Beauty and Wellness Start-Up Zenoti Raises $80 Million
Filter By Category
Case Studies
Design
Digital
Entrepreneurship
Features
Finance
Interviews
Legal
Marketing
Opinions
Professional
Regulatory
Resources
Retail
Supply Side
Sustainability
Technology
Trend
Articles
Four New Brands that Made the Shen Beauty Cut
JUST THE FACTS: CHINA BEAUTY E-COMMERCE 2020
TA Sells Paula's Choice to Unilever
Unilever Reveals Paper-Based Laundry Detergent Bottle
Why Regenerative Practices Mean Better Business
EmotiOn Uses Data to Tap the Emotional Power of Fragrance
Helen of Troy Sells Mass Personal Care Business
New Perfumery Museum in Washington, DC
Robertet Acquires Ecom Food Industries
Why Beauty Brands Are Flocking to Little Red Book
2021 Week 23: Beauty Brand and Product Launches
Athena Club Raises $15 Million Series A
Commerzbank, Evonik, and BASF Test Shared Blockchain Platform
CRODA MAKES MINORITY INVESTMENT IN ENTEKNO
Deep Dive into Beauty in Dollar Store Channel
Givaudan and Tmall Partner on Innovation Laboratory
Apothecanna Lands $15 Million Acquisition Deal
Lifting the Lid on Post-Lockdown Color Cosmetics
Men's Grooming Start-Up Scotch Porter Lands New Funding
Rae Wellness Secures $9.5 Million in Series A
Rare Retail Relationship: Lush x ASOS
Second Cohort: Credo for Change BIPOC Mentorship Program
You Go Natural Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding
2021 Week 22: Beauty Launches Worth a Look
Clarins Commits to Eco-Friendly Freight Option
Perch Raises $775 Million in the Amazon Roll-Up Race
REVEA: REINVENTING THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY WITH PRECISION SKINCARE
SUPERORDINARY INVESTS IN GOOD LIGHT
Violette_FR Launches with $2.75 Million in Seed Funding
Boohoo Lines Up 200 Beauty Brands for Debenhams Relaunch Online
BOOSTING YOUR BEAUTY BRAND WITH INFLUENCER SOCIAL PROOF
DUBAI RETAILER KOJ ACQUIRES THE BODY SHOP UAE BUSINESS
Google Pilots AI-Powered Dermatology Tool
HEYDAY RAISES $70 MILLION TO ACCELERATE PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT
Natura Makes Inaugural Investment in Perfumer H
5 FOUNDERS REFLECT ON THE MEN’S MAKEUP PHENOMENON
DTC MARKETPLACE THE FASCINATION RAISES $1 MILLION
GROUPE BOGART TO ACQUIRE 41 NOCIBÉ PERFUMERIES
HARVEY NICHOLS PARTNERS WITH JO HANSFORD LONDON ON NEW SALON
MODERN GROOMING BRAND FACULTY RAISES $3 MILLION
THE SKINNY CONFIDENTIAL RAISES $1 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
2021 WEEK 21: BEAUTY LAUNCHES AND COLLABORATIONS
BEAUTYMATTER BEAUTY READS BOOK ROUNDUP
GLENMARK DIVESTS VWASH TO HINDUSTAN UNILEVER
HATCHBEAUTY BRANDS ACQUIRES TRENDALYTICS
AMI COLÉ RAISES $1 MILLION IN PRE-SEED FUNDING
EVER/BODY RAISES $38 MILLION SERIES B FUNDING
JUST THE NUMBERS: MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF SCREEN TIME
KAIBAE ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND MOVING BEYOND SUSTAINABILITY
MAKING SCIENCE APPROACHABLE THROUGH RETAIL DESIGN
WHY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT NEEDS DIVERSE VOICES AT THE TABLE
BEIERSDORF INVESTS IN PERSONALIZED SKINCARE BRAND ROUTINELY
CVS SECOND PHASE OF BEAUTY MARK INITIATIVE
FACEBOOK LAUNCHES LIVE SHOPPING FRIDAYS
PRIMA CLOSES $9.2 MILLION SEED AND FINANCING TO ACCELERATE GROWTH
SEPHORA LAUNCHES NEW BEIJING FLAGSHIP STORE
SUPERORDINARY AMAZON FUELED US GROWTH STRATEGY
2021 WEEK 20: NEW LAUNCHES AND RELAUNCHES
FIRMENICH INVESTS IN ESSENTIAL LABS
RO ACQUIRES MODERN FERTILITY IN $225 MILLION DEAL
TRANSFORMING OCEAN PLASTIC INTO WORKS OF ART
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ACQUIRES RPC GROUP
ASOS MAY SCOOP UP CULT BEAUTY OR FEELUNIQUE
BERJÉ TRAKIA: THE HISTORY OF BULGARIAN ROSE
BOOMING BEAUTY CATEGORIES AMONG CHINESE WOMEN
GREAT BOWERY LAUNCHES TALENT-LED BRAND INCUBATOR
TPG GROWTH INVESTS IN IDEAL IMAGE
AMOREPACIFIC TO PULL INNISFREE BRAND FROM NORTH AMERICAN
CARBON BEAUTY MAKING BRANDS’ AMAZON WOES DISAPPEAR
CHERRY PICK AI ACQUIRED BY 100.CO
SKY ORGANICS CLOSES ROUND OF GROWTH CAPITAL
2021 WEEK 19: NEW LAUNCHES TO NOTE
BATHBOT: AMOREPACIFIC’S CUSTOMIZED BATH BOMB SERVICE
PRESTIGE BEAUTY AND AMAZON: QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND TACTICS
REMEDY HEALTH RAISES $11 MILLION SERIES A
THE SUSTAINABILITY BUZZWORDS SWAYING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
THG BUYS BENTLEY LABS IN $255 MILLION DEAL
Beauty Deals: Investment and M&A Transactions Q1 2021
BODY CARE BRAND MAËLYS LANDS MINORITY INVESTMENT
GEN Z EAGER BUT ANXIOUS ABOUT RESUMING IRL LIVING
HOW JANELL STEPHENS TURNED HER HOBBY INTO A THRIVING BEAUTY BUSINESS
NESTLÉ HEALTH SCIENCE TO ACQUIRE NUUN
THE HUT GROUP STRIKES $1 BILLION FUNDRAISING DEAL
AMA LABS OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS
ESTÉE LAUDER PARTNERS WITH UBER FOR SAME-DAY DELIVERY
SEPPIC ACQUIRES NUTRICOSMETICS INGREDIENTS SUPPLIER EPI FRANCE
ARE NFTS THE FUTURE OF BEAUTY?
BREAKING DOWN BEAUTY’S CLEAN BARRIERS
HONEST COMPANY IPO RAISES $412.8 MILLION
INDONESIAN BEAUTY START-UP SOCIOLLA RAISES $56.6 MILLION
MASS RETAILERS MAKE BIG BETS ON MEN
SCOTTS & CO. ACQUIRES GARDEN FRAGRANCE
AMAZON ANNOUNCES PRIME DAY 2021 FOR Q2
DR. ANNE BEAL ON THE CLEAN BEAUTY IMPERATIVE FOR WOMEN OF COLOR
HARRODS OPENS SECOND STAND-ALONE H BEAUTY STORE
KLARNA LAUNCHES CARBON FOOTPRINT INSIGHTS FOR SHOPPERS
UNILEVER TO ACQUIRE WELLNESS BRAND ONNIT
DOLCE & GABBANA AND SHISEIDO PARTIALLY TERMINATE BEAUTY LICENSE
KKR TO SELL THE BOUNTIFUL COMPANY TO NESTLÉ FOR $5.75 BILLION
LIQUIGLIDE RAISES $13.5 MILLION IN FRESH FUNDING
SILAS CAPITAL, BELIADE INVEST IN CEREMONIA HAIR CARE
FORTIS SOLUTIONS GROUP ACQUIRES TOTAL LABEL
FRANK BODY LANDS FUNDING FROM EVERYI CAPITAL
NEW THIRD-PARTY ZERO-WASTE STANDARD ESTABLISHED
THE SELFIE TALK: TACKLING UNREALISTIC BEAUTY STANDARDS
TRUSTAR CAPITAL COMPLETES INVESTMENT IN YIFEI GROUP
BLOSSOM LAB MOBILE PERFUME-EXTRACTING LABORATORY
FEMALE HEALTH START-UP STIX RAISES $3.5 MILLION SEED ROUND
SEPHORA AND KOHL’S UNVEIL ASSORTMENT OF 125 PRESTIGE BEAUTY BRANDS
THE BEAUTY REVOLUTION AT FOOD, DRUG, AND MASS
BEAUTY TECH START-UP ODORE RAISES $830K
EURAZEO SET TO BUY FRENCH DIY PIONEER AROMA-ZONE
FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY ZOOM BOOM IN 2020
WHY IS AMAZON OPENING A HAIR SALON?
2021 WEEK 16: BRAND AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND RE-LAUNCHES
AMYRIS TO ACQUIRE BEAUTY LABS, TAPPING DIGITAL INNOVATION
Bloomeffects Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding
SEED HEALTH CLOSES $40 MILLION IN SERIES A
VISIONARY NOT-FOR-PROFIT BEAUTY RECYCLING PROGRAM
Amazon Q1 2021: Top 25 Beauty and Personal Care Products
Cosmetify’s Beauty Influencer Rich List 2021
Procter & Gamble Acquires Voost Vitamins
SHU UEMURA OPENS NEW GLOBAL FLAGSHIP STORE IN OMOTESANDO
IS AI THREATENING THE ROLE OF THE PERFUMER?
