Stores like H&M, Zara and Primark are experimenting with selling makeup, hair care and fragrances. But as past experiments show, beauty is a tricky beast for mass retail.
Stores like H&M, Zara and Primark are experimenting with selling makeup, hair care and fragrances. But as past experiments show, beauty is a tricky beast for mass retail.
As her label POV launches its first makeup products, the TikTok beauty star says the world is ready to go glam again.
As her label POV launches its first makeup products, the TikTok beauty star says the world is ready to go glam again.
The future of big-name brands like Neutrogena, Clean & Clear and Aveeno, which bring more than $4 billion a year in sales, is less clear under its new ownership by the tissue and feminine care giant Kimberly-Clark.
The future of big-name brands like Neutrogena, Clean & Clear and Aveeno, which bring more than $4 billion a year in sales, is less clear under its new ownership by the tissue and feminine care giant Kimberly-Clark.
Nimble niche perfumers like Xinú, Perfumérica and Laguna Cyprien are riding a wave of popularity with domestic customers and overseas visitors, and finding that building global brands doesn’t always mean US expansion.
Nimble niche perfumers like Xinú, Perfumérica and Laguna Cyprien are riding a wave of popularity with domestic customers and overseas visitors, and finding that building global brands doesn’t always mean US expansion.
Celebrity-fronted perfumes have lost some lustre in the niche fragrance era. That isn’t deterring the serial entrepreneur and reality star.
Celebrity-fronted perfumes have lost some lustre in the niche fragrance era. That isn’t deterring the serial entrepreneur and reality star.
‘They’re taking selfies of their plastic surgery appointments as if it’s a concert or a ‘get ready with me’ video,’ said one plastic surgeon. ‘They want everyone to know.’
‘They’re taking selfies of their plastic surgery appointments as if it’s a concert or a ‘get ready with me’ video,’ said one plastic surgeon. ‘They want everyone to know.’
Shares of the world’s top listed beer, wine and spirits makers have shed a combined $830 billion in a little more than four years as the industry grapples with monumental change, a Bloomberg analysis revealed.
Shares of the world’s top listed beer, wine and spirits makers have shed a combined $830 billion in a little more than four years as the industry grapples with monumental change, a Bloomberg analysis revealed.
The US giant handily beat expectations and its own guidance in its latest earnings, but softness in the US and its hair and makeup businesses show it can’t take its foot off the gas yet.
The US giant handily beat expectations and its own guidance in its latest earnings, but softness in the US and its hair and makeup businesses show it can’t take its foot off the gas yet.
The Midwestern retailer’s wider struggles are well documented; below, I offer an inside look of what’s really working (and not) in beauty and wellness.
The Midwestern retailer’s wider struggles are well documented; below, I offer an inside look of what’s really working (and not) in beauty and wellness.
After years of championing identity-led brands, founders are now grappling with a rise in conservatism putting LGBTQ+-owned businesses at risk.
After years of championing identity-led brands, founders are now grappling with a rise in conservatism putting LGBTQ+-owned businesses at risk.
Within a crowded beauty market, US drugstores are struggling to compete — while their overseas counterparts continue to thrive. To regain relevance and bring success home, American chains must evolve.
Within a crowded beauty market, US drugstores are struggling to compete — while their overseas counterparts continue to thrive. To regain relevance and bring success home, American chains must evolve.
Westman Atelier founder Gucci Westman, celebrity hairstylists Lacy Redway and Vernon François, and renowned make-up artist and founder of Makeup by Mario, Mario Dedivanovic, were among the leading beauty insiders and innovators who joined The Business of Beauty and Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing for an intimate breakfast in New York.
Westman Atelier founder Gucci Westman, celebrity hairstylists Lacy Redway and Vernon François, and renowned make-up artist and founder of Makeup by Mario, Mario Dedivanovic, were among the leading beauty insiders and innovators who joined The Business of Beauty and Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing for an intimate breakfast in New York.
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
Melissa Sperau, formerly of Shiseido, will join the US prestige cosmetics maker effective March 6.
The US fragrance giant forecast a steeper decline in annual sales than anticipated by Wall Street, as budget-conscious shoppers pull back on buying scented candles and fragrances.
The US wearable tech company intends to add more than 600 new roles across various departments, founder and chief executive Will Ahmed told Bloomberg.
Target’s new chief executive is setting big expectations for Wall Street and pledging a return to growth powered by in-store beauty services, trendy new food products and other changes.
Doreen Arbel, a veteran of L’Oréal and Charlotte Tilbury, becomes the label’s first chief executive as it prepares to launch in all Sephora US doors.
The German owner of Nivea and La Prairie expects it sales growth to slow and its operating margin to shrink slightly in 2026 and it navigates disruptions in the US and China.
Ascher worked at the American cosmetics firm for 25 years.