Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
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Beauty
Drunk Elephant Was Never for Kids
The clean beauty brand has faced significant challenges in the years since it was acquired by Shiseido, but its embrace of young consumers may have been its biggest misstep.
Drunk Elephant Was Never for Kids
The clean beauty brand has faced significant challenges in the years since it was acquired by Shiseido, but its embrace of young consumers may have been its biggest misstep.
Beauty
The Architect of Olaplex’s Turnaround
Chief executive Amanda Baldwin has been tasked with course-correcting the embattled haircare brand. Using her marketing muscle, she hopes to rebuild the bond Olaplex once shared with beauty consumers and investors alike.
The Architect of Olaplex’s Turnaround
Chief executive Amanda Baldwin has been tasked with course-correcting the embattled haircare brand. Using her marketing muscle, she hopes to rebuild the bond Olaplex once shared with beauty consumers and investors alike.
Beauty
What Happened to Pat McGrath Labs?
The brand founded by the legendary makeup artist nearly a decade ago is struggling. Once valued at over $1 billion, the line is worth a fraction of that today. Multiple rounds of layoffs, and signs of behind-the-scenes turmoil raise questions about what went wrong and how the business can get back on track.
What Happened to Pat McGrath Labs?
The brand founded by the legendary makeup artist nearly a decade ago is struggling. Once valued at over $1 billion, the line is worth a fraction of that today. Multiple rounds of layoffs, and signs of behind-the-scenes turmoil raise questions about what went wrong and how the business can get back on track.
Direct-to-Consumer
Tecovas Brings Its Cowboy Chic to New York
The western wear brand, known for its swanky cowboy boots, is opening a 4,500-square-foot outpost in SoHo amid a broader retail expansion as it seeks to reach $1 billion in sales by 2030.
Tecovas Brings Its Cowboy Chic to New York
The western wear brand, known for its swanky cowboy boots, is opening a 4,500-square-foot outpost in SoHo amid a broader retail expansion as it seeks to reach $1 billion in sales by 2030.
Partner Content
Expanding Global Trade Opportunities at Istanbul Fashion Connection
The global fashion industry is seeking to diversify trade and manufacturing hubs amid geopolitical tensions and cost challenges, placing an emphasis on trade fairs like Istanbul Fashion Connection and Türkiye’s role as a strategic sourcing hub. BoF attended IFCO this February to learn more about the Turkish offering across the fashion value chain in 2025.
Expanding Global Trade Opportunities at Istanbul Fashion Connection
The global fashion industry is seeking to diversify trade and manufacturing hubs amid geopolitical tensions and cost challenges, placing an emphasis on trade fairs like Istanbul Fashion Connection and Türkiye’s role as a strategic sourcing hub. BoF attended IFCO this February to learn more about the Turkish offering across the fashion value chain in 2025.
Beauty
How Crown Affair Became the Queen of It-Girl Hair Care
Dianna Cohen and Elaine Choi have built an insider favourite haircare label with signature products like the hair towel and brush-applied dry shampoo. Armed with a new funding round, they want to bring the brand to the masses.
How Crown Affair Became the Queen of It-Girl Hair Care
Dianna Cohen and Elaine Choi have built an insider favourite haircare label with signature products like the hair towel and brush-applied dry shampoo. Armed with a new funding round, they want to bring the brand to the masses.
Beauty
Why Drugstores Still Aren’t Beauty Hubs
American pharmacies once aimed to transform their stores into beauty destinations, but after years of unmet promises and underwhelming results, beauty brands are reconsidering their reliance on the drugstore and are exploring different avenues for growth.
Why Drugstores Still Aren’t Beauty Hubs
American pharmacies once aimed to transform their stores into beauty destinations, but after years of unmet promises and underwhelming results, beauty brands are reconsidering their reliance on the drugstore and are exploring different avenues for growth.
Beauty
Exclusive: Glow Recipe Launches Skincare-Based Makeup
The brand is expanding into color products with a skincare-first proposition, starting with a blush that isn’t.
Exclusive: Glow Recipe Launches Skincare-Based Makeup
The brand is expanding into color products with a skincare-first proposition, starting with a blush that isn’t.
Beauty
The Best of BoF 2024: A Return to Beauty Retail
Tweens went shopping in 2024, but so did just about everybody else. Massive gains in online sales were still dwarfed by in-store purchases, especially at specialty retailers, and foot traffic is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year.
The Best of BoF 2024: A Return to Beauty Retail
Tweens went shopping in 2024, but so did just about everybody else. Massive gains in online sales were still dwarfed by in-store purchases, especially at specialty retailers, and foot traffic is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year.
Luxury
Can Mytheresa Keep Its Place at the Top of Luxury E-Commerce in 2025?
Ahead of his company’s deal to acquire Yoox-Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa CEO Michael Kliger opens up about what it takes to be a leader in online luxury and his expectations for the year to come in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.
Can Mytheresa Keep Its Place at the Top of Luxury E-Commerce in 2025?
Ahead of his company’s deal to acquire Yoox-Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa CEO Michael Kliger opens up about what it takes to be a leader in online luxury and his expectations for the year to come in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.
Entrepreneurship
The Denim Brands of the 2010s Grow Up
A number of start-ups are expanding beyond denim, opening stores and navigating an increasingly competitive and fragmented market by staying close to their consumer.
The Denim Brands of the 2010s Grow Up
A number of start-ups are expanding beyond denim, opening stores and navigating an increasingly competitive and fragmented market by staying close to their consumer.
Retail
Bloomingdale’s CEO on the Future of American Department Stores
To survive and even thrive, the ailing retail format doesn’t have to reinvent itself, according to Olivier Bron. Bringing his international experience to parent company Macy’s Inc., the new chief executive wants to give customers a more exciting experience and be a better partner to brand vendors.
Bloomingdale’s CEO on the Future of American Department Stores
To survive and even thrive, the ailing retail format doesn’t have to reinvent itself, according to Olivier Bron. Bringing his international experience to parent company Macy’s Inc., the new chief executive wants to give customers a more exciting experience and be a better partner to brand vendors.
The News in Brief
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.
Exclusive: Akt London Enters Sephora
The UK label will roll out its hero deodorant to Sephora US doors and launch its full assortment online as the LVMH-owned retailer expands its body care offering.
Zalando Forecasts 2026 Profit Jump Driven by AI Boost
The European retailer forecast a rise in full-year adjusted operating profit and announced a share buyback, citing the productivity and cost-saving benefits of AI.
Lululemon Founder Warns CEO Candidates That Board Needs Overhaul
Chip Wilson wrote an open letter to potential candidates for the activewear brand’s next chief executive warning them of problems at the company.
Estée Lauder Sues Jo Malone, Zara UK for Trademark Infringement
The US cosmetics giant said on Thursday said it filed a lawsuit against perfumer Jo Malone, her fragrance brand ‘Jo Loves’ and Zara’s UK business for the use of Malone’s name on certain products.