Retail Report

Wooden Spoon Herbs Celebrates American Plants And Spreads At American Retailers
To Wooden Spoon Herbs founder Lauren Haynes, thinking locally is about what’s in the bottle. She estimates 90% of the plants used for her brand’s 50-plus products are from small domestic farms such as Owl Hollow Farm,...

New E-tailer Potion Stands Apart By Concentrating On Natural Perfumes
Potion is natural perfumery’s new home on the web. The emerging e-tailer is a synthetics-free zone stocked with around 40 fragrances from 11 brands, including Thorn & Bloom, Hiram Green, Florescent, Kahina Giving Beauty, Josh...

Elcie Cosmetics Expands Internationally With Beauty Bay Partnership
Elcie Cosmetics, a favorite of social media influencers, is influencing the beauty market on the world stage. The brand has made its international debut on Beauty Bay, which bills itself as U.K.’s largest independent online retailer...

What Bloomingdale’s Is Looking For In New Beauty Brands
When Juice Beauty premiered at Bloomingdale’s, the organic brand matched several attributes the department store retailer was looking for in new beauty brands: Its wellness positioning suited California shoppers; it was based in Northern California; and...

Sassy Candle Brand Evil Queen Extends Its Reign To Riley Rose
The Evil Queen rules at a retailer near you. The Los Angeles-based maker of candles with attitude has entered Riley Rose in its latest distribution coup. Outside of the Forever 21-owned beauty concept, Evil Queen has expanded...

The Phluid Project Brings Non-Binary Beauty Shopping To NYC
The future is not female, at least according to The Phluid Project. The new gender-free retail concept senses the future is fluid. Opened officially this month in the NoHo neighborhood of...