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Edgewell Personal Care Co., the owner of Schick and Banana Boat, said it purchased direct-to-consumer razor brand Billie Inc. in a $310 million transaction.
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Harry’s is taking its direct-to-consumer razor model to the $1 billion women’s market with Flamingo, one of several companies aiming to disrupt the category with a mix of affordable product and sleek design.
With major retailers shutting down, emerging and indie beauty brands, many of which rely on their direct e-commerce channels for business, could be poised to win online.
Beauty brands must rethink upselling with smarter value plays, from curated bundles to jumbo sizes and subscriptions, to keep their customers from switching to the competition.
The beauty influencer is hoping her 20 million-strong following can cut through the category’s oversaturation with Only Sunshine, a tropical scent launched with indie brand Snif.
Ulta Beauty becomes the first US specialty beauty retailer to launch on TikTok Shop, making the case for partnership rather than competition with the platform’s beauty e-commerce business.
In Full Coverage, Priya Rao looks at the world’s buzziest luxury department stores in Paris.
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
At Soho House Mexico City, Mexican fashion designers Carla Fernández, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane and Camila Banzo joined BoF’s Yasmine Dahlberg to speak candidly about identity, innovation and what it takes to build an independent fashion business in Mexico — as part of both Women’s History Month and the House’s ongoing Women Shaping the Future initiative.
As insurgent brands gain ground in fashion and beauty, their leaders are developing distinct approaches to hiring talent, sustaining momentum and scaling beyond the underdog phase.
The country’s textile sector has cut 16 percent of its workforce since 2023.
