The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.
skincare
Beauty
Estée Lauder Companies' Makeover Begins
In order to reverse its sales decline, the company is reportedly considering selling off poorer-performing, lower-margin brands and cutting other costs. Investors want to see the fat trimmed, and more room created for future growth.
Estée Lauder Companies' Makeover Begins
In order to reverse its sales decline, the company is reportedly considering selling off poorer-performing, lower-margin brands and cutting other costs. Investors want to see the fat trimmed, and more room created for future growth.
Beauty
How Skincare Products Can Prove Their Value
In the face of discount-seeking consumers and dupe culture, brands are doing more to prove their formulas are worth their premium prices.
How Skincare Products Can Prove Their Value
In the face of discount-seeking consumers and dupe culture, brands are doing more to prove their formulas are worth their premium prices.
Beauty
Ulta Beauty Partners with Instacart
The retailer’s 1400-plus doors across the US will now offer same-day delivery through the Q-commerce app.
Ulta Beauty Partners with Instacart
The retailer’s 1400-plus doors across the US will now offer same-day delivery through the Q-commerce app.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Revenge of the Cheap Shampoo
The new “everything shower” costs less than a latte — and about as much as a drugstore shampoo and conditioner, Faran Krentcil writes in Haul of Fame.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Revenge of the Cheap Shampoo
The new “everything shower” costs less than a latte — and about as much as a drugstore shampoo and conditioner, Faran Krentcil writes in Haul of Fame.
Beauty
The Best of BoF 2024: When Beauty Trends Tap Culture
This year, marketing efforts for everything from skincare to fragrance targeted new cohorts — Gen Alpha, male athletes, pet owners, “MomTok” — and across more channels than ever.
The Best of BoF 2024: When Beauty Trends Tap Culture
This year, marketing efforts for everything from skincare to fragrance targeted new cohorts — Gen Alpha, male athletes, pet owners, “MomTok” — and across more channels than ever.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Skincare’s Secret Weapon
Meet the tiny lab in Florida making the viral formulas you’ve been craving for the last four years — and those you’ll be craving tomorrow.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Skincare’s Secret Weapon
Meet the tiny lab in Florida making the viral formulas you’ve been craving for the last four years — and those you’ll be craving tomorrow.
Beauty
Influencers to Beauty Brands: Stop Sending Us So Much Stuff!
As influencers and editors become increasingly vocal about their distaste for excessive or opulent mailers, brands need to create more tailored strategies to maximise their reach — and their budget.
Influencers to Beauty Brands: Stop Sending Us So Much Stuff!
As influencers and editors become increasingly vocal about their distaste for excessive or opulent mailers, brands need to create more tailored strategies to maximise their reach — and their budget.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Lipstick You Can Snuggle
Interior design’s shaggy, furry texture boom has already influenced the latest wave of cosmetic launches — and indicates more softness to come.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Lipstick You Can Snuggle
Interior design’s shaggy, furry texture boom has already influenced the latest wave of cosmetic launches — and indicates more softness to come.
Workplace & Talent
Announcing Kosas and Jaded London to BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Announcing Kosas and Jaded London to BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Beauty
Clean Skin Club’s Face Towel Raises $32 Million
The investment will help the brand aggressively enter retail, as well as develop new versions of its hero product.
Clean Skin Club’s Face Towel Raises $32 Million
The investment will help the brand aggressively enter retail, as well as develop new versions of its hero product.
Beauty
How Beauty Brands Can Beat a Holiday Season Slowdown
With slow sales growth and a truncated shopping window, brands and retailers need to get creative to entice customers.
How Beauty Brands Can Beat a Holiday Season Slowdown
With slow sales growth and a truncated shopping window, brands and retailers need to get creative to entice customers.
Beauty
The Ordinary CEO Nicola Kilner to Step Down
Kilner, who co-founded the company in 2013 with Brandon Truaxe, confirmed she would step down from her role at the end of the year.
The Ordinary CEO Nicola Kilner to Step Down
Kilner, who co-founded the company in 2013 with Brandon Truaxe, confirmed she would step down from her role at the end of the year.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal Steals French Stock Market Crown From LVMH
The cosmetics group became France’s most valuable listed company on Tuesday, the first time since 2017 that a non-luxury company has claimed the top spot at the end of a trading day.
Authentic Brands Targets Creator Economy, Eyes Public Offering
The licensor could pursue an IPO as early as the first half of next year.
Vogue Mexico and Latin America Editor-in-Chief Karla Martinez de Salas to Step Down
The industry veteran is joining Latino-focused media platform Avance Global to establish a new lifestyle brand that will span fashion, design, travel, food, culture and entertainment.
Prada Revamps Milan Flagship to Cater to Top Clients and New Shoppers
The group is hoping the renovated eight-level complex can generate €100 million in annual revenue, chief executive Andrea Guerra told Reuters.
JD Sports Names New North America CEO, Chief Marketing Officer
The sneaker retailer is shaking up its North American leadership as it looks to reverse soft sales and an extended slump in the stock market.
Top Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sinks on Earnings Outlook
Shares in the South African discount clothing retailer fell the most in more than three years, as an expansion into banking weighed on profit forecasts.
Kimberly-Clark Prepares Asset Sales to Win EU Nod for Kenvue Deal
The US consumer goods giant is preparing concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about its bid for Tylenol maker Kenvue that could help it win approval for the $40 billion deal, sources told Reuters.