With Saks Regrouping, Nordstrom Presses Its Advantage In Beauty
With greater flexibility following its go-private transaction, Nordstrom is charting a course to win over displaced luxury shoppers and capture market share in the wake of Saks’ bankruptcy, using a sharper beauty edit of emerging brands...
Can Filament Become The Next Billion-Dollar Bond-Building Brand?
After its exclusive retail launch at Violet Grey on Jan. 21, Filament sold through eight weeks of inventory within three hours. It was an auspicious retail premiere for the science-focused haircare...
The Black Beauty Club’s Tomi Talabi On The Structural Undervaluation Of Black Beauty
Long before Tomi Talabi entered the workforce, her understanding of beauty was informed by an upbringing spread between Lagos, London and New York, with early experiences that grounded it in daily rituals rather than products. Later, in roles...
Mass Beauty Has Momentum. Can It Maintain It?
Beleaguered American consumers are cutting back across categories to manage escalating costs for gas, housing, groceries and healthcare, but beauty spending is holding up. For mass-market brands and retailers, that durability presents a clear...
Indie Beauty Dish: Funding, Acquisitions, Retail Expansion And Other Moves From Spring 2026
Skin Laundry has tapped Raymond James to explore strategic options, according to sources. The laser facial chain and the investment bank declined to comment. Founded in 2013, Skin Laundry has a network of more than 30...
