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Adore Beauty Group eyes first physical store as revenue surges

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Adore Beauty Group enjoyed higher revenue in the fiscal first half on the back of a record number of returning customers and more active customers. Returning customers rose 5 per cent to 507,000, who accounted for 81 per cent of sales. And the company has engaged a consultant to imagine how the brand could create a physical store.

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Amyris offloads beauty brands following bankruptcy

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Synthetic biotech company Amyris is set to offload its clean beauty consumer brands as part of financial restructuring. According to Business of Fashion , there was speculation earlier this month that the beauty conglomerate was trying to sell off its brands to “satisfy creditors”. Baby personal care line Pipette contributed $5.9

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Adore Beauty sales tumble, New Zealand expansion continues

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Pureplay online beauty retailer Adore Beauty says returning customers have largely contributed to the business’ growth in the first quarter, although sales don’t reflect the same. In a trading update based on unaudited accounts, the business registered $45.4

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Is Jim’s Beauty set to flop like Harley-Davidson perfume – or could it be branding genius?

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It’s Jim’s Beauty , offering “professional beauty treatments in the comfort of your chosen space”. These services are usually offered in the client’s home, and are provided by franchisees, as will the beauty services – which will include facial, lash and brow and nail treatments, as well as waxing and teeth whitening.

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Adore Beauty credits customer loyalty for strong sales growth

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Pureplay online cosmetics retailer Adore Beauty says returning customers contributed 70 per cent of sales coupled with a higher than average spend last year. Sales of its Viviology skincare brand – which launched in June this year – exceeded “internal expectations” while the fragrance and Korean beauty categories accounted for 4.1

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How the beauty and sexual wellness industries became so intertwined

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When you walk into a beauty store, you expect to find a wide array of makeup powders, hair curlers, and setting sprays. In recent years, these and other sexual wellness products have been popping up on the physical and virtual shelves of many mainstream beauty retailers, such as Sephora and Ulta Beauty.

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Let’s talk about sex: Why beauty giant Sephora is embracing sexual wellness

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Global beauty retailer Sephora is the latest retail giant to enter the sexual wellness category, following in the footsteps of Tesco, David Jones, Priceline, Walmart and others around the world. “Like in beauty, we believe in taking an integrated and holistic approach, not a compartmentalised view of sex. billion by 2026.