Uma Oils’ Shrankhla Holecek: ‘It took convincing to launch our wellness products’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, Glossy beauty editor Priya Rao sits down with Holecek to discuss how she carefully designed the retail strategy for Uma Oils, why she's not interested in influencers and why she's making the move toward more nuanced products like naval oils.
Untuckit’s Aaron Sanandres: ‘A modern retail strategy includes physical retail’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with Sanandres live at the NRF Big Show to discuss how customer data is being used to improve in-store experiences, what his approach is to selling on Amazon and why retailers need a physical footprint.
Founder Rose-Marie Swift: ‘There is no next phase for RMS Beauty’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, RMS Beauty's founder and CEO, Rose-Marie Swift, sits down with Priya Rao to discuss greenwashing, the myth of fast beauty and the importance on physical retail. Edited highlights below.
Knix’s Joanna Griffiths: Selling through retailers is doing customers a disservice On this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with Knix founder and CEO Joanna Griffiths, live at NRF 2019, to talk about how making the switch to direct-to-consumer empowered Knix to create more products on its own terms, how the change affected the brand's marketing strategy...
Glow Recipe’s Sarah Lee and Christine Chang: ‘We’ve expanded past being defined as a K-beauty brand’ Editor Priya Rao sits down with Sarah Lee and Christine Chang, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Glow Recipe, to discuss how they're creating their own products, planning for expansion into Germany and beyond, and getting creative in the name of standout influencer activations.
Vrai and Oro’s Vanessa Stofenmacher: ‘Modern luxury is much more inclusive’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with Stofenmacher to discuss how Vrai & Oro makes the complex subject of diamonds easy for customers to understand, how the company has reimagined manufacturing systems and how Stofenmacher balances data and intuition when making business decisions.
True Botanicals’ Hillary Peterson: ‘To change any industry, you need to create something people want’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, beauty editor Priya Rao sits down with Hillary Peterson, the founder and CEO of True Botanicals, to discuss starting a new business in a crowded market, leveraging a direct connection with customers and evolving the brand's retail strategy. Edited highlights below.
ThredUp’s Anthony Marino: ‘We’re trying to create a business that makes money and does good’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with ThredUp president Anthony Marino to talk about what's unique about the online resale market, how the company manages its massive and ever-changing inventory, and why its partnerships with outside retailers are a win for all involved. Edited...
Weed meets luxury: Barneys is launching a cannabis shop inside its own store Luxury retailer Barney's will open "The High End" in its Beverly Hills flagship location and sell cannabis accessories online.