Retail Report
Beauty Brands Join Health-Conscious Women On Retreats
Last December, Shilpi Chhotray left the go, go, go pace of her day job as a senior communications officer at a non-profit and her urban San Francisco existence behind for a week of sun salutations and sea...
Butter Elixir’s Lorenza Pintar Relies On Gut Instinct To Guide Growth
Lorenza Pintar has no grand plan for her brand Butter Elixir. It entered Saks Fifth Avenue last month at the Wellery, the fitness and wellness concept that’s brought salt rooms, exercise classes and fat-freezing treatments to a...
The Dawn Of Dispensary Beauty: Inside The Business Of Selling Cannabis Personal Care
During an otherwise ordinary Monday morning in August, Aillea owner Kathryn Dickinson was on a tough assignment for Beauty Independent doing reconnaissance at Denver marijuana dispensaries. She’d never entered dispensaries before, and her mission was to scout...
The Lemon Laine Oil Bar Makes Wine Bars Seem So Yesterday
There are some wine shoppers who buy Two Buck Chuck at Trader Joe’s, throw back a few glasses and call it an evening. Then, there are those who frequent wineries, discuss distinct bouquets and relish information...
Hynt Beauty Breaks Into The Detox Market’s Makeup Assortment
Hynt Beauty is launching at The Detox Market as it gains brick-and-mortar traction. Meryl Marshall, co-founder of the natural makeup brand, readily admits breaking into retailers is difficult for a small beauty player trying to make headway in...
PocketGel’s 23-Year-Old Founder Scored 500 Walmart Doors In An Hour
Nathan Failla was more stressed than he’d ever been in his 23 years of life. Studying for exams at Duquesne University, which Failla graduated a year before, didn’t come close to the pressure he was under to...
