AKOCO Launches A Next-Gen K-Beauty Website Fusing Commerce And Community

AKOCO, an e-commerce platform offering shoppers opportunities to learn about, share experiences with and buy K-Beauty products, is getting a boost from the world’s obsession with K-pop. “Three years ago, every Korean beauty brand was coming to...

Urban Outfitters Isn’t Sleeping On Sleep Beauty: The Lifestyle Retailer Introduces Moonlit Skincare

Moonlit Skincare is turning its retail dreams into reality with a launch at Urban Outfitters. As the emerging night beauty brand enters its third year in business, the lifestyle chain offers it a prominent stage to showcase...

“A Hybrid Between Sephora, Whole Foods And Blue Bottle”: Cannabis Now Brings CBD Retail Into The Experiential Moment

When the publication Cannabis Now started nearly a decade ago, marijuana wasn’t legal for general use in a single state and CBD was more likely understood to mean central business district than cannabidiol. Today, its print publication...

New E-tailer Verishop’s Beauty Selection Is Starting With Upscale Clean Brands Before Broadening Its Reach

It may take an ex-Amazon executive to pull off a feat Amazon hasn’t been able to accomplish: assembling an online selection of upscale beauty brands rivaling the world’s best department stores. Verishop, the new multi-category e-commerce concept...

Olive Oil Skincare And Body Care Is Going Big With Olive + M’s Launch At Target

Olive + M founder Mariska Nicholson has sought to get her olive oil-fueled clean skincare and body care brand in front of a large audience since its launch four years ago. Now, she’s doing it. Next month,

Rael Launches At Macy’s As Period Care Products Expand Their Retail Reach

Rael has landed on Macy’s website, making it the first period care brand to enter the department store’s assortment. The skyrocketing startup’s launch at Macy’s comes roughly a month after it rolled out across Target’s 1,850...