Retail Report

Ex-Amazon Content Marketing Head Anisha Oberoi Creates E-Tailer Secret Skin To Bring Clean Beauty To The Middle East
A decade ago, Anisha Oberoi overcame aggressive breast cancer, but signs of her battle with the disease inhabited her body and mind. She had lost her hair and lashes. Her skin was inflamed from radiation and chemotherapy treatments....

Credo Introduces Mom-And-Baby Category, Exclusively Launches Nessa Organics In The US
Credo Beauty is becoming more family-friendly. The clean beauty retailer has introduced a mom-and-baby category with the brands Hatch Mama, Weleda, Pipette, Zoe Organics and London-based Nessa Organics, which is making its...

Harrods Moves Forward With Standalone H Beauty Concept As The Pandemic Stokes Retail Uncertainty
When luxury British department store Harrods revealed last year that it would open new standalone beauty retail concept H Beauty, it was unfathomable to imagine its debut would take place during a pandemic. But that’s just what...

Why Lemon Laine Waited So Long To Introduce E-Commerce—And How It’s Doing It Differently Now
When Laura Lemon started natural beauty and wellness retailer Lemon Laine three years ago, she made an unusual move not to launch e-commerce. “I always follow my gut and do things that excite me, and I wasn’t feeling...

Sanctuaire Is Building An Online Luxury Beauty And Wellness Oasis For BIPOC Brands And Shoppers
Three years ago, Courtney Arrington-Baldwin began seeking $2 million to fund a wellness retreat for Black and brown women. Even though she was ideally suited to open it—trained as a civil engineer, she’d managed $1 million to $93 million...

During A Serious Time, Grooming Lounge Adds Levity With Its First Major Advertising Campaign
Grooming Lounge takes what it does seriously, but doesn’t take itself seriously. The service and retail concept’s humor is evident in its first major advertising campaign, “For The Betterment Of Mankind,” which has kicked off with three...