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Why Would a Beauty Brand Drop Its Prices in 2022?

Lime Crime’s bucking industry trends by abandoning its prestige branding, but the company sees it as a necessary step in its reinvention.
Lime Crime is dropping its prices in an effort to appeal to Gen-Z consumers.
Lime Crime is dropping its prices in an effort to appeal to Gen-Z consumers. (Lime Crime)

Prices for just about everything are soaring, from beef to furniture to airline tickets. A gallon of gasoline can run as much as $6 a gallon in some parts of the United States.

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Diana Pearl
Diana Pearl

Diana Pearl is Senior News and Features Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s marketing and media coverage.

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