Indie Beauty Expo to Debut in New York City
The Indie Beauty Expo—a new business-to-business and consumer event featuring “independent beauty brands”—will take place Aug. 27 at The Altman Building (135 West 18th St.) in New York City. It’s for...
View ArticleP&G Merges With Coty in $12.5 Billion Deal
Procter & Gamble is officially merging 43 of its beauty brands with Coty, in a Reverse Morris Trust Transaction. The $12.5 billion transaction includes P&G’s salon professional businesses,...
View ArticleFeatures: Shared Success Traits
Want to have the best retail employees? Check out these traits to see if your staff has what it takes to succeed. by Steven Austin Stovall, Ph.D.It's natural to look at your team and readily pick out...
View Article2015 ICMAD CITY Awards Winners Announced
The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors awarded 14 of the beauty industry’s leading independent cosmetic companies with its 2015 CITY Awards during its dinner and ceremony July 13...
View ArticleCosmoprof North America Has Record-Breaking Show
Cosmoprof North America enjoyed a record-breaking show during its 13th edition of the event, July 12-14, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. More than 30,000 people were in attendance...
View ArticleFeatures: The Cloud: Are You Secure
"The Cloud" is touted as an affordable option for storing data. But read your contract carefully so that you're protected. by Joe Dysart While untold numbers of beauty retailers are saving money by...
View ArticleLargest Retailer of Professional Haircare Products in Canada Joins Forces...
Intrepid Investment Bankers, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced July 17 the acquisition of its client, Chatters Canada—the largest retailer of professional haircare products in Canada...
View ArticleWatch! John Paul DeJoria Interview at Beauty Pitch
John Paul DeJoria talks about the first-ever Beauty Pitch presentation and offers business tips.The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) partnered with Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) to launch the...
View ArticleWatch! Co-Founders of 100% Pure Talk To Beauty Store Business Moments After...
100% Pure co-founders share their Beauty Pitch experience and business tips with Beauty Store Business.Beauty Pitch, featured during the PBA Business Forum at Cosmoprof North America, allowed five...
View ArticleWatch! Mark Cuban Interview at Beauty Pitch
Mark Cuban discusses Beauty Pitch With Beauty Store Business at Cosmoprof North America 2015!The Professional Beauty Association partnered with Cosmoprof North America to launch the ultimate brand...
View ArticleColumns: Makeup Musings
Capitalize on contouring and highlighting trends - these are surely on your customers' radar these days. Help them choose the right products - and profit!by Lori LeibEditor's note: This new column will...
View ArticleNRF: Overtime Proposal Limits Career Opportunities
The National Retail Federation recently told Congress that the Labor Department’s proposal to expand overtime would limit career opportunities for workers, and released updated research showing that...
View ArticleOne-Quarter of Online Retailers Say Facebook Among Top New Customer...
While paid search and email marketing both still top retailers’ list of effective customer acquisition channels, social media has moved up the ranks to become an important tool for engaging with and...
View Articleipsy Launches ipsy Open Studios
ipsy now offers ipsy Open Studios—a new beauty concept that champions the creator.ipsy Open Studios is a platform for beauty creators to build their careers, offering support in multiple high-value...
View ArticleA Bevy of New Exhibitors Expected for Summer 2015 NY NOW
Hundreds of new and returning exhibitors will enhance the vibrant product offerings throughout the summer 2015 edition of NY NOW, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, to be held Aug. 15-19 at New...
View ArticleOnline Beauty Retailers Open Brick and Mortars
The last several years have been all about beauty marketers and retailers embracing digital. For good reason too, as ecommerce has been the fastest-growing retail channel in the U.S. beauty market,...
View ArticleAfter Splurging in 2014, Families Trim Back-to-School
After spending more on school supplies and electronics in 2014, parents this year will head into the back-to-school season evaluating what their children really need before spending on new items....
View ArticleHealthy & Natural Trade Show to Launch in Chicago
For product manufacturers and marketers offering healthy and natural products, and for retailers looking to better understand this high growth set of categories, the inaugural Healthy & Natural...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: VNC Sales & Marketing's Marissa Martinez Meza, Beloved Co-Worker...
Marissa Martinez Meza of VNC Sales & Marketing passed away July 10—days before the start of Cosmoprof North America/PBA Beauty Week 2015 in Las Vegas.She worked as a corporate staff member at the...
View ArticleSpinks Promoted to President of Beauty Systems Group
Mark Spinks—most recently the COO of Beauty Systems Group—has been promoted to president of Sally Beauty Holdings' professional-products distributorship, replacing longtime BSG president John...
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