Celebrity Dermatologists Launch Platform Aire Health To Transform How Dermatologists Recommend And Sell Skincare

Although dermatologist Dhaval Bhanusali has helped formulate skincare for Hailey Bieber’s Rhode and Martha Stewart’s forthcoming beauty brand, he doesn’t carry products in his Manhattan practice. “I don’t like the stress of having things there...

Can Beauty Specialty Chains Command More Luxury Market Share?

As the boundaries between mass and prestige continue to blur, upscale beauty brands burned by the deterioration of department stores and beauty chains that have made forays into the mass market are flexing their luxury bona...

Retail News Report: Ulta Beauty Exceeds $10B In Sales, Consumer Spending Surges, And Nordstrom Leaves Canada

Another month, another mixed bag for retail performance. While consumer spending is rising again after a disappointing holiday season, large retailers and department stores are generally still grappling with profit and inventory issues that have been...

AI-Driven Personalization Fuels Clean Beauty E-tailer NakedPoppy’s Growth

NakedPoppy co-founder and CEO Jaleh Bisharat believes artificial intelligence-driven personalization is the future of retail—and her clean beauty e-tailer is already there.  “Someday we’re going to look back and say, ‘How did I ever...

Clean Beauty Retailers Unmoved By Lawsuit Against Sephora’s Clean Beauty Program

Clean beauty is under a microscope, but clean beauty retailers aren’t backing down from their clean beauty stances and assortments.  A class-action lawsuit filed against Sephora in November last year is the most high-profile...

SkinCeuticals Brings Growing Med-Spa Concept SkinLab To Santa Monica

L’Oréal-owned advanced skincare brand SkinCeuticals and aesthetics practice Cavendish Clinic have teamed up on a new SkinCeuticals SkinLab outpost in Santa Monica, Calif. The location is SkinCeuticals SkinLab’s tenth...