Loop Wants To Make Personal Care, Grocery And Cleaning Goods Shopping Waste-Free, But Will Consumers Buy Into It?

There’s never been a better time for beauty brands trying to save the planet. Retail interest is growing in sustainable packaging and eco-conscious ingredient sourcing, and brands that appear to be ignoring their environmental footprints are met with...

The Detox Market Joins The Climate Movement In A Big Way With Its Sustainability Starts Now Initiative

The Detox Market isn’t just talking about sustainability. It’s taking action to become more sustainable as a business and help protect the environment beyond its doors. When Romain Gaillard, founder and CEO of the retailer, saw a...

The Role Of Beauty And Wellness In Express Inc.’s New DTC Concept UpWest

Imagine a moment of ultimate coziness. It might include the soft glow of candlelight, luxurious CBD cream, soft slippers, roomy lounge pants and a warm cable-knit sweater. Now, imagine an e-tail concept delivering the goods to create that...

What Retail Apocalypse? Indie Beauty Shops Spread Across The Country

The entrepreneurial bug that’s bitten beauty and wellness brand founders has spread solidly to the retail sector. In the last few years, independent beauty stores have popped up in cities across the country, and existing concepts have expanded....

Veteran Beauty Editor Kelly Atterton’s New LA Store Aims To Build Indie Beauty Brands’ Businesses

There remains an analog interaction at the core of increasingly digitized beauty journalism: the deskside. Kelly Atterton, beauty director of C Magazine and former West Coast editor of Allure, has experienced the rite involving a founder or representative...

Former John Lewis Buyer Rebecca Saunders Opens London Pop-Up Shop Seekology To Showcase Emerging Beauty Brands

Seekology is definitely not your average Boots. The pop-up concept store in London’s Richmond area displays merchandise on tables rather than shelves and presents emerging brands with descriptions sharing their reasons for...