LG CHEM SETS UP PLATFORM TO RECYCLE PLASTIC COSMETIC CONTAINERS
MARY KAY LAUNCHES IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE PLATFORM
Multicultural Consumers Drove Beauty Growth in 2020
NUORDER RAISES $45 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING
Point King Capital Backs Manufacturing Tech Solution Atelier
TRINITAS EQUITY PARTNERS ACQUIRES AVROY SHLAIN
UPCYCLING INGREDIENT SUPPLIER HUB.CYCLE RAISES 1.5 MILLION EUROS
2021 WEEK 15: BRAND AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES TO NOTE
AI-POWERED DISCOVERY PLATFORM KLEVU RAISES $12MM SERIES A
AMYRIS TO ACQUIRE ECOFABULOUS CLEAN BEAUTY BRAND
IBERCHEM TO ACQUIRE FRENCH FRAGRANCE HOUSE PARFEX
MEN’S START-UP DISCO RAISES $5 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
QVC AND HSN’S THE BIG FIND PRODUCT SEARCH RETURNS
SHEA YELEEN FOUNDER RAHAMA WRIGHT ON PRODUCTS WITH PURPOSE
THE ELEVATION (AND PITFALLS) OF THE DUPE MARKET
CARLYLE INVESTS IN BEAUTYCOUNTER AT $1 BILLION VALUATION
JUST THE NUMBERS: DECODING VC DEALMAKING
PAI LANDS $9 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM COURTIN-CLARINS FAMILY
THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL FATIGUE ON SKIN HEALTH
VEGAMOUR LANDS $80 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM GENERAL ATLANTIC
ARTISTONGO: DEMOCRATIZING THE SALON SPACE BY EMPOWERING ARTISTS
COSMETIFY LAUNCHES TO US MARKET
HONEST COMPANY FILES FOR AN IPO
JUST THE NUMBERS: ADOBE COVID-19 DIGITAL ECONOMY INDEX
MEET THE SALLY BEAUTY 2021 CULTIVATE COHORT
MIELLE ORGANICS INKS DEAL WITH BERKSHIRE PARTNERS
2021 WEEK 14: NEED-TO-KNOW BEAUTY LAUNCHES
HAND IN HAND SECURES GROWTH INVESTMENT
JUST THE NUMBERS: GREEN BEAUTY INSIGHTS FROM HONG KONG
TARGET TO SPEND OVER $2B WITH BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES BY 2025
CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED PRODUCT STANDARD 4.0
INGREDIENT-SLEUTHING CONSUMERS DEMAND FULL TRANSPARENCY
JUST THE NUMBERS: POST-PANDEMIC BEAUTY SHOPPER
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR ECONOMIC EQUITY IN BEAUTY
THE BODY SHOP LAUNCHES REFILL STATIONS GLOBALLY
BASF INVESTS IN BIOTECH START-UP BOTA BIO
BIPOC BEAUTY BRAND ROUNDUP
CALLING ALL ENTREPRENEURS –WALMART OPEN CALL FOR US BRANDS
CORNELL CAPITAL-LED INVESTOR GROUP ACQUIRES INNOVATIONS IN NUTRITION + WELLNESS
DSM ACQUIRES FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE BUSINESS FROM AMYRIS
FEMTECH START-UP YOPPIE RAISES £3.4MM SEED FUNDING
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES ON FRAGRANCE-FREE BEAUTY
OLIVER INC. ACQUIRES BOUTWELL PACKAGING
USHOPAL: CHINA’S LUXURY BEAUTY BRAND BUILDERS
2021 WEEK 13: BEAUTY BRAND AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES
DOUGLAS GETS A LIFELINE WITH €2.4 BILLION RESCUE DEAL
HARRY’S RAISES $155 MILLION SERIES E
INNOVATIONS IN NUTRITION + WELLNESS ACQUIRES BEE HEALTH
MEN'S HEALTHCARE START-UP MANUAL RAISES $30MM SERIES A
ECO-FRIENDLY MAISON J.U.S RAISES 600,000 EUROS
GENCANNA ACQUIRES TAYLOR MAMMON
BEAUTY BRANDS CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE PRODUCT AT A TIME
FUNDRAISING TIPS FROM A FOUNDER’S PERSPECTIVE
HOW BEAUTY BRANDS ARE USING INSTACART FOR GROWTH
HOW COVID-INDUCED ANOSMIA AND ALLERGIES WILL AFFECT THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY
JUICY CHEMISTRY RAISES $6.3 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING
PROBIOTICS PLAYER BIOGAIA ESTABLISHES INVESTMENT ARM
RANGEME RELEASES RETAIL TRENDS FROM 2020
CONAIR TO BE ACQUIRED BY AMERICAN SECURITIES
NEWSPRING FRANCHISE INVESTS IN BLO BLOW DRY BAR
UNILEVER VENTURES INVESTS IN MENOPAUSE STARTUP WOMANESS
APTAR’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE POST-PANDEMIC CONSUMER
CHINESE BEAUTY COMPANY YATSEN 2020 RESULTS
HEIGHTS RAISES £1.7 MILLION FOR “BRAINCARE” SUPPLEMENTS
INFINITE LOOKS RAISES $4.2 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING
INNERSENSE ORGANIC BEAUTY UNLEASHES THE POWER OF AMAZON
L’ORÉAL INVESTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL TECH START-UP GJOSA
Spiritual Beauty Culture – Appropriating Hoax or Authentic Brand Futures?
HAUS LABS X KLARNA LAUNCH STATE-OF-THE-ART CREATIVE STUDIO
SAKARA LIFE CLOSES $15 MILLION SERIES B
SK-II LAUNCHES GLOBAL FILM STUDIO DIVISION
THE FUTURE OF PODCASTING IN 2021
AMAZON LEADS MYGLAMM $24 MILLION SERIES C FUNDING ROUND
CHRONOGLOW, AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT EMPOWERED BY AI
ENCORE CONSUMER CAPITAL INVESTS IN LOVE WELLNESS
INDIAN BEAUTY E-COMMERCE PLATFORM PURPLLE RAISES $45 MILLION
MASTER PERFUMER CHRISTOPHE LAUDAMIEL ON DISRUPTING THE STATUS QUO
NEW INVESTMENT PLAYERS IN THE BEAUTY LANDSCAPE
SOUTH KOREA’S “AMAZON” SET TO RAISE $4.6 BILLION FROM IPO
SUPPLY-SIDE COLLABORATION TACKLES SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
WALDENCAST GOES PUBLIC VIA SPAC RAISING UP TO $633 MILLION
CORE EQUITY ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN PROVALLIANCE
KEMPINSKI HOTELS ACQUIRES RESENSE SPA
LISTEN UP: PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2021
SHOPIFY PLUS EXPANDS INFLUENCER AND AFFILIATE MARKETING AUTOMATION
BERLIN PACKAGING ACQUIRES ROMA INTERNATIONAL
MYGLAMM RAISES INR 13.5 CR DEBT PLUS EQUITY ROUND
THREE PEARS BRANDS EXPANDS PORTFOLIO
VERESCENCE ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN PACIFICGLAS
YOOMA ACQUIRES EMMAC LIFE SCIENCES WELLNESS BRANDS
JUST THE NUMBERS: CHINA ONLINE VS BRICK-AND-MORTAR
RECKITT BENCKISER SELLS SCHOLL TO YELLOW WOOD PARTNERS
TOP 10 COUNTRIES BY RETAIL E-COMMERCE SALES SHARE
MAROON GROUP ACQUIRES CARY COMPANY’S RAW MATERIALS, SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
SOZIO MERGES WITH PHOENIX FRAGRANCES
TRICORBRAUN ACQUIRES RODA PACKAGING
2021 PLASTIC SURGERY PREDICTIONS
AS BEAUTY BUYS MALLY BEAUTY FROM BEAUTY VISIONS
FRENCH FRAGRANCE HOUSE SOZIO ACQUIRES SCENTESSENCE
GOODY AND WETBRUSH OWNER INVESTS IN CURLS
LOOP AND ULTA LAUNCH FIRST CIRCULAR BEAUTY RETAIL PLATFORM
NICHE FRAGRANCE FUEGUIA 1833 GETS EQUITY INVESTMENT
MEET THE BEAUTY BRAND WHISPERER
2021 WEEK 10: WHAT’S NEW IN BEAUTY
ARDAGH TO LIST METAL PACKAGING UNIT IN GORES SPAC
PRELUDE GROWTH PARTNERS CLOSES SECOND FUND
RECKITT BENCKISER LEADS BOMBAY SHAVING CO. FUNDING ROUND
REVEA ANNOUNCES SEED ROUND LED BY WALDENCAST VENTURES
ULTA BEAUTY ANNOUNCES CEO TRANSITION
CRODA ACQUIRES ALBAN MULLER FOR €25 MILLION
NAVIGATING CLUBHOUSE AS A FOUNDER
UNILEVER SAYS NO TO “NORMAL”
USHOPAL, AN OMNICHANNEL PARTNER IN CHINA, RAISES $100 MILLION
WHOLE FOODS’ CLEAN BEAUTY PREDICTIONS FOR 2021
DECODING THE CHINESE IMPACT ON GLOBAL BEAUTY
111SKIN RECEIVES INVESTMENT FROM VAULTIER7
2021 WEEK 9: BEAUTY BRAND AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES
BEAUTY BRANDS LEADING PACKAGING DESIGN TRENDS IN 2021
COTY’S MOVE TO MORE SUSTAINABLE FRAGRANCE
INFLEXION INVESTS IN MEDIK8 OWNER PANGAEA LABORATORIES
L’ORÉAL ADOPTS A “GREEN SCIENCES” APPROACH TO BUSINESS
BREAKING DOWN IMPACT OF BREXIT FOR BEAUTY BRANDS
MADISON TAYLOR: BEAUTY JUNKIE TURNED TEENPRENEUR
PLASTIC-FREE BEAUTY BRAND WE ARE PARADOXX RAISES $4 MILLION
3 INSPIRED SWEDISH BEAUTY BRANDS WORTH A LOOK
THE DETOX MARKET RAISES THE BAR ON INGREDIENT TRANSPARENCY
THERABODY RAISES STRATEGIC GROWTH INVESTMENT
YATSEN TO ACQUIRE EVE LOM FROM MANZANITA CAPITAL
AMYRIS ADDS COSTA BRAZIL TO ITS CONSUMER BRAND PORTFOLIO
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE BRANDS SWEEP MOST LOVED BRANDS
BELK EXITS CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY ONE DAY AFTER FILING
CHRISTOPHER SKINNER: FOR THE LOVE OF BRANDS AND STORYTELLING
HOW OUR 2020 PREDICTIONS PLAYED OUT
SEPHORA TO EXPAND FOOTPRINT WITH 260+ US STORES IN 2021
2021 WEEK 8: BEAUTY BRAND AND PRODUCT LAUNCHES
ESSIE MAKES NAIL POLISH A VIRTUAL REALITY
ESTÉE LAUDER TO CLOSE DOWN BECCA COSMETICS
MADISON REED RAISES $52 MILLION TO CONTINUE EXPANSION
TARGET ACCELERATOR 2021 TAKEOFF BEAUTY COHORT
THE CENTER ACQUIRES CLEAN FRAGRANCE BRAND PHLUR
7 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS TRENDS FOR 2021
ESTÉE LAUDER UPS STAKE IN DECIEM AT A $2.2 BILLION VALUATION
FREEZE DRIED: NEXT-GENERATION WATERLESS BEAUTY
HEYDAY CLOSES $20 MILLION SERIES B AND PLANS TO EXPAND
LBB SPECIALTIES ACQUIRES CUSTOM CHEMICAL SERVICES
CAN SINGLE-USE SKINCARE BE SUSTAINABLE?
