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Is Blush’s Moment Fading?

Blush catapulted in sales growth over the past three years, earning its chops as a serious complexion product. Now it appears to be reaching a saturation point.

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Is Blush’s Moment Fading?

Blush catapulted in sales growth over the past three years, earning its chops as a serious complexion product. Now it appears to be reaching a saturation point.


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Are There Too Many Beauty Sales?

As Prime Day stretches into Prime Week, and retailers crowd the calendar with overlapping promotions, beauty brands are rethinking how to discount without eroding their long-term value.

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Are There Too Many Beauty Sales?

As Prime Day stretches into Prime Week, and retailers crowd the calendar with overlapping promotions, beauty brands are rethinking how to discount without eroding their long-term value.


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Beauty Brands Want to Own Their Space. It’ll Cost Them.

As department stores wane in popularity and specialty and e-commerce becomes more saturated, beauty brands are looking to open their own stores to regain ground and control the customer experience. Becoming a retailer, however, is very different to being a wholesaler.

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Beauty Brands Want to Own Their Space. It’ll Cost Them.

As department stores wane in popularity and specialty and e-commerce becomes more saturated, beauty brands are looking to open their own stores to regain ground and control the customer experience. Becoming a retailer, however, is very different to being a wholesaler.


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The Real Reason Ulta Beauty World Was a Hit

This week, Priya Rao dives into the latest experiential beauty festival, Beiersdorf’s Nivea problems and Salone del Mobile’s perfume plays.

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The Real Reason Ulta Beauty World Was a Hit

This week, Priya Rao dives into the latest experiential beauty festival, Beiersdorf’s Nivea problems and Salone del Mobile’s perfume plays.


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In a Pricing Pinch, Mass Beauty Brands Get Creative

Lower-priced beauty brands are feeling the pinch as fixed costs rise and customers reign in their spending. To grow, brands will need to rebuild creative muscle to improve product development and maximise marketing.

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In a Pricing Pinch, Mass Beauty Brands Get Creative

Lower-priced beauty brands are feeling the pinch as fixed costs rise and customers reign in their spending. To grow, brands will need to rebuild creative muscle to improve product development and maximise marketing.


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Opinion: K-Beauty Needs More Than Salmon Sperm, Snail Mucin to Win the US

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.

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Opinion: K-Beauty Needs More Than Salmon Sperm, Snail Mucin to Win the US

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.


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The Brands Taking Boomers Back to Their Punk Roots

Older consumers are embracing ever more vibrant shades of hair dye, tempted by unique formulations and maturer marketing. Gen X founders say it’s a shift, not a trend.

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The Brands Taking Boomers Back to Their Punk Roots

Older consumers are embracing ever more vibrant shades of hair dye, tempted by unique formulations and maturer marketing. Gen X founders say it’s a shift, not a trend.


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How the K-Shaped Economy Is Redefining the Lipstick Effect

Skincare, makeup and fragrance are often touted for their ability to withstand market turbulence, but a splintering economic landscape is testing them in new ways.

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How the K-Shaped Economy Is Redefining the Lipstick Effect

Skincare, makeup and fragrance are often touted for their ability to withstand market turbulence, but a splintering economic landscape is testing them in new ways.


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How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Fragrance Boom

US-imposed tariffs were blamed for slowdowns in the earnings reports of several prominent fragrance makers, but the full picture of what’s next for the category goes a little deeper.

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How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Fragrance Boom

US-imposed tariffs were blamed for slowdowns in the earnings reports of several prominent fragrance makers, but the full picture of what’s next for the category goes a little deeper.


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Black Friday Beauty Goes Beyond the Discount

This weekend beauty brands and retailers will need to use every tool at their disposal — from AI to TikTok Shop to BNPL — to get the biggest return.

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Black Friday Beauty Goes Beyond the Discount

This weekend beauty brands and retailers will need to use every tool at their disposal — from AI to TikTok Shop to BNPL — to get the biggest return.