Retail Report
CAP Beauty’s Next Chapter
CAP Beauty, the chic shop-spa concept instrumental in redefining beauty with its no synthetics standard, incorporation of internal remedies such as adapotgens and CBD, celebration of indie brands and editorial-level content, is closing its tiny West Village...
Ulta Beauty And Sephora Take Different Approaches To Raising Their Clean Beauty Profiles
Last week, both Sephora and Ulta Beauty revealed major clean beauty initiatives. The former is launching 11 products from the direct-sales brand Beautycounter online on July 7 before they arrive at stores in August. The latter...
Green Beau Makes Sure Men Are Included In Clean Beauty
Like many men with no clue about clean beauty, William Powell was introduced to it through his wife. In Powell’s case, his wife, Citrine Natural Beauty Bar owner Melissa Lenberg, was pretty familiar with the subject. “At...
What’s The New Look Of Beauty Retail?
Even before the pandemic, market conditions hadn’t been kind to brick-and-mortar retail. The rise of online shopping, outdated malls, shifting tastes of young generations and the collapse of department stores have been well-documented. The one bright spot? Thriving...
Organic Bunny’s Brand Partners Sever Ties After Racist And Homophobic Social Media Posts Are Exposed
Clean beauty blogger turned subscription box curator Amanda Jo, known as Organic Bunny, lost key brand partners last week after derogatory tweets she made 10 years ago on a personal account about Mexican people, Black men and gay people...
Two Indie Beauty Brand Founders Launch Hybrid Retail-Marketing Concept Beautyque NYC To Assist Fellow Entrepreneurs
Prior to the pandemic, Skinergies founder Sylvie Giret and Sunia K. founder Sonia Khemiri planned to open a physical location in New York for the retail-marketing hybrid concept they were creating to offer fellow beauty entrepreneurs...
