Why Retail Media Networks Are Gaining Traction In Beauty And Beyond

As return on digital advertising investment has become trickier to pin down—and could get even more so with the demise of third-party cookies looming next year—brands are diversifying their spend, and the retail media network is emerging as...

Ulta Beauty’s Resilience, Sephora’s Haus Labs Partnership And Best Buy’s Beauty Move: A Look At May 2022’s Big Retail News

Following heady holiday gains, mass-market retailers experienced a sobering first quarter as rising costs pummeled profits. Despite the challenges, the beauty category remained strong, helping buoy sales and draw customers. Below, we summarize recent retail news. Retail Spending...

Two Pandemic Transplants Are Bringing Clean Beauty Retail To Austin

Best friends for nearly ten years, Ashley Grabill Young and Cissy DeLuca bonded over their love for all things clean beauty and wellness while working at technology firms in San Francisco. “We were always trying new treatments and...

CVS Launches Online Order Pickup Service, Tests Digital Beauty Tools And Carefully Scales BeautyIRL Format

Convenience reigns supreme in the era of post-pandemic shopping. CVS is leaning into that in a big way this year. In May, the nation’s largest drugstore chain quietly rolled out its first store-wide buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) service to 4,000...

This New York City Salon Combines Hairstyling, Facials And Custom Fragrances At One Cool Location

Pearlita NYC isn’t your average salon. It’s what hairstylist and founder Megan Robinson refers to as a “creative beauty collective” where clients can get their hair cut, receive facials or brow tints and grab custom-made fragrances in...

Macroeconomic Concerns, Amazon’s Troubles And Gen Z Beauty Spending: A Look At April’s Big Retail News

As Americans’ march back to stores picked up pace in April, e-commerce sales continued to decline from their pandemic peak—and even big e-tail players like Amazon felt the effects of the swing to retail. Despite the e-commerce sales...