Retail Report
Ulta Beauty Invites Tweens And Teens To Celebrate Birthdays In Its Stores With New Party Program
Ulta Beauty is making many teens and tweens’ birthday wishes come true by letting them into its stores for birthday parties packed with skincare demos, makeup tutorials, games and product giveaways. The beauty...
NeueHouse Veteran Opens Luxurious Members-Only Lore Bathing Club, Plans NYC Expansion
Manhattan’s got a stunning new sauna spot in the Lore Bathing Club, a membership-based contrast therapy studio in NoHo with a 15-person infrared sauna, dry Finnish sauna of alder wood and pool room fashioned with a cold...
Once Valued At Over $1B, Social Shopping App Flip Shutters
Flip, the social shopping app that raised roughly $240 million and was valued at over $1 billion just 16 months ago, has abruptly shuttered, leaving creators and brands scrambling to recover unpaid earnings.
Can Wellness Finally Win The Physical Retail Game?
Despite past struggles with the category, specialty retailers are committed to making wellness work in-store by onboarding new brands and products at a record pace. Is the category finally ready to thrive IRL? “For...
Autopsy Of An Abbreviated Retail Romance: Why Target And Ulta Beauty Split
Confirming Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman’s revelation in April that Target and Ulta Beauty’s relationship was being paused, the retailers officially announced Thursday they’re splitting up in August next year, ending a high-low...
“We’ll Bring What Real K-Beauty Is”: Olive Young Builds Buzz Ahead Of US Retail Expansion
When it touches down in Los Angeles with its first American store in the spring next year, South Korean retailer Olive Young is eager to open Americans’ eyes—and wallets—to the wide world of K-Beauty possibilities,...
