How Amazon Is Changing Beauty Retail As We’ve Known It

After a 2024 in which several large beauty brands in the Estée Lauder portfolio gave in to the urge to join the Amazon ranks, the e-commerce giant is looking to lock in the top spot...

How Space NK Is Keeping Its Edge Amid Fierce Competition

As Sephora moves in on its territory in the United Kingdom, Space NK is showing it can hold its own. Noting the beauty specialty chain is in its fourth year...

How E-Tailer ECosmetics Is Making Luxury Beauty Shopping Work Online

While the growth of beauty sales is projected to moderate in the near term, Richard Kirsch, co-founder and CEO of e-commerce destination eCosmetics, sees nothing but long-term upside for the industry. “The...

Arielle Shoshana Is Creating A Perfume Playground With Its Store And Big Personality Scents

A self-described perfumery school reject, Arielle Shoshana Weinberg made her way to the fragrance industry through a different door: By opening Arielle Shoshana, the first niche fragrance boutique in the Washington, D.C., area. At the 9-year-old...

“We Are Oversaturated”: How Investment Is Changing The Med-Spa Market

Aesthetic nurse practitioner Chris Bustamante, founder of med-spa Lushful Aesthetics, believes the bustling med-spa industry has hit peak saturation. In fact, he theorizes it reached peak saturation a year or two ago. “We are oversaturated,” he...

The Travel Retail Opportunity For Emerging Beauty Brands

It’s time for emerging beauty brands to explore travel retail, according to Gebr. Heinemann. One of the largest travel retailers in the world, Hamburg-based Heinemann operates branded shops...