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How US start-up Subtl Beauty stacks up in a hypercompetitive beauty market

Inside Retail

Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. Though not my ultimate calling, it sparked my passion for beauty.

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From Saks to start-up: How this brand founder aims to change women’s health

Inside Retail

Those experiences ultimately her to launch Elix Healing, the first menstrual wellness brand to combine Chinese medicine and clinical research for personalised herbal treatments for women’s hormonal health. Inside Retail : How did you come up with the concept for Elix Healing?

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Analysis: Why all retailers need a jab of health and wellness

Inside Retail

Similarly, as retailers and retail marketers, we need to benchmark ourselves against more than just our direct competitors. And I was recently reminded (while presenting to TerryWhite Chemmart) that one of the best areas for inspiration today is health and wellness. Do you have plans for Web 3.0,

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Vida Glow partners with Heinemann for Sydney Airport pop-up

Inside Retail

Australian ingestible beauty brand Vida Glow will allow departing travellers to stock up, replenish and discover the brand at an interactive hydration station at Sydney Airport. “We’re so excited to officially enter into travel retail with a global power player like Heinemann,” said Vida Glow founder Anna Lahey.

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Boots wonder cream launch drives ninth straight quarter of growth

Retail Gazette

Boots has notched up its ninth consecutive quarter of market share growth in its third quarter as its No7 wonder cream launch helped to boost sales. The health and beauty specialist’s sales jumped 13.4% Boots achieved its biggest week in beauty outside of Christmas in May. achieved across the wider retail market.

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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

Inside Retail

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. A benefit of this strategy is the ability to bypass regulatory filings, or the funding to go public.

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Grown Alchemist makes Sydney Airport standalone debut

Inside Retail

The launch marks the first step of the brand – which specialises in skin, body, hand, and haircare items – into the travel retail market. The counter has a minimal, monochrome retail design with glass and stainless-steel accents paired with a distressed concrete wall.

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