Retailers

There’s no roadmap for operating beauty stores during a pandemic. As the strictest shelter-in-place restrictions begin to lift in many jurisdictions across the United States, retailers are sorting through how to allow and urge shopping while keeping their...

Of the many business models in the beauty industry, the thin-margin beauty subscription business model may be the most difficult. Cases in point: Birchbox and FabFitFun embarked on large-scale layoffs this year prior to the pandemic-related economic collapse....

Before the pandemic, it would’ve been hard to imagine a scenario where more ink could be spilled about Amazon’s operations. With the giant e-tailer pulling in a staggering $11,000 per second since the nationwide lockdown commenced, though, it’s...

For Refresh Skin Therapy, doing business on Amazon amid the coronavirus pandemic has been a rollercoaster ride. A major dip in the rollercoaster ride was having its bestseller, Fruit Acid 15% Gel Peel with Kojic, removed from...

With stores closed, at-home shopping concepts are drawing consumers who’ve never considered buying from them before. At streaming e-commerce startup Talkshoplive, usage was up 50% last week, and it’s anticipated to double this month. In addition, the...

Four years after its founding in 2011, a Women’s Wear Daily article described Ipsy as “low on the beauty-box radar screen.” Today, Ipsy certainly isn’t low on any radar screen in the beauty industry. While Birchbox...