Retail Report

Enter Through The Sex Shop: Modern Sexual Wellness Brands Embrace The Adult Channel
Personal Fav, a stylish sexual wellness brand selling lubricants at Goop, has added over 100 doors to its retail distribution this year, but not through a partnership with Bluemercury, Target or...

Holiday Sales Predictions, Department Store Stumbles, And Barneys New York’s (Kinda) Return: A Look At September 2022’s Big Retail News
As the fourth quarter of the year commences, economic volatility is asserting pressure on the retail sector. As a result, Amazon and Target are starting holiday sales early to help consumers spread out purchases. Walmart is securing...

The Detox Market Establishes Professional Makeup Artist Program Clean Collective
As prestige makeup sales grow, The Detox Market is amplifying its profile in the category with a new professional makeup artist program. Called Clean Collective, the program will offer members 25% off merchandise purchased on the...

Amazon-owned Fashion E-tailer Shopbop Enters Beauty
Shopbop is the latest online fashion retailer to venture into beauty. Starting today, Shopbop Beauty is offering a selection of established and emerging beauty brands across skincare, makeup, haircare, beauty tools,...

Indie E-Commerce Platform Straal Wants To Be The Cult Beauty Of South Africa
Modeled after strong brand builders like Cult Beauty and Oh My Cream, indie beauty e-tailer Straal wants to be the first port of call for...

Social Commerce Platform Flip Expands Its Business Model To Draw Small Beauty Brands
Flip, the beauty-focused social commerce platform, has drawn 100 brands to a revenue-sharing consignment model it introduced two months ago. To date, about 45 brands, including The Perfect V, Apto Skincare...