Co-Founder Andrew Glass Plots Wakse’s Big Retail Push And BeachDays’ Big Launch
Fifteen years ago, Andrew Glass’s beauty industry career started in a kiosk at Eastview Mall near Rochester, N.Y., hawking Proactiv to teenagers crowding the halls. From there, it would wind through distribution (EC Scott Group) and brands (Astral Brands,...
Saks Fifth Avenue And Neiman Marcus Are Finally Uniting. Should Beauty Celebrate?
In a beauty retail landscape in which sales are increasingly concentrated at the top, Saks Fifth Avenue’s takeover of Neiman Marcus is the latest concentrating factor. Following months of negotiations and years of attempted mergers...
West Lane Capital Partners Breathes New Life Into Beauty Bakerie With Acquisition
Fresh off the acquisition of Mented Cosmetics, West Lane Capital Partners is enlarging its beauty business again by buying Beauty Bakerie. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It represents a precipitous reversal of fortunes...
“Die Hot With A Vengeance” Author Sable Yong On Why Writing About Beauty Has Been Therapeutic
There are few content mediums Sable Yong, former Allure and xoVain writer and editor, hasn’t taken on. She started her Substack, “Hard Feelings,” in 2016 and launched a podcast, “Smell Ya Later,” in 2020 with...
