Retail Report

Focused On Bigger Issues, Ulta Beauty And Target Step Back From Shop-In-Shop Expansion
As Ulta Beauty and Target face consumer caution, the slowing momentum of beauty industry growth, tariff impacts, fierce competition and more, the decision to pause further expansion of...

Estée Lauder’s Aggressive Tactics Drive Up Amazon’s Beauty Advertising Rates, According To Envision Horizons Report
Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.’s Amazon presence, which started last year after prolonged reluctance to join the e-commerce giant’s assortment, has skyrocketed advertising rates in the beauty category on it, according to a new report from Amazon growth agency...

5 Beauty Brands Launching At Walmart
Walmart is refreshing its assortment with budding and heritage brands in haircare, home fragrance and personal care. The brand additions come after the nation’s largest retailer named Vinima Shekhar to the role of VP of...

Balking At Saks Global’s New Payment Terms, Beauty Brands Weigh Whether To Work With The Retailer
Saks Global, the newly formed parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, is trying to regain the trust of vendors by addressing its almost two-year delinquency on payments, but is...

The Hottest Fragrances And Trends At Indie Perfume Shops Across The Country
Even in the age of Amazon and TikTok, where #PerfumeTok has lured billions of views, the vast majority of perfume purchases occur offline. “No matter how convenient online shopping gets, brick-and-mortar really isn’t going away,”...

The Oh Collective Opens Amsterdam Store As Other Sexual Wellness Retailers Retreat
While several modern sexual wellness retail experiments have struggled, sexual wellness brand The Oh Collective has determined that the experiment is still worth conducting. It’s bringing together fellow sexual wellness brands in a new cozy 480-square-foot Amsterdam...