TikTok Shop Beauty Sales Near $1B In First Quarter

Beauty demand shows no signs of slowing on TikTok Shop. According to e-commerce intelligence platform Charm.io, TikTok Shop racked up $928.5 million in beauty sales during the first quarter of the year in the United States, a...

South Korean Fragrance Brand Nonfiction Opens First North American Store In New York

After five locations in South Korea, three in Japan, one in Hong Kong and another in Thailand, fragrance brand Nonfiction has opened its first store stateside in...

Ulta Marketplace Status Check: Sales Traction, Customer Reach And Efficient Demand Testing

Just over six months since it launched, brands on Ulta Beauty’s UB Marketplace are reporting double-digit monthly sales growth, affirming the beauty specialty retailer’s move to broaden its digital universe as it faces fierce...

Ulta Beauty World Tops Sephoria In Earned Media

In the battle of beauty retail festivals, Ulta Beauty World generated more than double the media impact value of Sephora’s Sephoria event, according to Launchmetrics, underscoring the strength of Ulta’s influencer, programming and gifting strategies.

How Licensed To Glow Became Gen Z’s Go-To For Booking Beauty Services

The newest beauty buzz on TikTok isn’t about a viral cream or tinted lip balm. It’s about Licensed To Glow, a beauty service membership platform. In just under a year, the company has signed up...

Now Bankrupt, QVC Built Live Shopping. TikTok Shop Overtook It.

QVC Group, parent company of live-shopping trailblazers QVC and HSN, filed for bankruptcy last week following years of financial decline, underscoring that early movers must adapt or be left behind as beauty retail and live...