Retail Report
Hand Sanitizer Startup Touchland Is Making Killing Germs Cool
To Andrea Lisbona, hand sanitizer should be much more than a cheap commodity. The founder of Touchland is situating its super sleek germ fighters squarely in the beauty segment with hydrating formulas, subtle scents, shelfie-worthy Apple-esque design,...
Skillful Product Selection And Cool Design Make New Melbourne Clean Beauty Shop Saint Francis Place Stand Out
Grace Lim, a trained architect navigating a new career as co-founder of clean beauty retailer Saint Francis Place, is honing her skills as a globetrotting product detective. “We’re like ghost buyers,” says Lim, an American who grew...
Leading Beauty E-Tailer Dermstore Reinforces Its Skincare Authority With A Major Rebrand
Dermstore is the largest pure-play beauty e-tailer in the United States, but you wouldn’t know by talking to consumers. Now, it’s rising up from under the radar. Founded by dermatologist Craig Kraffert in 1999 and acquired by...
Clean Beauty Store Aurum Rose Customizes Skincare Sample Boxes With Personal Attention, Not Algorithms
Clean beauty boutique Aurum Rose owner Marissa Waller has been known to converse with her customers about their skincare needs for hours. Time and time again, she’s noticed the in-depth conversations result in her suggesting products better...
“Truly Conscious Capitalism”: New Store Undefined Collective Focuses On Brands Created By Women And Minorities
As a beauty entrepreneur, CBD trailblazer and woman of color, Undefined Beauty founder Dorian Morris is keenly aware of the difficulties indie brands, especially ones rising out of underrepresented communities, face getting their products in front of...
An Inside Look At The Making Of The Clean Beauty Seal At QVC And HSN
A little over a month ago, QVC and HSN introduced a clean beauty seal designating cruelty-free skincare and makeup brands avoiding a host of hot-button ingredients in their formulations, including sulfates, parabens, triclosan, coal tar, talc,...
