
Why Wittington Ventures Is Leaning Into Consumer Investments As Other VC Firms Do The Opposite
In Canada, it’s hard to escape the impact of the Weston family. From a single Toronto bakery established in 1884 by American-born entrepreneur George Weston, it spawned aptly named George Weston Ltd., a multibillion-dollar publicly traded retail colossus...

Iris Finance’s Drew Fallon On Why The Gap Between Brand Haves And Have-Nots Is Growing
Drew Fallon, CEO and co-founder of Iris Finance, an AI-powered finance data platform for consumer packaged goods brands, believes the worst of the direct-to-consumer reckoning is over. That doesn’t mean he believes the path to...

The Viral Irish Brand Helping Customers Perfect Slick-Backed Hair
After pouring nearly $11,000 from her savings into starting The Smooth Company in 2022, founder Aine Kennedy had no money left for marketing, so she took to TikTok to raise awareness organically. On the platform, she’s documented...

Beauty Independent Unveils 2024 Beacon Awards Nominees
The 2024 Beacon Awards is shining a light on 125 outstanding nominees across 27 beauty, wellness and personal care categories. For the fifth annual beauty awards program produced by Beauty Independent...

TikTok Shop Is Coming For Beauty E-Commerce. Will It Last?
A year out from its debut in the United States, TikTok Shop has quickly become a force to be reckoned with in the world of beauty e-commerce, and it shows no signs of slowing down.