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How Indie Beauty Brands Predict They’ll Do Next Year
Last month, we asked indie beauty brands to share their sales forecast for the holiday season and more than 40 responded. Getting them to divulge their forecasts for 2024 was a bit harder. We received a lot of nos,...
If Beauty Is Doing So Great, Why Do Many Indie Beauty Brands Feel Like They’re Struggling?
In recent weeks, there’s been a deluge of media coverage attempting to decipher why Americans are sour on the United States economy when a slew of economic indicators, including unemployment, gross domestic product growth, job creation,...
“Bargain Basement”: The Beauty Industry Reacts To THG’s Biossance Acquisition
Biossance, the brand that raised awareness of Amyris’s lab-brewed squalane, has found a new home. THG Beauty, also known as The Hut Group, snapped up the brand for $20 million in...
What Will Be The “It” Beauty Look Of 2024?
In a recent episode of the “Fat Mascara” podcast, co-hosts Jennifer Sullivan and Jessica Matlin discussed The New York Times article, “Why Culture Has Come To A Standstill.” Written by Jason Farago, the article asks,...
Beauty And Retail Insiders Offer The Body Shop’s New Owner Suggestions For How To Revive The Storied Chain
Last week, Natura & Co announced it’s selling The Body Shop to Aurelius Group in a deal valued at around $280 million. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick with a store in the English city Brighton, The...
How Indie Beauty Brands Believe MoCRA Will Impact Their Business
In December last year, President Joe Biden signed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the most significant expansion of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of cosmetics in over 80 years, into law. It gives...