TECHNOLOGY AND BEAUTY’S SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
ZOZOCOSME, A NEW JAPANESE ONLINE BEAUTY PLATFORM
2021 WEEK 7: NEW BEAUTY BRAND AND LAUNCHES
BUILD IT: AMAZON’S NEW KICKSTARTER-STYLE PROGRAM
FASHWIRE LAUNCHES A GLOBAL BEAUTY MARKETPLACE
NU SKIN ACQUIRES INGREDIENT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 3I SOLUTIONS
THE MARCHESINI GROUP ACQUIRES COSMATIC
BEAUTY FOUNDER ON A MISSION TO BE INCLUSIVE IN AN EXCLUSIVE INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL FIRM LANXESS TO BUY EMERALD KALAMA
FIRMENICH LAUNCHES ITS FIRST INGREDIENT WITH COSMETIC BENEFITS
LESSONS LEARNED RAISING $5 MILLION FOR PREEMADONNA
MOLTON BROWN TACKLES SUSTAINABILITY FOR HOTEL PARTNERS
WELLBIZ BRANDS ACQUIRES DRYBAR FRANCHISE RIGHTS
2021 WEEK 6: NEW BEAUTY LAUNCHES TO WATCH
GIVAUDAN TO ACQUIRE MYRISSI FOR AI TECHNOLOGY
L’ATELIER OKOKO – VANCOUVER’S NEW SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY DESTINATION
LONZA TO SELL SPECIALTY CHEMICALS BUSINESS
PRITZKER PRIVATE CAPITAL ACQUIRES VERTELLUS
THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY’S TAKE ON CLUBHOUSE
BEAM CLOSES $5 MILLION SERIES A FUNDING
LEADER IN COMPOSTABLE BIOPLASTICS NOVAMONT ACQUIRES BIOBAG
MEET THE SEPHORA 2021 ACCELERATE INCUBATOR COHORT
PREEMADONNA, MAKER OF NAILBOT, RAISES $5.6 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
TOOD FOUNDER SHARI SIADAT ON BREAKING THE BEAUTY MOLD
UK AD WATCHDOG RULES ON MISLEADING BEAUTY FILTERS
AMYRIS EXPANDS BRAND PORTFOLIO WITH TERASANA ACQUISITION
GUCCI BEAUTY LAUNCHES FLAGSHIP STORE ON T-MALL LUXURY
IBA INDIE BEAUTY REGULATORY BRIEFING Q1 2021
INDIAN BEAUTY BRAND SUGAR COSMETICS RAISES $21 MILLION SERIES C
LOTTE AND SHILLA TO CLOSE STORES AT INCHEON AIRPORT
WHY ANTIBACTERIAL WILL BECOME A NEW STANDARD FOR BEAUTY
2021 WEEK 5: NEW BEAUTY LAUNCHES OF NOTE
ALLURE MAGAZINE TO OPEN NEW YORK CITY STORE
DAME PRODUCTS RAISES $4 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
ONLINE RETAILER THG LAUNCHES RECYCLE:ME SERVICE
REPLIKA SOCIAL SELLING SOFTWARE SECURES SERIES A FINANCING
SHISEIDO TO SELL PERSONAL CARE UNIT TO CVC FOR $1.5 BILLION
2021 FORECAST FOR THE BEAUTY INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
BOOHOO SNAPS UP DEBENHAMS’ BRAND ASSETS
BUILDING A SUPPLY CHAIN FIT FOR THE FUTURE
SKIN INC RAISES $7 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING
ULTA BEAUTY MAKES $25 MILLION COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
2021 WEEK 4: BEAUTY BRANDS AND LAUNCHES TO NOTE
ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS TO ACQUIRE SCHÜLKE & MAYR GMBH’S PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS
CITIC CAPITAL INVESTS IN LEADING CHINESE FRAGRANCE BRAND RECLASSIFIED
DOUGLAS TO SHUTTER 500 DOORS ACROSS EUROPE
SAN FRANCISCO EQUITY PARTNERS ACQUIRES SV LABS
SPOTLIGHTING UNTOLD BEAUTY NARRATIVES WITH MAKEUP MUSEUM AND L’ORÉAL
BEAUTY BRANDS ARE FINDING SALVATION WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS
CRESCO LABS TO ACQUIRE BLUMA WELLNESS IN A $213 MILLION DEAL
ELIGO INKS POTENTIAL $224 MILLION DEAL WITH GLAXOSMITHKLINE
INNOVATION SCOUTING: CES 2021 HEALTH AND WELLNESS TECH ROUNDUP
MONOGRAM CAPITAL PARTNERS AFFILIATE ACQUIRES INSTANATURAL
THE US ARM OF L’OCCITANE FILES CHAPTER 11
GEMMA LABS RAISES $2.75 MILLION IN FUNDING
HIMS & HERS BEGINS TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IN $1.6 BILLION SPAC DEAL
SHISEIDO IN TALKS TO SELL PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS TO CVC
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING INNOVATOR PULPAC RAISES $1.2 MILLION
2021 WEEK 3: NEW BEAUTY LAUNCHES TO NOTE
5 BEAUTY TRENDS FOR 2021 ACCORDING TO YELP
JABIL BOLSTERS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING CAPABILITIES WITH ACQUISITION OF ECOLOGIC BRANDS
LORA DICARLO SEX-TECH START-UP LANDS $3.5 MILLION
RECKITT BENCKISER ACQUIRES FEMININE WELLNESS BRAND QUEEN V
UNILEVER AND ALIBABA JOIN FORCES ON AI-ENABLED RECYCLING SYSTEM
DEODORANT DISRUPTION 2.0 – REFILL, REUSE, REPEAT
INNOVATION SCOUTING: CES 2021 BEAUTY TECH ROUNDUP
MOBILE-FIRST COMMUNITY PICKY RAISES $1.3 MILLION IN PRE-SEED FUNDING
ONLINE BEAUTY PLATFORM THIRTEEN LUNE RAISES $1 MILLION
“ORDINARY” FRENCH BEAUTY BRANDS CAN NOW EXPORT TO CHINA WITHOUT TESTING ON ANIMALS
INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE ANTIMICROBIAL PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY
JUST THE FACTS: RACIAL BIAS IN RETAIL
MANA PRODUCTS, MEIYUME, AND RPG FORM THE VERTICAL BEAUTY ALLIANCE
PUREKANA TO ACQUIRE NO B.S. SKINCARE
THIRTEEN LUNE – A RETAIL DESTINATION FOR POLY-CULTURAL BEAUTY
2021 WEEK 2: NEED-TO-KNOW BEAUTY LAUNCHES
5 DOCTOR-BACKED AND INSTAGRAM-FUELED ORAL CARE BRANDS
MEET ELLA DEAN: BORN FROM HAIR HERITAGE AND EMPOWERMENT
NICHE FRAGRANCE BRAND JULIETTE HAS A GUN GETS MINORITY INVESTMENT
PACKAGING LEADER TRICORBRAUN GETS NEW PRIVATE EQUITY OWNER
SEPHORA’S ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS RACIAL BIAS
A PLASTIC PLANET’S OPEN LETTER TO BAN “VALUELESS” SAMPLE SACHETS
BRYTE, THE LEADING SLEEP TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM, RAISES $24 MILLION SERIES A
CREDO’S SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY – NEXT-STOP PACKAGING
DESTIGMATIZING AND MODERNIZING PERIOD CARE
FOR GLOBAL BEAUTY BRANDS LIKE SEPHORA, CHINA’S WECHAT IS A MARKETING JACKPOT
BATH & BODY WORKS TO OPEN 20 STORES IN ISRAEL
CARMINE MONTALTO AKA SKINCARMA – THE ULTIMATE SKINFLUENCER
HERO COSMETICS LANDS MINORITY INVESTMENT FROM ARIA GROWTH PARTNERS
MEET THE WOMAN WHO MADE STUDYING THE MULTICULTURAL CONSUMER A PRIORITY
