Bondholders Approve Saks Global’s Five-Year Business Plan
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
cosmetics
Beauty
Hyram Yarbro and Addison Rae Didn’t Need Beauty Brands
Hyram Yarbro and Addison Rae are the latest content creators-turned-founders to discover online fame alone doesn’t translate into beauty sales.
Hyram Yarbro and Addison Rae Didn’t Need Beauty Brands
Hyram Yarbro and Addison Rae are the latest content creators-turned-founders to discover online fame alone doesn’t translate into beauty sales.
Beauty
Morphe Parent Files for Bankruptcy, Parts Ways With Ariana Grande’s R.E.M. Beauty
Following disappointing sales, influencer controversies, layoffs and store closures, the beauty incubator’s assets are to be acquired by lenders.
Morphe Parent Files for Bankruptcy, Parts Ways With Ariana Grande’s R.E.M. Beauty
Following disappointing sales, influencer controversies, layoffs and store closures, the beauty incubator’s assets are to be acquired by lenders.
Beauty
P&G Beauty Acquires Textured Hair Brand Mielle Organics
Mielle Organics has been acquired by P&G Beauty for an undisclosed sum. Co-founders Monique and Melvin Rodriguez will stay on in their roles of CEO and COO, respectively.
P&G Beauty Acquires Textured Hair Brand Mielle Organics
Mielle Organics has been acquired by P&G Beauty for an undisclosed sum. Co-founders Monique and Melvin Rodriguez will stay on in their roles of CEO and COO, respectively.
Beauty
Why It’s So Hard for Fashion Retailers to Succeed in Beauty
It’s hard to break into beauty, on or offline, even if you’re owned by Amazon. As retailers from Trader Joe’s to Moda try to establish dominance in a category with endless points of distribution, it takes more than just populating your site or shelves with bottles and tubes of skin care to get shoppers to see you as a viable seller of beauty. It takes authority, and usually, exclusive focus (Sephora and Ulta Beauty aren’t trying to sell fashion, after all).
Why It’s So Hard for Fashion Retailers to Succeed in Beauty
It’s hard to break into beauty, on or offline, even if you’re owned by Amazon. As retailers from Trader Joe’s to Moda try to establish dominance in a category with endless points of distribution, it takes more than just populating your site or shelves with bottles and tubes of skin care to get shoppers to see you as a viable seller of beauty. It takes authority, and usually, exclusive focus (Sephora and Ulta Beauty aren’t trying to sell fashion, after all).
Beauty
The Debrief | How Harry Styles Built a Nail Polish Empire
Priya Rao, executive editor, Business of Beauty, joins Lauren Sherman to unpack how the singer’s lifestyle label has managed to build a loyal fan base — without his direct involvement.
The Debrief | How Harry Styles Built a Nail Polish Empire
Priya Rao, executive editor, Business of Beauty, joins Lauren Sherman to unpack how the singer’s lifestyle label has managed to build a loyal fan base — without his direct involvement.
Beauty
Why Beauty Is the New ‘It-Bag’ for Luxury E-Commerce
Moda Operandi is launching beauty, the third luxury fashion site to enter the category in under a year.
Why Beauty Is the New ‘It-Bag’ for Luxury E-Commerce
Moda Operandi is launching beauty, the third luxury fashion site to enter the category in under a year.
Beauty
How Beauty Brands Are Preparing for 2023
As companies plan for another turbulent year, they are emphasising value, taking bigger retail bets and remaining optimistic.
How Beauty Brands Are Preparing for 2023
As companies plan for another turbulent year, they are emphasising value, taking bigger retail bets and remaining optimistic.
Beauty
The Best of BoF: Beauty’s Year of Change
In 2022, the rules of beauty changed. Neon yellow replaced millennial pink, TikTok became the social marker of success, and omnichannel became the only path for survival. Explore BoF’s in-depth features and analysis on these topics and other year-defining trends like colour cosmetics’ comeback and the rise of celebrity brands.
The Best of BoF: Beauty’s Year of Change
In 2022, the rules of beauty changed. Neon yellow replaced millennial pink, TikTok became the social marker of success, and omnichannel became the only path for survival. Explore BoF’s in-depth features and analysis on these topics and other year-defining trends like colour cosmetics’ comeback and the rise of celebrity brands.
Beauty
How Kim Kardashian Changed Beauty – Again
Kim Kardashian may have launched her beauty brand, SKKN by Kim, with a collection of nine skin care products this year, but her impact on the beauty world came from just about everything else.
How Kim Kardashian Changed Beauty – Again
Kim Kardashian may have launched her beauty brand, SKKN by Kim, with a collection of nine skin care products this year, but her impact on the beauty world came from just about everything else.
Beauty
Gen-Z Beauty Brands Grow Up
A number of brands targeted at younger consumers — armed with loud, colourful branding and fresh capital — have to think about what comes next.
Gen-Z Beauty Brands Grow Up
A number of brands targeted at younger consumers — armed with loud, colourful branding and fresh capital — have to think about what comes next.
Workplace & Talent
How I Became... L’Oréal’s Head of Makeup Research and Innovation for Luxury Brands
Micheline El Achkar’s science background served as a conduit to her current role in luxury makeup research and innovation. Now, she offers her careers advice for working in the beauty industry.
How I Became... L’Oréal’s Head of Makeup Research and Innovation for Luxury Brands
Micheline El Achkar’s science background served as a conduit to her current role in luxury makeup research and innovation. Now, she offers her careers advice for working in the beauty industry.
Beauty
Case Study | How to Build an Independent Beauty Brand
From fragrance to skin care to hair care, independent brands are making their mark on the beauty industry, but competition is stiff and scaling these businesses is more complex than ever.
Case Study | How to Build an Independent Beauty Brand
From fragrance to skin care to hair care, independent brands are making their mark on the beauty industry, but competition is stiff and scaling these businesses is more complex than ever.
The News in Brief
Luxury Stocks Face Most Bearish Sentiment in Years, UBS Says
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says
The executive order directs the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who falsely claim products are made in America.
Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.