Retailers
Ulta Beauty World Tops Sephoria In Earned Media
In the battle of beauty retail festivals, Ulta Beauty World generated more than double the media impact value of Sephora’s Sephoria event, according to Launchmetrics, underscoring the strength of Ulta’s influencer, programming and gifting strategies.
How Licensed To Glow Became Gen Z’s Go-To For Booking Beauty Services
The newest beauty buzz on TikTok isn’t about a viral cream or tinted lip balm. It’s about Licensed To Glow, a beauty service membership platform. In just under a year, the company has signed up...
Now Bankrupt, QVC Built Live Shopping. TikTok Shop Overtook It.
QVC Group, parent company of live-shopping trailblazers QVC and HSN, filed for bankruptcy last week following years of financial decline, underscoring that early movers must adapt or be left behind as beauty retail and live...
Exit Interview: Oliver Garfield Leaves Cos Bar After 20 Years
After 20 years at Cos Bar, including the last five as CEO, Oliver Garfield has departed the luxury beauty retailer his mother, Lily, founded in Aspen in 1976. Garfield exited in early February, less than six months...
Professional Acne Brand Face Reality Opens First Flagship Clinic
Face Reality, the professional-only acne brand used by over 10,000 skincare experts nationwide, is opening its first clinic and retail destination. Called Face Reality Acne Clinic and launching Saturday, the flagship, located in San Ramon,...
As Other Retailers Race To Add Brands, Bluemercury Pumps The Brakes
While Sephora and Ulta Beauty accelerate brand launches to sharpen their competitive edge, Bluemercury is tightening newness around results-driven clinical skincare. Between January and May, the Macy’s-owned prestige beauty retailer will have introduced just six...
