Growing Chain Buff City Soap Takes The Mystery Out Of The Soap-Making Process

Nothing comes between Buff City Soap’s manufacturing and its customers. The 14-unit chain takes soap production out of kitchens and factories, and into stores to peel back the layers of brand bureaucracy separating shoppers from the origins...

The Gathering Shops Provides A Retail Platform For Emerging Brands In A Busy Shopping Center

Even as e-commerce surges, the power of popular mall stores to captivate consumers can’t be beat. For most small brands, though, a prime location in a bustling shopping center is a fantasy. Enter The Gathering Shops,...

Organa Beauty & Wellbeing Creates An Omnichannel Hub For Conscious Consumers In The U.K.

Add another retail concept to the burgeoning British green beauty scene. Organa Beauty & Wellbeing is stepping into the market with an ambitious multilayered business model that’s eventually expected to encompass an e-commerce portal, app, distributorship, pop-ups...

DeoDoc Extends Its Care For Down There Around The World

There might not be a term that’s the female equivalent of sweaty balls, but that doesn’t mean a similar condition doesn’t exist for women. “People don’t actually know that they have sweat glands in the intimate region, the...

Pink Beaux Brings A Prestige Point Of View To Indie Beauty E-tailing

We’re all familiar with someone like Maisha Harris, the sort of woman wired to know the latest beauty launches who delights in doling out recommendations to stave off rashes, pimples, wrinkles or any stubborn issue that pops up....

Mented Makes Its Brick-And-Mortar Debut At The Market @ Macy’s As It Readies For A Long-Term Retail Partner

How do you play a hot hand? That’s the question facing Mented Cosmetics as it ponders distribution moves. The color cosmetics brand, which has raised $4 million and is on track to register a sales gain of...