Skincare Brand Air Repair Flies Onto The Shelves At Walgreens As Part Of The Retailer’s Birchbox Partnership

Air Repair has hit cruising altitude at retail in mass-market distribution. The skincare brand has entered six Walgreens stores as part of the drugstore chain’s affiliation with beauty subscription service Birchbox and anticipates rolling out to at...

The Exit Interview: Outgoing CEO Joël Palix Takes Stock Of His Five-Year Tenure At Feelunique

When Joël Palix was appointed CEO of Feelunique five years ago, he was tasked with putting the beauty e-tailer on a path to vigorous growth. It’s marched down that path. Since Palix, former president of Clarins Fragrance...

What’s Behind The Shrinking Field Sales Teams At Beauty Brands And Retailers?

The beauty industry is abuzz over postings on the anonymous Instagram account Estée Laundry chronicling field sales team reductions and eliminations at beauty brands and stores. Deposed employees spilling tea are from Sephora, Ouai and Estée Lauder,...

IBE And Neiman Marcus Celebrate Their Ongoing Partnership With Indie Beauty Brand Founder-Filled Event In Newport Beach

Indie Beauty Expo and Neiman Marcus have teamed up once again to refresh the luxury retailer’s collection of independent beauty and wellness brands. To celebrate their partnership, the companies hosted a two-day ShopTheExpo customer event last Friday...

The Popularity Of Skincare Acids Has Pushed Alpha-H Into The Spotlight At Sephora

A quarter century from now, we could be purchasing skincare on Mars. The prospect is perhaps only a bit more farfetched than Alpha-H owner and director Michelle Doherty’s plan nearly a quarter century ago to build a...

How Brick-And-Mortar Stores And Beauty Are Building Chic Maternity Brand Hatch’s Business

A woman is pregnant for nine months, but chic maternity clothier Hatch intends to be lodged in her wardrobe and on her wish list much longer than that. Stores and beauty are big parts of its plan...