Sephora Innovation Lab Impacts Future of Retail
SEPHORA has unveiled the SEPHORA Innovation Lab, which will encompass both a physical space in San Francisco, as well as programs that foster the culture of innovation development and deployment along...
View ArticleSkinfix Merges With SweetSpot LABS
Skinfix, a Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based supplier that markets itself as the expert in natural, clinically-proven, skincare solutions for the whole family and debuted its brand in the United...
View ArticleSEPHORA Innovation Lab to Impact the Future of Retail
SEPHORA has unveiled the SEPHORA Innovation Lab, which will encompass both a physical space in San Francisco, as well as programs that foster the culture of innovation development and deployment along...
View ArticleIncreased Spending Expected for St. Patrick's Day
Put your green eye shadows, nail polishes and lip glosses at the front of your brick and mortar because consumers are ready to celebrate the upcoming holiday, according to the National Retail...
View ArticleBeauty Bus Awards 2015 Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Beauty Bus Foundation's 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented to Beauty Collection's Shawn Tavakoli. In his continued support of Beauty Bus programs, Tavakoli has a goal of raising...
View ArticleCPNA Debuts Multicultural Tones of Beauty Program
Cosmoprof North America, which is scheduled for July 12-14 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, is set to debut its first-ever multicultural program, Tones of Beauty.The integrated...
View ArticleHall of Legends at 2015 Natural Products Expo West Honors Horst M. Rechelbacher
Horst M. Rechelbacher—the founder of Intelligent Nutrients and before that AVEDA Corp.—was honored as one of 12 natural products-industry influencers who were officially inducted into New Hope Natural...
View ArticleAt ULTA Beauty: Taake to Retire, Kimbell's Role Expanded & Two Merchandising...
Janet Taake (pictured), chief merchandising officer of ULTA Beauty, is retiring May 2 after spending six years at the nationwide salon-store chain.ULTA Beauty CEO Mary Dillon announced Taake's upcoming...
View ArticlePalladio Beauty Relaunches
Palladio Beauty Group is embarking on a global relaunch, featuring fresh product packaging, and an updated logo and tagline, as part of an aggressive strategy to reposition the brand and grow sales in...
View ArticleJulie Bornstein Named COO for Stitch Fix
Data-driven online personal styling service Stitch Fix has hired Julie Bornstein as COO, overseeing strategy, marketing, styling and client experience.Prior to joining Stitch Fix, Bornstein served as...
View ArticleRetail CFOs Forecast 10% Growth in 2015 Online Sales
Seventy-eight percent of retail chief financial officers anticipate their online sales to grow this year, according to a recent survey from BDO USA, a business advisor to consumer business companies....
View ArticleFacial Masks: Truth or Disguise?
Explore the value and legitimacy of this growing skincare niche for your beauty store. by Ada S. PollaI have always thought of the Kantic Brightening Moisture Mask as the hero product of my family's...
View ArticleQ&A With CPNA's Daniela Ciocan
Beauty Store Business recently chatted with Cosmoprof North America's marketing director, Daniela Ciocan, to provide attendees with a couple of key details concerning the upcoming show's educational...
View ArticleEdgecase Debuts Visual Shopping for Mobile
Edgecase has launched Visual Shopping, a solution that allows retailers to provide their mobile shoppers with a highly visual and intuitive product-discovery experience that feels more like an app than...
View ArticleBeauty Pitch With Mark Cuban and John Paul DeJoria to Debut at PBA Beauty...
The Professional Beauty Association and Cosmoprof North America have partnered to launch Beauty Pitch—the ultimate brand presentation for beauty entrepreneurs at PBA Beauty Week 2015. A first of its...
View ArticleJaponesque Acquired by San Francisco Equity Partners
San Francisco Equity Partners, a private-equity firm exclusively focused on expansion-stage companies in the consumer industry, has acquired a majority stake in beauty company Japonesque. SFEP is...
View ArticleACLU, TSA Reach Agreement on Profiling Black Hair
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the Transportation Security Administration recently reached an agreement in which the TSA will conduct trainings for TSA agents throughout...
View ArticleEastern Buying Conference to Be Held in New Venue
Officials of the Northeast Beauty Rep Association—which has hosted the Eastern Buying Conference and its predecessor, The NEBRA Show, annually since 1982—are excitedly welcoming a new venue this...
View ArticleCPNA 2015 Announces Special Code For Beauty Store Business Readers
Beauty Store Business readers will once again be able to sign up online for complimentary three-day badges to attend Cosmoprof North America this July at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las...
View ArticleFeatures: Amp Up Your Beauty Store!
Get your brick and mortar out of its doldrums. Here are nine expert tips to get--and keep--you ahead of the competition.by Steven Austin Stovall, Ph.D. What kind of start has 2015 been for your store?...
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