THE ORGANIC PHARMACY OPENS NEW MARYLEBONE CONCEPT STORE
ZERO-WASTE BEAUTY BRAND EVERIST RAISES OVERSUBSCRIBED PRE-SEED FUNDING ROUND
ACG INVESTS IN CHINA DISTRIBUTOR SUPERORDINARY
CENTRIC BRANDS ACQUIRES TASTE BEAUTY
HOW MODERN BUSINESSES ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH AI CHATBOTS
PAPER COSMETICS COMPLETES INITIAL FUNDING ROUND
PERFECT CORP. RAISES $50 MILLION SERIES C INVESTMENT
BONA FIDE BEAUTY LAB FILES FOR CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY
CURLSMITH CLOSES SERIES A FUNDING LED BY BFG PARTNERS
DENTSPLY SIRONA ACQUIRES BYTE IN A $1.04 BILLION DEAL
FTC SUCCESSFULLY STOPS PROCTER & GAMBLE AND BILLIE MERGER DEAL
MYGLAMM OPENS INDIA’S LARGEST EXPERIENTIAL BEAUTY DESTINATION
REGULATING COSMETICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO ENHANCE INNOVATION
DENTAL START-UP TEND RAISES $37 MILLION SERIES B
GNC ACQUIRED BY CHINA-BASED HARBIN PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP
HYDRAFACIAL AND VESPER ANNOUNCE HEALTHCARE MERGER AT $1.1 BILLION VALUATION
RAYMOND JAMES BUYS CONSUMER-FOCUSED BOUTIQUE INVESTMENT FIRM FINANCO
SPOTLIGHT ORAL CARE RAISES €2 MILLION TO FUEL US EXPANSION
THE HUT GROUP ACQUIRES TWO UK-BASED NUTRITION PRODUCT SUPPLIERS
THE HUT GROUP BUYS DERMSTORE FROM TARGET IN $350 MILLION DEAL
CHILISLEEP’S PARENT COMPANY RAISES $37 MILLION AND MERGES WITH EBB THERAPEUTICS
ULTRA CHEMICAL ACQUIRES K3 CORPORATION
ZENOTI RAISES $160 MILLION SURPASSING $1 BILLION UNICORN VALUATION
BERLIN PACKAGING ACQUIRES CONSOLIDATED BOTTLE
CREATIVE AGENCY CENTDEGRÉS TAKES STAKE IN LE JARDIN RETROUVÉ
GLOSSLAB RAISES $3 MILLION FOR MEMBERSHIP-BASED NAIL CONCEPT
HELEN OF TROY SIGNS 100-YEAR REVLON DEAL
HENKEL ACQUIRES EPICS SKIN MODEL TECHNOLOGY
LAUNCHMETRICS BUYS CHINESE INFLUENCER ANALYTICS PLATFORM PARKLU
L’ORÉAL TO ACQUIRE JAPANESE SKINCARE COMPANY TAKAMI
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN FLORENCE BY MILLS
NICOLE KIDMAN PARTNERS WITH CBD PLAYER SERA LABS
AZELIS STRENGTHENS CHINA POSITION WITH COSBOND ACQUISITION
CORDLESS HAIR TOOL BRAND LUNATA RAISES $3 MILLION
EUTOPIA VC FUND RAISES €100 MILLION AND RECEIVES B CORP CERTIFICATION
FRENCH BEAUTY TECH 4.5.6 SKIN RAISES €700K
PRELUDE GROWTH PARTNERS INVESTS IN DPHUE
SOCIAL COMMERCE PLATFORM AGORA LANDS €5.4 MILLION INVESTMENT
BEAUTY AND FOOD E-COMMERCE PLATFORM KAZIDOMI RAISED €6 MILLION
HENKEL UPS ITS INNOVATION GAME FOR BEAUTY, LAUNDRY, AND HOME CARE
HUM BY COLGATE X HEADSPACE TEAM UP TO HELP PEOPLE STRESS LESS AND SMILE
J&J TALC SUPPLIER SELLS NORTH AMERICAN ASSETS TO MAGRIS RESOURCES
L’ORÉAL INVESTS IN SOCIAL SELLING PLATFORM REPLIKA SOFTWARE
THE TOP FIVE: REDDIT YEAR IN REVIEW BEAUTY EDIT 2020
ATTN: GRACE SECURES PRE-SEED FUNDING AND STRATEGIC COLLABORATION WITH AARP INNOVATION LABS
CHINESE MILLENNIAL SUPPLEMENT BRAND LEMONBOX LANDS $2.5 MILLION IN FUNDING
HOW GRACE ELEYAE COMBINED FASHION AND FUNCTION TO BUILD A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR LIFESTYLE BRAND
PERFECT CORP POWERS SNAPCHAT BEAUTY AR TRY-ON EXPERIENCE
PINTEREST PREDICTS BEAUTY AND WELLNESS TRENDS FOR 2021
TERRACYCLE COMPLETES $25 MILLION CAPITAL RAISE FOR LOOP
BARBERSHOP SOFTWARE SQUIRE RAISES A SERIES C AT $250 MILLION VALUATION
INTERCOS SELLS MINORITY STAKE OF SUBHOLDINGS TO SINGAPORE’S GIC
KEVIN HART JOINS BRÜUSH ORAL AS AN INVESTOR AND COLLABORATOR
MENTAL WELLNESS IS A $121 BILLION GLOBAL MARKET
PANTONE UNVEILS ITS PANDEMIC COLOR(S) OF THE YEAR 2021
THE ART OF BEAUTY COLLABORATIONS THAT SELL OUT
BYBI CLOSES $7 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING
FUNCTION OF BEAUTY RAISES $150 MILLION FROM L CATTERTON
GROVE COLLABORATIVE RAISES $125 MILLION AT A $1.32 BILLION VALUATION
HOW THE PANDEMIC IS RESHAPING THE PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY INDUSTRY
KKR AND RAKUTEN STRIKE DEAL WITH WALMART FOR A STAKE IN SEIYU
MAIN POST PARTNERS MAKES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN DUKE CANNON
CALM RAISED A SERIES C VALUING THE COMPANY AT $2 BILLION
CEREMONIA CLOSES $1 MILLION IN PRE-SEED FUNDING
FTC SUES TO BLOCK PROCTER & GAMBLE’S ACQUISITION OF DTC DISRUPTER BILLIE
PETA PARTNERS WITH DOVE, THE BODY SHOP TO DEFEND EU ANIMAL TESTING BAN
RANGEME JOINS FORCES WITH ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE
SKINCARE’S NEXT FRONTIER: BODY CARE GETS A DERMATOLOGICAL MAKEOVER
AMOREPACIFIC INVESTS $2.7 MILLION IN DMIL, A BEAUTY CONTENT FIRM
BEAUTY COMMUNITY APP SUPERGREAT RAISES $6.5 MILLION IN SERIES A
HOW ACTING ON THE WRONG ADVICE WILL KILL YOUR START-UP
PHARRELL WILLIAMS LAUNCHES ACCELERATOR FOR BLACK AND LATINX ENTREPRENEURS
SHEARSHARE RAISES $2.3 MILLION IN OVERSUBSCRIBED SEED FUNDING ROUND
THE HUMAN BEAUTY MOVEMENT IS BIGGER THAN BEAUTY PRODUCTS
CARLYLE TAKES MAJORITY STAKE IN EVERY MAN JACK
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE: INSIGHT ON CREATING RETAIL MAGIC
FACEGYM OPENS 12TH LOCATION AND NEW STUDIOSAFE STANDARD
FAIRE CLOSES $170 MILLION SERIES E FUNDING ROUND
FRECK BEAUTY LANDS SEED INVESTMENT
INDIAN BEAUTY UNICORN NYKAA RAISES FUNDS FROM FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
Growth Hacks That Stick – Brand, Community, and Collaboration
HEYDAY EMERGES FROM STEALTH WITH $175MM SERIES A FUNDING
INDIAN BEAUTY START-UP PLUM SECURES $14.9 MILLION SERIES B FUNDING
JUST THE NUMBERS: BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY 2020
KOHL’S REPLACES JCP IN SEPHORA RETAIL STRATEGY
SHAMPORA PERSONALIZED HAIRCARE CLOSES €3 MILLION INVESTMENT ROUND
SYMRISE ACQUIRING SENSIENT’S FRAGRANCE AND AROMA BUSINESS
