Liberty Tax, the parent company of Liberty Tax Service and Buddy’s Home Furnishings, has acquired The Vitamin Shoppe in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $208 million. WHO: The [...]
Greenwashing is rampant in the beauty industry, typified by poor labeling, unsubstantiated claims, and a lack of industry standards, leaving shoppers confused and often misled. Case in point: [...]
C Ventures has led an eight-figure Series B investment round in the Chinese beauty e-commerce platform Golong. WHO: Founded in 2012 by Gao Lang, Golong is a Chinese beauty e-commerce platform and [...]
Selfridges has removed all single-use beauty wipes from its Beauty Halls and online, replacing them with reusable and recyclable alternatives from brands like Clinique and indie brands such as [...]
American Express launched Small Business Saturday in 2010 in support of small businesses in the United States, generating an estimated $120 billion since the event began. This year the event [...]
First, there was Black Friday—one standalone day that kicked off the holiday shopping season. Then came Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, and Small Business Saturday. Stores started opening on [...]
Pinterest launched a new curated shopping dashboard as part of Small Business Saturday called Pinterest Shop. Just in time for the holidays, the edit includes hundreds of shoppable Product Pins [...]
Mary Kay accused Ulta of infringing on its “Lash Love” trademark to sell mascara, Mary Kay said in a Nov. 19 complaint in Dallas federal court. Mary Kay registered the “Lash [...]
PopSugar descended on Bryant Park in Manhattan with a ski-themed winter wellness wonderland. The Sugar Chalet holiday pop-up was a one-day experiential holiday retreat inside the glass-enclosed [...]
China accounts for 30% of the world’s e-commerce sales. With online revenue reaching USD 584 billion in 2018, the potential for explosive growth makes China an important market for many [...]
