Retailers
Musely Merges Beauty Content And Commerce To Combat Amazon
Jack Jia, a venture capital investor and computer software entrepreneur, created the app Trusper to be a destination for home improvement tips, not a source of skincare information. Its users, however, had their own ideas. They weren’t as...
This Nail Salon And Spa Concept Provides Clean Beauty Services In A Squeaky Clean Setting
Clean Beauty Bar may very well be the healthiest bar in Tampa Bay and Winter Park. The growing nail salon and spa concept serves up cold-pressed juices while offering manicures, pedicures, facials, massages and more...
Retailers Get That L.A. Feeling With Los Feliz Botanicals
Los Feliz Botanicals’ laid back SoCal approach to retail expansion is catching on like beach trips on bright sunny days. Not in a rush to put products on every store shelf, married co-founders Josh and...
Pūrlisse Does Retail Its Own Way (Hint: Not Too Much Of It)
After the recession forced Pūrlisse to retrench from its retail distribution, founder Jennifer Yen smartened up about her skincare brand’s presence in stores. Today, she doesn’t sign off on going into a traditional retailer unless...
The Kreyol Essence Journey From Hair Emergency To Whole Foods
Hair and skin products brand Kreyol Essence broke into Whole Foods after two unsuccessful attempts and is now expanding to 250 doors...
An Accidental Retailer Flourishes In The Bay Area
Stevonne Ratliff never intended to become a retailer. Her store, Concept Forty-Seven, was the fortuitous, albeit initially unplanned, result of securing space to produce her Brazil-inspired skin, hair and body care brand Beija...
