9 Beauty Brands Launching At Ulta Beauty
After onboarding powerhouses Sol de Janeiro, Ole Henriksen and Charlotte Tilbury along with upstarts Dime and CurlMix earlier this year, Ulta Beauty is adding brands to help it respond to beauty’s...
View ArticleMexico’s Multibillion-Dollar Draw To American Beauty Retailers
Ulta Beauty is set to cross the border for the first time when it plants its flag in Mexico in 2025. With the expansion, which will mark the beauty specialty retailer’s international debut, it will...
View ArticleWho Could Buy Space NK?
Add Space NK to the growing group of beauty companies looking to sell. According to British news outlet Sky News, the prestige beauty specialty retailer owned by venture capital firm Manzanita Capital...
View ArticleWhat Retailer Should Rhode Choose?
A lucky retailer will soon bag one of beauty’s biggest prizes, Rhode. Two years after starting in direct-to-consumer distribution, the skincare brand connected to Hailey Bieber is believed to be...
View ArticleUnderstanding Beauty’s Biotechnology Revolution
Beauty’s love affair with biotechnology has only just begun. “Biology and biotechnology are the next wave of potential,” said Jasmina Aganovic, founder of biotech company Arcaea and fragrance brand...
View ArticleEstée Lalonde’s Body Care Brand Mirror Water Fundraises To Fuel Expansion
Mirror Water is fundraising as it gears up for its next phase of growth. The prestige British body care brand founded by beauty influencer Estée Lalonde is in discussions with angel investors with the...
View ArticleBritish Nail Salon Chain Townhouse Plots Major US Expansion
Townhouse is setting up shop in the United States in a big way. The British nail chain is set to open its first stateside salon off of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills next month. The 1,500-square-foot...
View ArticleBeauty Investors Say Drunk Elephant’s Exit Playbook Is Dead
The path to beauty brand exits today is paved very differently than it was five years ago when Shiseido snapped up Drunk Elephant for $845 million, an amount equal to over 7X revenues. “People would...
View ArticleWhat Convinced Investors To Back True Botanicals, Adwoa Beauty And Subtl
There are ample doses of luck and good timing along with skill in the recipes of any brand with a successful business. The same can be said for a successful fundraise, as the experiences of Julian...
View ArticleAmazon Clamps Down On Dubious Supplement Claims
Protecting a supplement business pumping out over $12 billion in annual sales, Amazon is cracking down on sellers pushing supplements that purport to deliver unrealistic health miracles and fail to...
View ArticleHi, Skin Leans Into Customization And Expansion To Stand Out In A Crowded...
Hi, Skin is waving hello to big growth in 2024. The facial chain plans to more than double its skin studio footprint by the end of this year as it breaks into new markets. Hi, Skin currently operates...
View ArticleYour Lash Extension Place Wants You Back
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, founder and former CEO Tirzah Shirai’s tale of taking Blinkbar from zero to $30 million in five years was widely circulated on podcasts and in publications, and the...
View ArticleDC Advisory Forecast: Private Equity To Reign Over Increased Beauty M&A This...
DC Advisory forecasts a boost in beauty mergers and acquisitions for the remainder of the year, with private equity firms leading the charge in scooping up attractive assets as they remain bullish on...
View ArticleThe Secrets To Running A Successful Makeup Brand As Growth In The Category...
It takes more than just color to shine in the color cosmetics category today. Modern makeup brands are drilling down on emotion and experience. “At the end of the day, no one needs anything of what we...
View Article9 Beauty Brands Launching At Bluemercury
Bluemercury is leveling up with new brands, an elevated store design and expanded fragrance repertoire to boost its prestige beauty market share. In the fall last year, the Macy’s-owned beauty...
View ArticleNearing Closure Of Its Second Fund, True Beauty Ventures Talks De-risking...
Gearing up to close its second fund by the end of June, True Beauty Ventures has faced many of the challenging capital conditions that have bedeviled beauty brands fundraising recently, including the...
View ArticleBlack Beauty Collective Rebrands As B.B.C., Opens Second Location
B.B.C., formerly known as Black Beauty Collective, has enlarged its brick-and-mortar footprint and undergone a rebrand that speaks to its inclusive mission. The beauty retailer, which made its debut...
View ArticleThe Beauty Categories And Brands Driving Sales At Bluemercury And Moda Operandi
Paying attention to their bottom lines, retailers are hedging their beauty brand bets. “A lot of times we launch new brands in five or 10 stores. So, to even be able to fulfill those stores and to be...
View Article“All About Smart Growth”: How Belle Brands Is Carefully Plotting The Future...
Teresa Lo had a wild ride at Amyris Inc., the biotechnology company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year and emerged from it earlier this year after shedding its beauty brands. She was...
View ArticleHeyday Co-Founder Michael Pollak Is Out To Modernize Hair Loss Clinics With...
Former Heyday chief brand officer and co-founder Michael Pollak is shifting from skin to hair with Great Many, a new hair loss clinic concept kicking off in Manhattan. Great Many’s debut location...
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