Prestige Beauty “Wins” Black Friday As Holiday Shoppers Pounce On Deals

Reinforcing that it’s hard to resist a good deal, beauty registered robust sales performance over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday shopping period as consumers busily scooped up gifts at discounted prices. In a LinkedIn post,...

Nate Rosen, An Authority On All Things CPG, Launches Shops Around The Corner To Showcase Small Retailers

Nate Rosen, who delves into all things CPG at his newsletter Express Checkout, wants to celebrate the big business of small retail with new retail platform Shops Around The Corner. ...

Two Allergan Alumni Create Proof Aesthetics To Be The “Glossier Of Med-Spas”

Allergan alumni Winnie Eastwood and Gardenia Perez have teamed up to launch med-spa concept Proof Aesthetics.  Beginning with a location in Carlsbad, Calif., it’s targeting a young, diverse clientele that its co-founders feel...

Annie Jackson Steps Into CEO Role At Credo To Expand Its Clean Beauty Message And Store Roster

Annie Jackson, a chief architect of Credo from day one, is taking over the reins as CEO of the clean beauty retailer. She moves into the role occupied by Stuart Millar, previously...

Cos Bar Set To Open At Shen Beauty’s Former Location To Heighten Its New York Profile

Cos Bar is expanding its presence in New York City. The luxury beauty specialty retailer is opening its second Big Apple location on Thursday in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood at a...

Neighborhood Goods Takes Measures To Cut Costs As Brands Claim It Owes Them Money

Neighborhood Goods isn’t doing so good. Six beauty, wellness and apparel brands carried by the retailer, which calls itself the “​​modern alternative to—and evolution of—the department store,” informed Beauty Independent anonymously that it...