BOULEVARD RAISES $27 MILLION FOR ITS SPA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
BY HUMANKIND PIONEERS “PLASTIC, NEUTRAL” SUBSCRIPTION PLAN
CHAUL: BEIERSDORF’S SKINCARE BRAND DEVELOPED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ASIA
CRODA BUYS IBERCHEM IN $975 MILLION DEAL
HOW CARBON BEAUTY IS REDEFINING CLEAN ON AMAZON
UNILEVER TO ACQUIRE SMARTYPANTS VITAMINS
SUPER FIBER SUPPLEMENT BRAND BELLWAY CLOSES $2 MILLION SEED ROUND
BEAUTY EDIT: TIME’S 100 BEST INVENTIONS OF 2020
FUSIONPKG LEANS INTO THE REFILL REVOLUTION WITH AWARD-WINNING INNOVATION
INDIE EFFORT DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING SOLUTION FOR AMAZON
JUST THE NUMBERS: HOLIDAY 2020 SHOPPER BEHAVIOR
PERFECT DIARY PARENT COMPANY YATSEN HOLDING HAS A $617 MILLION IPO
BEIERSDORF TESTS REFILL STATION FOR NIVEA SHOWER GELS
BIELENDA KOSMETYKI ACQUIRES BEAUTY PORTFOLIO FROM ORKLA CARE
HELLO JUST MADE GOING TO THE DENTIST FRIENDLIER
INNOVA CAPITAL INVESTS IN POLISH BEAUTY LEADER BIELENDA KOSMETYKI
JUST THE NUMBERS: GLOBAL FACIAL MASK MARKET 2019-2025
MEET SALLY BEAUTY’S INAUGURAL SALLYCREW AMBASSADORS
ELEMIS UNVEILS NEW RETAIL STRATEGY DESIGNED BY SCHOOL HOUSE
INDIAN BEAUTY BRAND MYGLAMM ACQUIRES POPXO
RITE AID RXEVOLUTION: THE FUTURE OF RETAIL PHARMACY
SEXUAL WELLNESS BRAND MAUDE RAISES $3.7 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
AMOREPACIFIC OPENS KOREA’S FIRST BEAUTY REFILL STATION
BEN BENNETT’S THE CENTER ACQUIRES MAKE BEAUTY
JUST THE NUMBERS: EMPATHY – THE NEW BRAND IMPERATIVE
MATERIAL REDUCTION BREAKTHROUGH: NEW NIVEA BOTTLE WITH 50% LESS PLASTIC
WALMART LAUNCHES FOUR NEW OMNICHANNEL TEST STORES
CANTABRIA LABS ACQUIRES ANTI-CELLULITE BRAND ELANCYL FROM PIERRE FABRE
GALERIES LAFAYETTE CONTINUES CHINESE EXPANSION WITH THIRD STORE
L’ORÉAL CREATES BOTTLE FROM CAPTURED AND RECYCLED CARBON EMISSIONS
PHARRELL JUMPS INTO BEAUTY WITH HUMANRACE, AN ALL-GENDER SKINCARE RANGE
SHOGUN RAISES $35MM TO SCALE ITS E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE PLATFORM
TOP 20 BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ON AMAZON IN 2020
IS BLUE LIGHT THE NEXT FRONTIER OF ANTI-AGING?
AMAZON LUXURY STORES AND RÉVIVE SKINCARE’S CHANNEL-AGNOSTIC STRATEGY
AMOREPACIFIC PLACES NEW EMPHASIS ON PERSONALIZED COSMETICS
HENKEL REPACKAGES THREE BRANDS, REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
LANDSCAPE SHIFTING PARTNERSHIP: ULTA BEAUTY TO LAUNCH “SHOP-IN-SHOP” AT TARGET
L’ORÉAL’S BEAUTY TECH FOR GOOD CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
NICHE PERFUME BRAND MATIÈRE PREMIÈRE RAISES 1.3 MILLION EUROS
AMYRIS EXPANDS PRESENCE IN THE CLEAN BEAUTY SPACE WITH NEW BRAND
FEDEX AND HAPPY RETURNS TEAM UP, STREAMLINING REVERSE LOGISTICS
GOODEE CLOSES $1.5 MILLION SERIES 2 SEED ROUND LED BY BDC CAPITAL
SHISEIDO LAUNCHES GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
AMAZON LAUNCHES “CLIMATE PLEDGE FRIENDLY” ACROSS EUROPE
B8TA ACQUIRES RE:STORE, EXPANDING ITS RETAIL-AS-A-SERVICE PORTFOLIO
CHINESE BEAUTY UNICORN YATSEN HOLDING FILES FOR US IPO
HATCHBEAUTY BRANDS ACQUIRES DUNCAN COSMETICS
PERCH RAISES $123.5 MILLION TO FUEL ACQUISITIONS OF AMAZON PRODUCTS AND COMPANIES
THE BEAUTY ACCELERATOR 2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
AUSTRALIAN ONLINE BEAUTY RETAILER ADORE RAISES $192 MILLION IN IPO
AVON OPENS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
BEAUTY DEALS: CAPITAL RAISES AND M&A TRANSACTIONS Q3 2020
IPSY BUYS SUBSCRIPTION BOX RIVAL BOXYCHARM IN $500 MILLION DEAL
SHOPIFY AND TIKTOK JOIN FORCES IN COMMERCE PARTNERSHIP
YATSEN ACQUIRES FRENCH SKINCARE BRAND GALÉNIC FROM PIERRE FABRE
PERCH RAISES $8 MILLION TO ACQUIRE TOP-PERFORMING “FULFILLMENT BY AMAZON” BUSINESSES
ALIBABA ACQUIRES CONTROLLING STAKE IN SUN ART RETAIL GROUP
BARENTZ ACQUIRES PERSONAL CARE SPECIALIST NARDEV
SEXUAL WELLNESS BRAND FORIA RECEIVES FUNDING FROM CANNABIS PLAYER VIOLA
ESTÉE LAUDER AND AVEDA PILOT BLOCKCHAIN TECH IN MADAGASCAN VANILLA SUPPLY CHAIN
JUST THE NUMBERS: TAKING THE PULSE OF US MANUFACTURING
L’ORÉAL TRANSFORMS CUSTOMER CARE ACROSS 36 BRANDS
VIRTUAL STORE PLATFORM OBSESS CLOSES $3.4 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
DISTRICT VENTURES CAPITAL INVESTS IN PROVINCE APOTHECARY
ALIBABA’S DIGITAL SPRINT TO HELP US MANUFACTURERS
CARGILL TO ACQUIRE SPECIALTY BEAUTY INGREDIENT SUPPLIER FLORATECH
FORMA BRANDS ACQUIRES LIPSTICK QUEEN FROM MANZANITA CAPITAL
ROLFS X L’OREAL LAUNCH HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE PATHWAY FOR BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS
TWITTER: GEN Z DESTINATION FOR REAL TALK ON BEAUTY
UNILEVER LAUNCHES ITS LARGEST REFILL TRIAL IN EUROPE
DECIEM CONTINUES ITS RETAIL TECH-POWERED PHYDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
HOW TO AVOID COMMON MISTAKES IN BEAUTY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
JUST THE FACTS: AMAZON PRIME DAY 2020
BARENTZ ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTOR MAROON
CLEAN MARKET OPENS SECOND LOCATION IN LOWER MANHATTAN
IKEA TAPS BYREDO’S BEN GORHAM FOR CANDLE COLLABORATION
PATINA BRANDS TAKES MINORITY STAKE IN PERFUMER H
ULTA ROLLS OUT CONSCIOUS BEAUTY CERTIFICATION
BLUEGEM CAPITAL PARTNERS ACQUIRES PANZERI DIFFUSION
GO DIGITAL, GO GLOBAL: ALIBABA’S ONLINE TRADE SHOW TO HIGHLIGHT US BUSINESSES
RITE AID BUYS 130-YEAR-OLD BARTELL DRUGS FOR $95 MILLION
SCAN, SHOP, BUY: QR CODES ARE HAVING A MOMENT IN TOUCH-FREE BEAUTY RETAIL
ALIBABA ACQUIRES STAKE IN DUTY-FREE RETAILER DUFRY
KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN INVESTS IN COLLAGEN BRAND DOSE & CO.
