“Bullish About Beauty”: How CVS Is Investing In Its Beauty Business To Grow Retail Sales

With coronavirus testing and vaccinations declining, CVS is leaning on beauty to prop up its retail business. “We’re very bullish about beauty moving forward, and it’s definitely a space that continues to drive growth for us post-COVID,” says...

Von Maur Bucks The Department Store Slump With Beauty At The Forefront

For most American department stores, retailing in post-pandemic conditions is no parade. They’ve been strained by slumping sales, debt, mismanagement and changing consumer behavior.  But Von Maur isn’t...

Credo’s Mia Davis Is Stepping Away From Beauty. We Talk To Her About Why And Where She Thinks Clean Beauty Will Go.

When the beauty industry takes stock of its history, there may be no single person as instrumental as Mia Davis in shaping its clean beauty push. At the beginning of 10-year-old Beautycounter, she orchestrated the brand’s The Never List...

Kinder Beauty Moves To Future-proof Its Business As Subscription Boxes Struggle

Kinder Beauty is diversifying its business. In addition to its signature beauty box that ships to 12,000 monthly subscribers, the clean and cruelty-free-focused company now has an in-house skincare line featuring three vegan facial serums and a...

Space NK’s North America President On What’s Working With Its Walmart Partnership So Far—And Where It Could Head Next

The beauty industry was set abuzz in March when Walmart revealed its partnership with British prestige specialty beauty retailer Space NK on an in-store and online concept called BeautySpaceNK. Although it wasn’t surprising that the megachain...

Dermstore’s Kristy Masbang Bomba Offers Notes On The E-tailer’s Fragrance Launch

Synonymous with professional and prestige skincare, Dermstore has crossed into scent. Launched on Sept. 1, the e-tailer’s fragrance selection offers over 375 products from 13 prestige fragrance brands, including Memo Paris, Cire Trudon, Veronique Gabai, World of...