Retail Report

Forever on the hunt for the next big thing in beauty, retail buyers identified K-Beauty, men’s skincare, haircare tools and longevity as bright spots at BITE, the trade show put on by Beauty Independent parent company Indie...

Early data on Rhode’s much-hyped retail debut at Sephora last Thursday shows the E.l.f. Beauty-owned Hailey Bieber-powered beauty brand has quickly climbed into the top 10 skincare brands on the beauty specialty retailer’s website. According...

Ulta Beauty is making many teens and tweens’ birthday wishes come true by letting them into its stores for birthday parties packed with skincare demos, makeup tutorials, games and product giveaways.  The beauty...

Manhattan’s got a stunning new sauna spot in the Lore Bathing Club, a membership-based contrast therapy studio in NoHo with a 15-person infrared sauna, dry Finnish sauna of alder wood and pool room fashioned with a cold...

Flip, the social shopping app that raised roughly $240 million and was valued at over $1 billion just 16 months ago, has abruptly shuttered, leaving creators and brands scrambling to recover unpaid earnings.

Despite past struggles with the category, specialty retailers are committed to making wellness work in-store by onboarding new brands and products at a record pace. Is the category finally ready to thrive IRL? “For...