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Better Economy Leads to Growth for Salon Services, Products
Total revenues for all salon-industry services—hair, skin and nails—plus salon retail grew at a respectable 3.1%, according to the new 2014 Professional Salon Industry Haircare Study from Professional...
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2014 Notable for Online Video for Commerce
More than ever, in 2014, shoppers engaged with video to help them make purchase decisions and were more likely to buy after viewing, according to key findings from the 2014 Video Commerce Benchmarks...
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PBA Hosts Webinars on Customer Engagement, Loyalty
The Professional Beauty Association has partnered with Jeremy Lagomarsino, executive vice president of business development and strategy for Berlin Packaging, to produce two exclusive, complimentary...
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Federal Bill Introduced on Oversight of Personal-Care Products
On April 20, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) introduced and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) co-sponsored the Personal Care Products Safety Act, which they say will protect consumers...
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Tax Refunds May Be a Boon to Retail Spending in 2015
Sixty-six percent of U.S. consumers expect to receive a tax refund this year, according to a consumer survey sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers. These consumers were then asked...
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Consumers Spend Big For Mother's Day
Beauty retailers look out: Families this year are ready to splurge for Mother's Day, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2015 Mother’s Day Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights &...
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Moms Influence Beauty Habits
More than half of women agree that their mother taught them their first beauty routine, and many still incorporate those beauty routines into their lives today, according to new research by Unilever's...
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JCPenney Expands Its Sephora Presence
As of May 1, JCPenney has begun introducing Sephora to 25 additional stores, enabling the global beauty retailer to enter new and smaller markets, while expanding JCPenney's reach as a premier...
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Moms Influence Beauty Habits
More than half of women agree that their mother taught them their first beauty routine, and many still incorporate those beauty routines into their lives today, according to new research by Unilever's...
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National Small Business Week Hosts Awards, Webinars
As part of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration and co-sponsors are hosting numerous training webinars from May 4 through 7. The webinars cover a variety of common...
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Features: Bright Ideas
Beauty Perfection, known for wowing the haircolor world with its Sparks line of electric hues, is growing to encompass hair care for curly girls.by Tracy MorinA few years ago, a group of partners...
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CPNA Launches Multiple Social-Media Strategies
Cosmoprof North America is working to bring its show experience to attendees well in advance of the July 12-14 event, on past the end of the show via diverse social-media strategies.The event, which...
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Unilever Adds Kate Somerville Skincare to Its Prestige Brands
Unilever has acquired leading independent prestige brand Kate Somerville Skincare. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.Founded by Los Angeles-based Kate Somerville, the brand is one of the most-trusted...
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Shoppers Increasingly Avoid Checkout Interaction
Eighty-five percent of shoppers have used a self-service checkout kiosk, according to a new survey from Retale, a location-based mobile platform connecting more than 3.5 million shoppers with their...
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Silver Hair, Co-Washing Top Hair Trends
It turns out that the “granny trend” of women of all ages coloring their hair shades of silver and gray is more than a media craze. Hair colorant sales within the brights and silver shade groups were...
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Seasonality Is the Latest Key Beauty Trend
Beauty retailers may want to focus their seasonal product highlights on more than just color. It turns out that rather than simply using the change of seasons as a reason to introduce color stories or...
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Massive Growth Expected in Global Beauty Sales
Global beauty sales, already a nearly $400 billion market, is on the verge of explosive growth from emerging markets, but will see an industry influx as consolidation and technology disrupt channels of...
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Oil, Clay, Mud Beauty Regimens On The Rise
Oil and clay were recognized and used regularly by the Ancient Egyptians for their beauty benefits, but in today’s world these ingredients have only recently become beauty buzzwords. They are also the...
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Sally Beauty Provides Update On Its Recent Security Investigation
Sally Beauty Holdings updated its customers May 28 about its ongoing investigation of the illegal intrusion into its payment-card systems as well as its efforts to provide support to customers who may...
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Poshly Shares Its Summer Statistics
What do consumers think about summer beauty, sunscreen/SPF and self-tanning? Recently, beauty-industry data company Poshly told Beauty Store Business:Summertime beauty55% of beauty lovers say their...
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