Retailers
Will Tariffs Doom K-Beauty’s Boom?
As the beauty industry cashes in on K-Beauty’s second wave, retailers, e-tailers and brands are bracing for damaging ripple effects if President Donald Trump doesn’t extend his 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” ending on Wednesday. Already squeezed by...
Credo Beauty Says Oui To French Beauty With New Capsule Collection
With its high-touch customer education and ingredients focus, Credo Beauty may be one of the United States’ closest approximations of a French pharmacy—and now it’s leaning into that distinction with a new French beauty capsule assortment. Launching...
19-Year-Old College Student Launches Beauty Site To Separate Science-Backed Beauty From Marketing BS
At Utopia Beauty, it’s all about showing the proof. Launched on May 31, the new e-tailer offers about 50 products from 13 beauty brands across skincare, makeup, haircare, body...
Beauty Industry Vet Dustin Lujan Sources Fragrances Worldwide For Manhattan Boutique Emanuel New York
“We’re working with brands that are not well-known, but we feel should be well-known,” says Dustin Lujan, who founded the new beauty and fashion store Emanuel New York with his business and life partner, the designer Victor...
Kline Report: VC- And PE-Backed Chains Dominate Skincare And Wellness Service Provider Growth
With more Americans getting Botox every year than getting a new driver’s license, consumers are on the hunt for the best places to have their faces and bodies smoothed, sculpted and sucked. As they get...
Meet The New Platform From An Ex-Amazon Business Manager Bringing K-Beauty’s Next Icons To America
Move over Medicube, Beauty of Joseon and Biodance, Muskat is introducing more South Korean brands to America to be part of K-Beauty’s second wave. Kicking off today with a five-day pop-up in the...
