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In 2023, Robyn Watkins foresees the beauty industry moving from intention to attainment. Brands, retailers and consumers won’t just talk about trends or topics that have been percolating for a while, they’ll take steps to address them. If...

If the economy slows next year, Julie Pefferman, a cosmetic chemist, product developer and the founder of beauty consultancy Cosmeta, counsels beauty brands not to be scared. “I believe people in the beauty industry won’t feel...

Since the pandemic began, economic forecasts have been as shaky as the economy. So, predictions that the United States will plunge into a recession in the next year should be viewed with skepticism. Still, no one in...

In the campaign for its new Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Procter & Gamble-owned haircare brand Ouai calls upon consumers to “do more than drugstore,” a phrase that underscores the opening it detects to move consumers up the beauty industry...

When retail buyers from the likes of Ulta Beauty, Bloomingdale’s, Kith and The Vitamin Shoppe show up for a conference, you know it’s a big deal. And that’s just what Luxury Meets Cannabis Conference was last...

Our editors paused Zoom calls earlier this month to return to an in-person trade show. While that may not seem to be a huge step, it was for us. Trade shows were the reason our parent company Indie...