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Why Aussie beauty brand Cinch Skin changed its approach to retail partnerships

Inside Retail

One brand that is benefitting from this booming market is the Australian-owned and manufactured skincare business Cinch Skin, which is ready to scale globally after experiencing 500 per cent revenue growth in the past year, six years after being founded in 2016.

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Why cosmetics-maker Atelier is launching ‘shark tank’ for beauty brands

Inside Retail

Australian beauty manufacturing network Atelier is giving one creative the opportunity to launch their own beauty, health or wellness brand through its ‘Meet Your Future’ campaign. The goal, according to Atelier founder Nick Benson, is to foster and give back to the beauty creator community in Australia. “We

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Indian vegan beauty brand Pilgrim reveals what’s next after raising US$1.6m

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Founded in 2019, Pilgrim is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty and personal care brand in India that combines native beauty traditions from around the world with the wanderlust spirit of a modern millennial. The brand is devoted to “clean beauty” and strictly against animal testing. Hence, the name: Pilgrim. Looking to expand.

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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

Inside Retail

It’s been quite a year for Indian beauty retailer Sugar, which has just concluded a $50 million Series D fundraise led by the Asia Fund of L Catterton. While multinational brands had always dominated the Indian market, their beauty products were not really suited to the skin complexion of the typical Indian consumer.

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Inside Ikkari’s first physical store – and its plans for more

Inside Retail

After only six months of operations, Aje Collective’s beauty brand, Ikkari, launched its first physical location, with the promise of more to come. The business uses all-natural ingredients across a slew of products, ranging from skincare and ingestibles, to beauty and diffusers. We’re very focused on telling that story.”

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Former L’Oréal Australia MD goes all in on natural skincare

Inside Retail

But over a decade later, it’s the booming clean beauty space that has caught his eye. As general manager of skincare, Tucker will be responsible for developing and bringing to market 8 Seeds, a new line of skincare products containing hemp seed oil, which is purported to have anti-inflammatory and anti-aging benefits.

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“We see huge opportunities”: Inside Pet Circle’s $75m cash injection

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“We see huge opportunities in services like pet insurance and pharmacy, as well as [the use of] the Internet of Things around wellness and health tracking, with pet parents continually looking to improve their pet’s life and care,” Jamison told Inside Retail.