Retail Report

Viral K-Beauty Brand Medicube Crushes Amazon Prime Day
Showing the power of TikTok virality on Amazon purchases, Medicube took the crown last week as Prime Day’s top-selling beauty brand. According to a report from beauty e-commerce agency Navigo Marketing

The Limited, But Real Impact Of Trump’s Tips Tax Break For Hairstylists And Aestheticians
Salon and spa employees will soon get a bit of extra income, courtesy of the federal government. Taking effect with the current tax year, service workers will be able to deduct up...

Where Target’s Beauty Buyers Go For Beauty Services
“Your favorite drag queen’s favorite drag queen” was a great catchphrase to get Sasha Colby noticed. Chappell Roan even borrowed it when she called herself “your favorite artist’s favorite artist.” On a similar note,...

Beauty Brands Go Big For Amazon Prime Day With Record Discounts
Beauty brands are going all in on Amazon Prime Day this week, offering deeper discounts than ever as they seek to combat tariff pressures that have squeezed their bottom lines and a deceleration in the beauty...

Will Tariffs Doom K-Beauty’s Boom?
As the beauty industry cashes in on K-Beauty’s second wave, retailers, e-tailers and brands are bracing for damaging ripple effects if President Donald Trump doesn’t extend his 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” ending on Wednesday. Already squeezed by...

Credo Beauty Says Oui To French Beauty With New Capsule Collection
With its high-touch customer education and ingredients focus, Credo Beauty may be one of the United States’ closest approximations of a French pharmacy—and now it’s leaning into that distinction with a new French beauty capsule assortment. Launching...