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The Math Behind Beauty Brands’ TikTok Shop Profitability Challenge

For beauty brands chasing growth on TikTok Shop, the algorithm isn’t the main challenge. The economics are. Beauty sales on TikTok Shop jumped 96% in the first quarter to nearly $1 billion, according to data intelligence platform
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Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta Is Making Lip Balms For Bros

Gabe Saporta, who fronts the dance-pop band Cobra Starship and heads indie record label TAG Music, recalls one of the coolest guys in New York’s music scene getting roasted mercilessly more than a decade ago after...
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Lilac St. Brings In New CEO As It Eyes $20M In Sales

Lilac St. is hitting the gas pedal on growth. Founder Alicia Zeng has appointed Brianne Moore Price as CEO of the six-year-old at-home false eyelash brand, tasking her with leading it into its...
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Violette_FR Lands $5M From Existing Investors In Tough Makeup Funding Market

In a challenging funding environment for color cosmetics, Violette_FR has raised $5 million from a tight circle of existing backers, demonstrating their conviction that the brand could be an eventual winner when appetite...
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Feel Peptides Raises $3M To Bring Elevated Branding And Accessibility To Peptides

In the fast-growing peptide space, where consumers have often turned to gray-market operators and compounding pharmacies, Feel Peptides is aiming to legitimize the category by pairing pharmaceutical-grade products with a luxury brand sensibility, and...