LATHER: THE PIONEER OF DTC CLEAN BEAUTY AND A BRAND BUILT TO LAST
MEET THE SALLY BEAUTY AND COSMOPROF 2020 CULTIVATE COHORT
UK SETS STANDARD FOR BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC
BLACKSTONE MAKES MAJORITY INVESTMENT IN ZO SKIN HEALTH
LLFLEX ACQUIRES HAMPDEN PAPERS
SEXUAL SELF-CARE APP EMJOY SECURES $3 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
AMAZON LAUNCHES “CLIMATE PLEDGE FRIENDLY” PROGRAM
BOOTS UK LAUNCHES NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM IN 50 STORES
JUST THE NUMBERS: ULTA AND E.L.F GAIN GEN Z MARKET SHARE
L’ORÉAL OPENS TECH-POWERED BEAUTY HUB AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
PITCH COMPETITION: BLACK GIRL VENTURES X RARE BEAUTY BRANDS
SALLY BEAUTY ACQUIRES CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR LA MAISON AMI-CO
THE FUTURE IS NOW: CHARLOTTE TILBURY REVOLUTIONIZES ONLINE BEAUTY SHOPPING
ALÈS GROUPE ACQUIRED OUT OF ADMINISTRATION BY IMPALA
NORDSTROM JUST MADE RECYCLING BEAUTY PACKAGING A WHOLE LOT EASIER
PINTEREST LAUNCHES A SUITE OF CREATOR-FIRST FEATURES INCLUDING STORY PINS
SEPHORA ACCELERATE 2021 TO REFLECT DIVERSITY EFFORTS
SILK AND SONDER SECURES $3.6 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
BRÜUSH CLOSES OVERSUBSCRIBED $6.5 MILLION SERIES A ROUND
CHINA’S PERFECT DIARY CLOSED FUNDING AT A $4 BILLION VALUATION
MEIYUME DEVELOPS MOLDED PULP RANGE OF SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
THE DAYS COULD BE NUMBERED FOR DUTY-FREE SHOPPING IN THE UK
THE HUT GROUP ACQUIRES PERRICONE MD FOR $60 MILLION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES THE CROWN ACT
ICMAD: INDEPENDENT BEAUTY’S SECRET WEAPON GETS A MAKEOVER
KOBE BRYANT’S ART OF SPORT CLOSES OVERSUBSCRIBED $6 MILLION IN FUNDING
SEPHORA PARTNERS WITH INSTACART TO OFFER SAME-DAY DELIVERY
SOLÉSENCE: SUPERCHARGED SUN CARE IS THE FUTURE OF BEAUTY
TMALL GO GLOBAL 11.11 PITCH FEST WINNERS
10 THINGS EVERYONE CAN LEARN FROM THE LIFE OF RBG
5 EMERGING CHINESE BEAUTY BRANDS TO WATCH AND WHY
LA BOUCHE ROUGE RAISES €2.5 MILLION
MARIE CLAIRE GROUP CONTINUES DIVERSIFICATION IN BEAUTY SECTOR
NESTLÉ INVESTS $30 MILLION IN CLOSED LOOP LEADERSHIP FUND
STEPAN ACQUIRES CLARIANT’S SURFACTANT BUSINESS AND EQUIPMENT
LOTUS HERBALS ACQUIRES 100% STAKE IN SOULTREE
THE HUT GROUP SECURES A $7 BILLION IPO
THECUT: CREATING THE FUTURE OF BARBERING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY
VITAMIN SUBSCRIPTION START-UP CUURE SECURES €1.8MM SEED INVESTMENT
BEIERSDORF PARTICIPATES IN $5 MILLION FOLLOW-ON INVESTMENT IN LYCL
SOON-TO-BE-LAUNCHED MICROBIOME CONCEPT SYMBIOME RAISES $15MM
THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES PARTNERS WITH ATROPOS THERAPEUTICS
THE FLIPKART GROUP ACQUIRED 100% OF WALMART INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
AMAZON EMERGES AS A SOURCE FOR ZERO-WASTE LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATION MAKES SEED INVESTMENT IN SUNDAY II SUNDAY
MIRA BEAUTY CLOSES $9 MILLION IN GROWTH FUNDING
NEW RED 1805: A VEGAN RED PIGMENT FROM GIVAUDAN ACTIVE BEAUTY
PERRIGO IS ACQUIRING THREE DERMATOLOGY BRANDS FROM SANOFI
UK-BASED NOURISHED RAISES £2 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
MARIA SHARAPOVA INVESTS IN GLOBAL TECH WELLNESS BRAND THERABODY
WAR PAINT MAKEUP FOR MEN CHANGING THE FACE OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL
IMPACT ACQUIRES ACTIVATE INFLUENCER MARKETING PLATFORM
TRUE BEAUTY VENTURES MAKES INAUGURAL INVESTMENT IN AQUIS HAIRCARE
GROUP BATTEUR ACQUIRES A STAKE IN CINQ MONDES
MEDITATION START-UP MEDITOPIA RAISES $15 MILLION SERIES A
TAKASAGO LANDS DEAL WITH LAVANDIN PRODUCERS
WILL 2021 SEE GLASS PUT IN THE PAST?
GELTOR LAUNCHES FIRST BIOCOMPATIBLE ELASTIN FOR SKINCARE MARKET
IS YOUR BRAND READY FOR TMALL?
JUST THE NUMBERS: MASS MARKET BEAUTY FIRST HALF 2020
LORD + TAYLOR FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
IEVA GROUP HAS RAISED A 12 MILLION EURO ROUND OF FUNDING
TAKE TIME TO SMILE: CIATÉ LONDON X SMILEYWORLD
TARGET LAUNCHES DIGITAL BADGE TO HELP IDENTIFY BLACK-OWNED BRANDS
L’ORÉAL TO SHUTTER CLARISONIC
JUST THE NUMBERS: KANTAR’S BRAND FOOTPRINT RANKING 2020
CORE INVESTS IN BEAUTY MANUFACTURER ARIZONA NATURALS
COTY’S DASH FOR KIM KARDASHIAN WEST. IT’S HARD TO KEEP UP!
INTERPARFUMS TO ACQUIRE 25% STAKE IN ORIGINES PARFUMS
LIVESCALE X SHOPIFY MAKE LIVE SHOPPING AVAILABLE IN NORTH AMERICA
SEPHORA BANS FUR EYELASHES AFTER PETA PUSH
THRIVE CAUSEMETICS EXPLORING A SALE OR IPO
RETAIL TECH COMPANY KSUBAKA LANDS STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
COTY BUYS 20% STAKE IN KIM KARDASHIAN WEST’S KWW FOR $200 MILLION
DR. DENNIS GROSS SKINCARE LANDS MINORITY INVESTMENT
GNC FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY AND PLANS TO CLOSE UP TO 1,200 STORES
SEPHORA DOUBLES DOWN ON DIGITAL, LAUNCHING ON INSTAGRAM CHECKOUT
PEACHY: THE NEW STANDARD IN WRINKLE PREVENTION
BRANDLESS IS BACK. ACQUIRED BY IKONIFI AND CLARKE CAPITAL PARTNERS
FIVE BEAUTY START-UPS IN THE NIVEA KOREAN ACCELERATOR
SEXUAL WELLNESS BRAND CAKE SECURES $1.435 MILLION SEED FUNDING
JD.COM RAISES $3.9 BILLION IN HONG KONG IPO
COSWAY TO ACQUIRE COLORPROOF HAIR BRAND
GROVE COLLABORATIVE ACQUIRES INGESTIBLE BRAND SUNDAILY
L’ORÉAL TO ACQUIRE THAYERS NATURAL REMEDIES IN $400 MILLION DEAL
MINDSTRONG ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION SERIES C
THE SEAWEED BATH CO. SECURES $1 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY
JOËL PALIX INVESTS IN LASHILÉ BEAUTY
HEADSPACE SECURES ADDITIONAL $47.7 MILLION IN FUNDING
NESTLÉ HEALTH SCIENCE TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY STAKE IN VITAL PROTEINS
3 REASONS WHY A PODCAST IS EXACTLY THE SUPERTOOL YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS RIGHT NOW
EVERY MOTHER RAISES $1.5 MILLION SEED ROUND
HIGH TIMES TO ACQUIRE 13 RETAIL ASSETS FROM HARVEST HEALTH & RECREATION
HYUNDAI-OWNED FASHION BRAND HANDSOME ACQUIRES CLEANGEN COSMECEUTICALS
POINT KING CAPITAL TAKES “MEANINGFUL MINORITY” STAKE IN ESMI SKIN MINERALS
$200K INVESTMENT COMPETITION BY ISRAELI INCUBATOR – WHERE TECHNOLOGY MEETS WELLNESS
AMOREPACIFIC ACQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL MINORITY STAKE IN RATIONALE
