Retailers

Entrepreneurs in the sexual wellness space are an interesting bunch. Even among this intriguing cohort, Kate Roberts, creator of new sexual health marketplace The Body Agency, cuts a fascinating figure. The founder and...

Milkmen aren’t generally the bellwether of beauty trends, but they’re the inspiration behind Naked Frankie. “When we launched, we started out as a delivery service for bath and body essentials,” says Jennifer Zhao, who founded the company...

After coronavirus lockdowns, economic upheaval, political strife and climate calamities, it’s hard to blame people for turning to retail therapy for some relief. The National Retail Federation is convinced they’ll be in a spending mood throughout the year....

While coronavirus vaccines illustrate the power of Western medicine, many Americans are keenly aware of its shortcomings. Taryn Violé is one of them. For the past decade, she’s dealt with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that isn’t easily...

Dawn Dobras has exited Credo Beauty, where she was CEO since 2018. Under Dobras’s stewardship, the retailer outlined The Credo Clean Standard laying out its multifaceted definition of clean beauty, enacted a fragrance policy requiring vendors to categorize...

American consumers seem to be pumped for Prime Day. In a recent survey of 1,300 consumers by e-commerce insights platform Profitero, 64% reported they’re planning to shop on Prime Day running from Monday to Tuesday, and...