Retailers
Von Maur Bucks The Department Store Slump With Beauty At The Forefront
For most American department stores, retailing in post-pandemic conditions is no parade. They’ve been strained by slumping sales, debt, mismanagement and changing consumer behavior. But Von Maur isn’t...
Verishop Shifts To A Membership Model Supporting Marketing Services For Brands
Verishop has become a members-only platform. Brands carried by the online marketplace must now join one of two membership tiers unlocking access to advertising, networking events and business solutions. Annual subscriptions...
Manhattan’s Gotham Strives To Be The Dover Street Market Of Cannabis Dispensaries
Manhattan’s latest cannabis dispensary looks more like the MoMA Design Store than a head shop—and that’s exactly what’s intended. Founded by angel investor and serial entrepreneur Joanne Wilson, who’s backed Parachute Home, Food52, Eater...
As Consumers Get Candid About Aging, Ulta Beauty Spotlights Products For Its Impacts On Hair In Chain-Wide Displays
Dating back centuries, beauty businesses have sold products promising to counter the impacts of aging on the skin, whether they’re wrinkling, puckering, sagging or spotting, but the skin isn’t alone in being tormented by time. As they get...
From Farfetch Alums, New E-Commerce Platform Skindays Takes A Proud “Pro-Aging” Stance
Skindays wants skincare consumers peering into midlife to enter it with pride. Founded by CEO Diana Stenbolt and chief digital officer Gemma Estrela, previous colleagues at luxury retail e-commerce platform Farfetch,...
Kosé-Owned Albion To Open First US Flagship On LA’s Abbot Kinney
Heritage J-Beauty brand Albion is setting up shop on one of Los Angeles’s trendiest stretches. This summer, the botanical-powered luxury skincare player will open its first flagship in the United States on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in the...
