Retail Report

Essential Apothecary Alchemist founder Kate Poole is coming out of her shell at the brand’s quaint new shop in Seattle. “I’m hoping the storefront gives me a little bit more legitimacy I suppose. It puts the brand more...

What goes better with a J. Crew blazer than a swipe of bright lipstick and perfectly polished nails? The proprietor of preppy is completing women’s outfits by moving into makeup, skincare and nail lacquers, a rite of retail...

The Beauty Chef is cooking up some major distribution gains. The Australian ingestible beauty brand is rolling out across the Sephora chain in January after hitting inner beauty endcaps at 26 of the specialty retailer’s doors on Sept....

“Freshness is such a megatrend in food, shouldn’t it come to beauty?” wonders Jasmi Bonnén, not the least bit rhetorically. Two years ago, she launched Nuori, a brand built around bringing skincare products to shelves and conscious shoppers...

Former Acure president Amy Halman has settled into an intimate setting at studio EcoBlend Therapies to have frank skincare discussions with clients. “It doesn’t matter what moisturizer or cosmetic you buy, nothing is going to work if you’re...

Oliver Ifergan, a hairdresser with an appetite for entrepreneurial endeavors, ventured into clean beauty as a literal side project, transforming a 600-square-foot space adjacent to his Beverly Hills salon OliverLaurent into Clean Beauty Mart. Within...