GLAXOSMITHKLINE SELLS $3.35 BILLION STAKE IN HINDUSTAN UNILEVER
BEIERSDORF ACQUIRES AN EQUITY STAKE IN SALVALCO
BURST ORAL CARE RAISES SERIES C FROM GOLDMAN SACHS
CBD START-UP EQUILIBRIA CLOSES NEARLY $2 MILLION SEED ROUND
COTY ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH KKR FOR PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
CREATIVE HAIRDRESSERS HAS ENTERED INTO AN ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH HC SALON HOLDINGS
VIOLET GREY SECURES $1.35 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY
PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES DEAL TO ACQUIRE DR. DENESE SKIN CARE THROUGH CANNAWORX
PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ACQUIRE CANNAWORX
ANJAC HEALTH & BEAUTY ACQUIRES ROVAL COSMÉTIQUES
RELISH RAISES $5 MILLION IN SERIES A FINANCING
OMYA ACQUIRES NATURAL FORMULATORS FORMULAE DEVELOPMENT
PINDUODUO RAISES $1.1 BILLION IN PRIVATE FUNDING
GUY & O’NEILL ACQUIRES BOOMERANG LABORATORIES
“SHARK TANK” ALUM NOHBO RAISES $3 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
CHINESE DTC PERFECT DIARY RAISES $100 MILLION
MARGARET DABBS LONDON SELLS MINORITY STAKE
L CATTERTON INVESTS IN JAPANESE BEAUTY BRAND ETVOS
CHARLOTTE’S WEB TO ACQUIRE ABACUS HEALTH PRODUCTS
Dollar General to Hire Up to 50,000 New Employees
GPA GLOBAL AND HUB FOLDING BOX ANNOUNCE MERGER
WIPRO VENTURE ARM TAKES MINORITY STAKE IN LETSSHAVE
EVONIK ACQUIRES BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY INNOVATIVEHEALTH GROUP
SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS AFFILIATE ACQUIRES WEST DERMATOLOGY
MYND SPA & SALON GOES BANKRUPT
WALDENCAST ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT IN C16 BIOSCIENCES’ $20 MILLION SERIES A
LI & FUNG RECEIVES $931 MILLION OFFER TO GO PRIVATE
AMELIA KNIGHT ACQUIRES LONGSHAWE PACKAGING
CORNELL CAPITAL-BACKED KDC/ONE TO ACQUIRE ZOBELE GROUP
FIRMENICH TO ACQUIRE DRT FROM ARDIAN
NOVI, AN AI-DRIVEN INGREDIENT PLATFORM, RAISES $1.5 MILLION
KDC/ONE ACQUIRES COSMETIC LABORATORIES OF AMERICA
LG ACQUIRES PHYSIOGEL BRAND RIGHTS IN ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA
T. LECLERC AND INNOXA ACQUIRED BY LJV CAPITAL
BEAUTY AND WELLNESS FUND WALDENCAST MAKES THREE INVESTMENTS
BEAUTY SUCCESS PARIS ACQUIRES BEAUTY ONE PARIS
WAAM COSMETICS RAISES 1.5 MILLION EUROS IN FUNDING
CREED FAMILY SELLS 260-YEAR-OLD FRAGRANCE BRAND TO BLACKROCK LTPC
HIGH RIDGE BRANDS SELLS ORAL, HAIR, AND SKINCARE PORFOLIOS
Sephora Launches CBD Standards for Beauty Brands
E.L.F. MAKES FIRST ACQUISITION WITH W3LL PEOPLE DEAL
SEPHORA EXPANDS CBD CATEGORY WITH PRIMA LAUNCH
UNICORN IS A DRUG IN SILICON VALLEY
HEADSPACE RAISES $93 MILLION TO TAKE ON CALM
THE MAGICKAL WORLD OF MELINDA LEE HOLM – WHERE TAROT MEETS BEAUTY
“DRYBAR” FOR TEXTURED HAIR NAZA BEAUTY LANDS $1 MILLION IN FUNDING
LANDLORDS AND AUTHENTIC BRANDS BUY FOREVER 21 FOR $81.1 MILLION
SYCAMORE PARTNERS ACQUIRES VICTORIA’S SECRET FOR $1.1 BILLION
ACNE-PATCH BRAND STARFACE RAISES $2 MILLION SEED ROUND
APTAR GROUP TO ACQUIRE FUSIONPKG
CONSCIOUS BEAUTY BRAND FIVE DOT BOTANICS SECURES SEED INVESTMENT
HARRY’S AND EDGEWELL DEAL TURNS INTO A $1.4 BILLION DEBACLE
QUEER EYE’S KARAMO BROWN’S MANTL RAISES $1 MILLION IN PRE-SEED FUNDING
GIVAUDAN PURCHASED A 4.68% STAKE IN ROBERTET
PULLEEZ INTERNATIONAL LANDED MINORITY INVESTMENT
CYR.U.S. SYSTEM: VICTORIALAND BEAUTY REPACKAGED WITH INTENT
INFLUENCER HAIRCARE BRAND GISOU LANDS INVESTMENT FROM VAULTIER7
SOFTBANK-BACKED BRANDLESS SHUTS DOWN BUSINESS
HOLD YOUR BREATH: ROOK PERFUMES LAUNCHES AT RANKIN POP-UP EXHIBITION
K-BEAUTY BRAND PEACH & LILY RECEIVES MINORITY INVESTMENT
SGS ACQUIRES STEPHENS & ASSOCIATES CLINICAL RESEARCH
TARGET DOUBLES DOWN ON THE HAIR CATEGORY WITH NEW BRAND LAUNCHES
BEIERSDORF ACQUIRES STOP THE WATER WHILE USING ME!
Dollar General: Bucking the Retail Trend and Winning Big
FIRMENICH INVESTS IN PACKAGING PIONEER LOOP SERIES A
L’ORÉAL TO SELL ROGER & GALLET BRAND TO IMPALA
MAESA TAKES THE MASS HAIRCARE CATEGORY BY STORM
BRAVO SIERRA SECURES $12 MILLION SERIES A FUNDING
TARSUS GROUP FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH UNFILTERED EXPERIENCE
ACCUPAC ACQUIRED BY PALLADIUM EQUITY PARTNERS
MASS BEAUTY RETAIL IS GETTING ITS MOJO BACK
RENEWABLE CHEMISTRY COMPANY P2 SCIENCE RAISES $12 MILLION SERIES C
SILGAN ACQUIRES ALBÉA’S DISPENSING BUSINESS FOR $900 MILLION
ROBERTET TAKES MINORITY STAKE IN ORGANIC MATERIAL PRODUCER SIRIUS
HELLO ORAL CARE ACQUIRED BY COLGATE-PALMOLIVE
THE CROWN AFFAIR RAISES $1.7 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
FOR THE BIOME SECURES FINANCING FROM JHCAPITAL
KDC/ONE MAKES FIRST STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN ASIA
LUXURY BRAND PARTNERS RAISES $50 MILLION FROM BOOKEND CAPITAL
CLEAN DEODORANT TYPE:A SECURES $2.4 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING
INDIAN PERSONAL CARE BRAND MAMAEARTH RAISES $18 MILLION SERIES B
BIRCHBOX FRANCE SOLD TO JOLIEBOX FOUNDERS BACKED BY OTIUM CAPITAL BUY
EQUICAPITA ACQUIRES CANADIAN VISAGE COSMETICS
INTERCOS GETS 350 MILLION EUROS FINANCING
KAT VON D SELLS OWNERSHIP STAKE IN NAMESAKE BRAND TO KENDO
KOSAS SECURES SERIES B ROUND OF FUNDING
IFF AND SLEEPSCORE LABS CREATE GROUNDBREAKING SLEEP PARTNERSHIP
P&G BACKS NEW PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN
TRICORBRAUN ACQUIRES PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
2M HOLDINGS ACQUIRES INGRETECH SAS
ITALMOBILIARE TAKES MINORITY STAKE IN OFFICINA PROFUMO FARMACEUTICA DI SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
BEST BEAUTY BRAND LAUNCHES OF 2019 AND WHY THEY MATTER
FEMALE SHAVING DISRUPTOR BILLIE ACQUIRED BY P&G
ILIA BEAUTY RAISES SERIES B TO FUEL GROWTH
INNOVATION SCOUTING: CES 2020 BEAUTY TECH ROUNDUP
APTAR ACQUIRES 49% OF THREE RELATED CHINESE BEAUTY PACKAGING COMPANIES
MYBEAUTYBRAND PEER-TO-PEER BUSINESS MODEL ATTRACTS EARLY INVESTORS
LANDMARK COSMETICS REFORM BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
THE ART AND BUSINESS OF DEVELOPING A BREAKTHROUGH BEAUTY PRODUCT
THE RISE OF THE VSCO GIRLS AND THEIR REIGNING AESTHETIC
FTC SLAPS SUNDAY RILEY ON THE WRIST FOR FAKE REVIEWS
WHAT IF BOTTLES WERE MADE OF SOAP?
