Retailers

“The Lululemon Of Pleasure”: E-Tailer The Lake Focuses On Sexual Wellness As Part Of Consumers’ Daily Lives
When The Lake launched in 2019, married co-founders Bren and Philippe Gauthier tried to come out of the gate with a strong public relations strategy in Canada and the United States to promote the

How Derm To Door Is Changing People’s Relationship With Dermatology And Informing Their Skincare Choices
Dermatologist Lily Talakoub’s office, McLean Dermatology & Skincare, is in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, but she wants to be everywhere—and she’s getting there. Through Derm to Door, which she started in 2020 as an e-commerce platform delivering...

Credo Appoints Stuart Millar CEO, Prepares To Open Two Locations This Year
After wading through uncertainty during a topsy-turvy pandemic period, Credo is looking to a new leader to pave a clear path forward. Stuart Millar, GM and president for the Americas at Aesop, is assuming the CEO post...

Sephora Introduces Sexual Wellness Selection With Sex Toys And More
If there were any remaining questions about sexual wellness going mainstream, Sephora is putting them to bed by venturing into the category on Feb. 1. The beauty specialty retailer’s sexual wellness selection debuting online will...

Do Self-Care And Convenience Stores Go Together? At Foxtrot, Which Is Launching Two Self-Care Brands, They Do.
As it remakes the convenience store with craft branded goods and private-label products cool enough to share on social media, Foxtrot is inviting its shoppers to slow down with two new private-label self-care lines: Best Bubs and...

ByGeorge’s In-House Beauty Expert Erin Lee Smith Is Behind Austin Shoppers’ Most Covetable Beauty Stashes
Before the massive migration to Austin that preceded the pandemic and accelerated during it, ByGeorge outfitted the city’s stylish residents in investment pieces from the best designer brands around the world, including Dries Van Noten, Jil...