Contemporary Arabian Fragrances Allow Gen Z Consumers To Smell Expensive Without Paying For Expensive Products
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Contemporary Arabian Fragrances Allow Gen Z Consumers To Smell Expensive Without Paying For Expensive Products

Nearly half of the 20 bestselling fragrances on Amazon feature Arabian scents from brands such as Afnan, Khadlaj and Lattafa Perfumes, which alone has five fragrances among the top 20. Not the stuff of your...
How To Crack The Assortment At Fast-Growing Facial Bars
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How To Crack The Assortment At Fast-Growing Facial Bars

As brands look to sell products beyond their websites and retailers, many of which are pulling back from newness in pursuit of profit, they’re clamoring to get into the fast-growing facial bar sector.  The...
Menstruation Gets An M&A Moment. Will The Flow Continue?
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Menstruation Gets An M&A Moment. Will The Flow Continue?

Speaking to Beauty Independent in 2014, The Honey Pot Company founder Beatrice Dixon was candid about her ambition to sell the brand to Unilever for $1 billion. Although that ambition hasn’t been achieved yet, she took...
Brands And Products That Stood Out To Retail Buyers At Adit Live Los Angeles 2024
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Brands And Products That Stood Out To Retail Buyers At Adit Live Los Angeles 2024

At Adit Live last week, retail buyers searched the trade show floor for brands that cut through the noise with bold branding, eye-catching packaging and standout positioning. They’re expected to...
Interested In Getting Into Bluemercury? Here’s What You Need To Know
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Interested In Getting Into Bluemercury? Here’s What You Need To Know

Frustrated by the uninspiring experience of shopping for beauty in department stores, Marla Beck launched Bluemercury in 1999 with her husband Barry to foster shoppers’ discoveries of indie beauty brands.  “I always...
How The Business Of Matching Brands And Retailers Is Adjusting To Post-Pandemic Realities
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How The Business Of Matching Brands And Retailers Is Adjusting To Post-Pandemic Realities

Retail-brand relations are in a state of flux—and so are the companies dedicated to helping orchestrate them.  Wholesale marketplaces like Faire and Bulletin that saw their businesses supercharged after the pandemic hit and interactions between brands...