AZELIS ACQUIRES ORKILA TO EXPAND IN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
EVER/BODY LAUNCHING AFTER RAISING $17 MILLION
BRAZILIAN BEAUTY FIRM BOTICÁRIO GROUP ACQUIRES BELEZA NA WEB
BOGART GROUP ACQUIRES 18 STORES FROM MILADY PARFUMERIE
THE WOLF PROJECT: DREAMING BIGGER AND GOING FOR IT
DIGITAL AND BEAUTY CONNECTED: INFLUENCERS, REVIEWS, AND AMAZON
STARFACE CREATES PIMPLE PATCHES FOR THE INSTAGRAM AGE
BEIERSDORF LAUNCHES THEIR FIRST NEW BRAND IN 30 YEARS
BEIERSDORF LAUNCHES NEW INDIE BRAND CALLED OSCAR & PAUL
LOVE WELLNESS RAISES $4 MILLION SERIES A
WHAT IS HARRY’S UP TO? THREE JOB LISTINGS FOR “NEWCO”
INDONESIAN BEAUTY PLATFORM SOCIAL BELLA SECURES $40MM SERIES D
Herbivore Raises $15 Million Series A Investment
INDIE SKINCARE BRAND SHANI DARDEN RECEIVES SEED INVESTMENT
H&H Group Makes Minority Investment in AI-Based Proven Skincare
BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS LEADS FUNDING ROUND IN MYGLAMM
AMPRO INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES KEYSTONE LABORATORIES
CO-CAPITAL TAKES MINORITY STAKE IN ALÈS GROUPE
OrangeTwist Merges with Illuminate Face & Body Bar
UNILEVER VENTURES BACKS INDIAN BEAUTY COMPANY SCENTIALS
Douglas Invests in On-Demand Start-Up Welmoa
THE NUE CO. RAISES $9 MILLION SERIES A
TPR HOLDINGS ACQUIRES DIANA VREELAND PARFUMS
OrangeTwist Acquires PURE Aesthetics + Wellness
PHLUR RAISES $7 MILLION AND ACQUIRES TEXAS BEAUTY LABS
BOGART GROUP ACQUIRES SIX FRAGRANCE BOUTIQUES IN BELGIUM
SC JOHNSON TO ACQUIRE SUN BUM
GENUINE HEALTH ACQUIRES NATURAL BODY CARE BRAND BASD
NICHEBOX ACQUIRES CLIVE CHRISTIAN PERFUME
MECCA COMMANDS 25% MARKET SHARE OF PRESTIGE BEAUTY IN AUSTRAILIA
Unilever Acquires Tatcha for a Reported $500 Million
SEKHMET VENTURES PORTFOLIO COMPANY CODEX BEAUTY CLOSES SERIES A
CONFIDENCE, MEN, AND GROOMING: A CONVERSATION WITH THE FOUNDER OF FREDERICK BENJAMIN
Professional Booking App Beautystack Secures £4 Million in Seed Funding
Canopy Growth Acquires This Works for $73.8 Million
DTC Plant-Based Skincare bioClarity Raises $13 Million
INDUS HOLDINGS ACQUIRES HUMBLE FLOWER CO. PORTFOLIO OF BRANDS
PRELUDE GROWTH PARTNERS MAKES MINORITY INVESTMENT IN WESTMAN ATELIER
Venus Williams Makes Investment in Self-Care Line, Asutra
BEIERSDORF TO ACQUIRE COPPERTONE BRAND FROM BAYER
SPA AND BEAUTY BRAND MILK + HONEY GETS $7MM INFUSION
EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE ACQUIRES HARRY’S FOR $1.37 BILLION
Needed Receives $2.15 Million in Seed Funding
EZZA NAILS CLOSES $1.5 MILLION SEED ROUND
JUST THE NUMBERS: 2018 CONSCIOUS CONSUMER SPENDING INDEX
LG BUYS AVON NORTH AMERICA FOR $125 MILLION
RARE BEAUTY BRANDS ACQUIRES PLANT APOTHECARY
SEKHMET VENTURES INVESTS IN HERETIC PARFUM
Unilever Ventures Invests in Dr Roebuck's
HUT GROUP ACQUIRES NATURAL HAIRCARE BRAND CHRISTOPHE ROBIN
VANTAGE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS ACQUIRES TEXTRON PLIMON, S.L.U. NATURAL OILS
Experienced Capital Partners Takes Majority Stake in L:A Bruket
Hero Cosmetics: Rethinking Acne Treatments One Patch at a Time
LUBRIZOL ACQUIRES LABORATOIRE PHENOBIO
ALLERGAN ACQUIRES ENVY MEDICAL
FLAWLESS AND FINISHING TOUCH ACQUIRED BY CHURCH & DWIGHT
BAIN CAPITAL TAKES MAJORITY STAKE IN MAESA
UNILEVER TO ACQUIRE FRENCH DERMA-COSMETIC BRAND GARANCIA
How Skin Allies Is Personalizing Clinical Beauty Through Technology
GLOSSIER REACHES UNICORN STATUS WITH $100 MILLION SERIES D
PUIG MAKES MINORITY INVESTMENTS IN LOTO DEL SUR AND KAMA AYURVEDA
JD BEAUTY TO MERGE WITH GOODY PARTNERS
BEAUTYBIO RECEIVES MINORITY INVESTMENT FROM KAINOS
SELF-CARE PLATFORM A GIRLS NIGHT IN RECEIVES PRE-SEED FUNDING
NEIGHBORHOOD GOODS RAISES $8.8 MILLION
YOUTH TO THE PEOPLE RECEIVES MINORITY INVESTMENT
PRIMARK LAUNCHES WELLNESS COLLECTION WITH SHOREDITCH POP-UP
MOBERG PHARMA DIVESTS ITS OTC BUSINESS
DTC FRAGRANCE BRAND SKYLAR RAISES $8 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING
MEDITATION APP CALM HITS UNICORN STATUS WITH $88MM SERIES B
THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP – DE FACTO REGULATOR?
Soleil Toujours Is Changing the Face of Sunscreen
FRANCESCO CLARK BUYS BACK CLARK’S BOTANICALS
P&G ACQUIRES THIS IS L.
PRIMA: HEMP CBD WELLNESS PLATFORM RAISES $3.275MM
SKYN ICELAND RAISES $3 MILLION IN ANGEL FUNDING
LUXURY CANNABIS BRAND BEBOE ACQUIRED BY GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES
RITUAL RAISES $25MM SERIES B
FABFITFUN RAISES $80 MILLION SERIES A
HIMS RAISES $100MM INVESTMENT IN SERIES C
LB EQUITY INVESTS IN CBD PLATFORM STANDARD DOSE
NUDESTIX LANDS CELEBRITY-STUDDED FUNDING
FEMALE SHAVING AND PERSONAL CARE BRAND BILLIE RAISES $25 MILLION
MADISON REED SECURES $51 MILLION IN SERIES D FINANCING
FLOTEK SELLS FLORIDA CHEMICAL COMPANY TO ADM
MEMEBOX RECEIVES $35MM INVESTMENT FROM J&J
UNILEVER VENTURES INVESTS IN INDIAN SKINCARE START-UP PLUM
SAN FRANCISCO EQUITY PARTNERS ACQUIRES JANE IREDALE
GRYPHON ACQUIRES ROC SKINCARE FROM JOHNSON & JOHNSON
L’OCCITANE ACQUIRES ELEMIS FOR $900 MILLION
HENKEL INVESTS INTO CIRCULARITY EUROPEAN GROWTH FUND
DIRECTTIPS CLOSES $1.65 MILLION SERIES B FOR TIPPY
SALE OF THE ICONIC AVEDA INSTITUTE IN MINNEAPOLIS IS IN THE WORKS
UNILEVER ACQUIRES THE LAUNDRESS FOR $100 MILLION
WARBURG-BACKED GLANSAOL FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, PLANS SALE
SILAS CAPITAL INVESTS IN ILIA BEAUTY
WHEN THE DUPED FIGHTS BACK: L’ORÉAL VS DRUNK ELEPHANT
SIO BEAUTY: ANTI-AGING CARE FOR HARD-TO-TREAT AREAS
EIR NYC: COMBINING HERBAL REMEDIES WITH SKINCARE
6 DISRUPTERS CHANGING THE BEAUTY LANDSCAPE
KREYOL ESSENCE: BUILDING A BEAUTY TRIBE AND CHANGING LIVES
PATCHOLOGY: IDEAS ARE A DIME A DOZEN, EXECUTION IS EVERYTHING
HIMS RAISES ANOTHER $50 MILLION
SA.AL&CO: SIMPLE, NEXT-GENERATION PERSONAL CARE FOR MEN
THE HUT GROUP ACQUIRES ACHESON & ACHESON AND AMELIORATE
VENDÔME BEAUTY PARIS: AN AROMACHOLOGY BRAND FOR THE MODERN WOMAN
INTERVIEW RACHEL ROFF: MED-SPA-INSPIRED URBAN SKIN RX
DORIS DALTON TAKES BEAUTY BACK TO BASICS WITH DOLL 10
Interview Jackie Stauffer: RECESS Single-Serving Clean Beauty
EURAZEO MAKES $60 MILLION INVESTMENT IN PAT MCGRATH LABS
HIDE IT, SHOW IT, KNOW IT: BEHIND BATHROOM HABITS
L CATTERTON MAKES $200 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HONEST CO.
WINKY LUX RAISES $6 MILLION SERIES A
THE WHY, WHAT, AND HOW OF A GREAT USER EXPERIENCE: LESSONS ANY BRAND CAN LEARN FROM GLOSSIER’S SF POP-UP
THE HUT GROUP ACQUIRES EYEKO
VIOLET GREY RECEIVES INVESTMENT FROM SHISEIDO
L’ORÉAL ACQUIRES MODIFACE
Just The Numbers: Dollar General Set for Growth and Looking for Vendors
HARRY’S RECEIVES A MINORITY GROWTH EQUITY INVESTMENT
BEAUTYCOUNTER PARENT COMPANY COUNTER BRANDS LLC RAISES $65 MILLION
EURAZEO BRANDS MAKES A MAJORITY INVESTMENT IN NEST FRAGRANCES
THE #1 THING BRANDS MISS ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS – WHAT IT MEANS TO SHOP WITH THE HEAD VS THE HEART
JUST THE FACTS: FOREVER 21’S BEAUTY CONCEPT RILEY ROSE
EDIT@ROOSEVELT FIELD: THE “POP-UP” COMING TO A MALL NEAR YOU
JUST THE FACTS: THE HUT GROUP
Madewell Throws Its Hat into the Beauty Retail Ring
HUT GROUP ACQUIRES CULT BEAUTY BRAND ILLAMASQUA
THE HONEST COMPANY’S DISHONEST MOVE
HUT GROUP ACQUIRES ESPA IN £100MM-PLUS DEAL
THE HUT GROUP ACQUIRES AUSTRALIA’S RY
THE HUT GROUP ACQUIRES GLOSSYBOX
WINKY LUX RAISES $2MM IN SEED ROUND
HOW WINKY LUX BRINGS #TRENDING BEAUTY TO LIFE
BEHIND THE NARS NIGHTMARE – FROM CRUELTY FREE TO CONSUMER OUTRAGE
L’ORÉAL SIGNS DEAL WITH NATURA TO ACQUIRE THE BODY SHOP
Millennial Skincare Trifecta - Quality, Value, and Instaworthy Packaging
THERE IS NO WHITESPACE – HOW YOUR BRAND CAN STILL STAND OUT
CONTENT IS EVERYWHERE IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH
BRANDS ARE LIKE PEOPLE – THEY NEED TO KEEP FIT
CAPITAL CONNECTORS, PART 2: INVESTMENT BANKS
CAPITAL CONNECTORS, PART 1: INCUBATORS