Whitespace initially soft-launched during the February Beijing Olympics and debuted formally Monday with new clothing and gear. While the connection to the name partly stems from White’s surname, he also wanted it to express the sense of endless possibilities and creativity.
Sabon, perhaps best known for its Dead Sea salt body scrubs, as well as body lotions, shower gels and home fragrance, was one of many casualties of Covid-19 retail closures. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2020, during the height of the pandemic.
Brands newly expanding to the category assert that they have better, cleaner, and more innovative formulations than existing treatment products, even though the active ingredients tackling skin conditions are the same across the board. According to research company Insight Partners, the dermatology OTC medications market is expected to grow from...
The change to beauty retail has occurred over three decades since Sephora and Ulta Beauty first emerged in the 1990s and disrupted the department store dynamic. But over time, specialty retail's influence has crept into other shopping spheres, like e-commerce and mass retail. A key motivator for this creep is...
JLo Beauty, launched in January, has steadily expanded its distribution from direct-to-consumer e-commerce to an exclusive brick-and-mortar partnership with Sephora. Now is its first foray into the professional space by offering a booster product used within Hydrafacial services.
Olaplex was founded in 2014 by Dean and Darcy Christal, and the formula was developed by Dr. Eric Pressly and Dr. Craig Hawker. Now Pressly and his business partner Michael Sampson, both co-CEOs, are launching their own brand based on new research he has done.
On Monday, the 4-year-old brand introduced revamped packaging and an updated website, and archived its existing Instagram feed to relaunch with a more consumer-centric strategy. The company's first website didn't dive deep enough into the brand's proposition around combatting photoaging via preventative skin care like anti-pollution and anti-blue light products.
L'Oréal will open a nearly 250,000 square-foot research and innovation center housing 550 employees across all areas of the company’s North America research and innovation division, from advanced research to evaluation and product development.
Following a roughly six-year hiatus from music, Rihanna is returning in the splashiest way possible. The residual effects for her Fenty brand will be paramount. According to a 2016 study by the NPD Group, Rihanna's fan base, sometimes referred to as "the Navy," is 3.7 times more likely to buy...