Retail Report
Why Black-Owned Beauty Brands’ Retail Progress Is Slipping
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Sephora, Ulta Beauty and Bluemercury signed the Fifteen Percent Pledge promising to dedicate at least 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned brands. Target pledged to invest...
‘It’s Not You, It’s Us’: Saks Fifth Avenue Phases Out Sexual Wellness
The sexual wellness category was a casualty of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue’s efforts to cut costs and cull its non-luxury beauty and wellness assortment. In April, sexual wellness brands carried by Saks were...
“Unprofitable Brands,” Burnout And Consumer Caution: Why Small Beauty Retailers Are Still Struggling
Strained over the past year, small beauty and lifestyle shops continue to buckle under the weight of persistent challenges. Faced with growing consumer caution, increased competition from brands, sliding sales, steep...
Thirteen Lune And J.C. Penney Restructure Partnership As Thirteen Lune Falls Behind On Brand Payments
J.C. Penney and Thirteen Lune are restructuring a partnership that has brought minority-owned beauty brands to the department store retailer. Under the new arrangement, J.C. Penney will interact with...
Saks Remains Behind On Vendor Payments As It Shrinks Emerging Beauty Brand Assortment
Saks Fifth Avenue still hasn’t paid some beauty brands almost a year after reports began circulating that it was late with vendor payments, and it’s whittling down its assortment of emerging beauty brands as it’s cutting...
Clean Beauty Retailer Clean(er) Beauty Shop Closes
Clean(er) Beauty Shop, formerly known as Trellis Beauty, is closing shop. Founded by beauty industry veteran Tracy Trellis Flores, the clean beauty retailer is shuttering its Raleigh, N.C., flagship on July 27, and its...
