Epidemic Of Similar Packaging In The Beauty Industry?
Herbivore is not an identical twin, triplet, quadruplet or quintuplet, but the brand has many lookalikes in the beauty industry. And it’s not alone. Whether it’s Pat McGrath Labs, Fenty, Rodin Olio Lusso, Beauty Bakerie or Juvia’s...

E-tailer Switch2Pure’s Pop-up Enters An Elite Retail Lineup At Houston’s River Oaks District
E-tailer Switch2Pure has joined Cartier, Dior, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Harry Winston and Hermès at the luxury outdoor shopping complex River Oaks District in Houston with a temporary store that’s a prelude to a permanent location. The...

Can New Supplement Store Concepts Succeed Where The Vitamin Shoppe And GNC Have Struggled?
As consumer enthusiasm for all things wellness swells, the $35.9 billion U.S. dietary supplement industry grows along with it and is projected to skyrocket to $56.7 billion in sales by 2024. With supplements soaring, longtime vitamin juggernauts...