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Retail is shifting to an increasingly sophisticated omnichannel universe that merges physical and digital retail.

[special report] Beauty Retail: Today, Near Future & Tomorrow

E-commerce, social purchasing, AI technology and more are reshaping the beauty path to purchase.

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Fenty Hair Lands at Sephora, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga Enters Sephora at Kohl's: Beauty Retail Roundup

Fenty Hair highlights its "clinically tested repair technology," Replenicore-5 complex, at the heart of the range, which is designed to "repair, strengthen, hydrate, smooth and protect at every step," per the brand.

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The Top 15 Brands & Retailers Dominating Beauty AI Citations

PLUS: 4 Actionable Takeaways for Product R&D & Marketing

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Beyond Personal Grooming: Spongeables Expands into Pet Care

By diversifying her company’s products, Elaine Binder, president and co-founder of Spongeables LLC—a manufacturer of human bath body buffers, recently emerged in the pet care market via the launch of Haute Dog Bath Buffer, a spa in a sponge for pets. She discusses the experience of opening up new retail and distribution opportunities through the line expansion.

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Cultivating a Luxe Bath and Body Collection for the Mass Space

Get an inside insight on the development of the new bath and body collection from Sonia Kashuk from Kashuk herself.

Direct Sales Giants Invest in Color Cosmetics

Market players are positioning themselves to take advantage of Brazilian consumers’ growing interest in makeup.

Social Beauty: How New Developments in Social Media are Changing the Industry

Much is made of the importance of social media and Internet retailing, as well as of having an online media strategy, and yet many beauty brands have yet to embrace one. Imogen Matthews, consultant to in-cosmetics, researches the latest social media and e-retail trends and implications for the beauty industry.

L'Oréal Sales Climb to $11.7 Billion for First Half of 2013

Strong performances from Western Europe and North America, as well as the beauty company's consumer products, active products and L'Oréal Luxe divisions, help push sales growth over 6%.

Changing Channels

The retail landscape is undergoing changes that alter how consumers evaluate and purchase products, and how retailers and brands develop and deliver those products.

Changing Channels

The retail landscape is undergoing changes that alter how consumers evaluate and purchase products, and how retailers and brands develop and deliver those products.

Blurring the Boundaries: Shifts in Beauty Retailing

Retailers at both the top and bottom end of the price scale have adjusted their strategies in response to the consumer trend for shopping, blurring the boundaries between typically mass and typically premium channels.

Beauty Sales Post Greatest Growth in Volume Terms in Five Years

Dynamism in toothpaste, hair care and perfume segments help volume growth; performance of direct sellers slips.

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Coming Clean on Beauty

Inside Credo's latest expansion and the future of the natural, organic, vegan and ethical consumer.

Finding Your Niche in Salon Hair Care

Salon hair care manufacturers are finding success with brand strategies that include broad product ranges aimed at answering very narrow needs, employing the latest technologies and appealing to causes and lifestyles.

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Emotional Branding—Can You Feel It?

Explore the connection between beauty products and experiences through the “scentsational” collaboration between H2O Plus and Disney.

“Our guests turn to Target for the latest in beauty, and with the addition of nearly 40 new beauty brands, we are raising the bar on our premier beauty experience, with a strong focus on our commitment to Black-owned or -founded brands and Target Clean offerings,” says Cassandra Jones, vice president and general manager, beauty and cosmetics, Target.

Inside Target's Beauty Boom Strategy

The retailer has been on a hot streak adding clean, inclusive, wellness-oriented and inclusive brands in-store and online.

Case Study: Attracting Male Consumers on a Global Level

With a fun sense of humor and sophisticated sensibility, the Dreadnought men’s grooming brand is cultivating its British roots to best connect with U.S. male consumers.

Beauty Retail Roundup: Kosé, Too Faced, Pretty Smart, Tronque, Yensa

These brands have debuted at several different retailers.