IBE And Neiman Marcus Take Their Partnership To The Next Level With An Upcoming Event And Updated Collection

Indie Beauty Expo and Neiman Marcus are teaming up once again to refresh and grow the luxury retailer’s curation of independent beauty and wellness brands, an initiative kicking off with a two-day shopping event this week...

New Store Field Introduces Shoppers In Downtown Augusta To Indie Beauty

Jennifer Tinsley wasn’t thrilled indie beauty retail was so far afield in Augusta, Ga. She opened the store Field to remedy that problem. The 1,100-square-foot space is filled with products from 45 emerging brands, including Clove...

Bluemercury’s Marla Beck On The Importance Of Specialization, The Beauty Industry’s Favorable Demographics And The Vetting Process For Emerging Brands

Remember when indie beauty wasn’t everywhere? Marla Beck certainly does. Its scarcity in 1999 was a big part of why she founded Bluemercury with her husband Barry. The specialty retailer generated excitement for beauty junkies like Beck...

Ellis Brooklyn’s Baby Steps At Sephora Pay Off With A 120-Door Rollout

In 2016, when a buyer from Sephora told Bee Shapiro that the beauty specialty retailer had picked up her line of eco-luxe fragrance and body-care products, she was ecstatic—until she heard the order was only for dot-com. “I...

Beautytap Taps Into The Retail Scene At South Coast Plaza As The Ranks Of K-Beauty Stores Swell

The next evolution of K-beauty is stores, and Beautytap is the latest to break into the brick-and-mortar business. The online destination marrying commerce and content has extended offline with a 2,000-square-foot store at upscale shopping center South...

Three Indie Beauty Brand Founders Open Toronto Refill Concept Eco+Amour To Stem The Tide Of Plastic Waste

Three indie beauty brand founders have joined forces to lead the charge for sustainability in Toronto with new refill retail concept Eco+Amour. While bulk food is relatively common in the city, Julianne Robicheau, creator of Robi Luxury...