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How beauty brand Glossier went from social media darling to social outcast

Inside Retail

Beauty’s first unicorn, a digital pioneer, the first Millennial-focused brand…five years ago, these were all buzzwords associated with the beauty lifestyle brand Glossier. The brand began as a spinoff from founder Emily Weiss’s notable beauty blog ‘Into The Gloss’. More than 30 products later and with a valuation of US$1.8

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve. Europe should continue to be a strategically important region for Wish as our European customer base accounted for nearly half of the core marketplace revenue in Q2,” said Yan. Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

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Rising sales and customer searches: Has Glossier made a comeback?

Inside Retail

For the past few months, the beauty industry has been buzzing about the Gen Z-favourite makeup, skincare, and lifestyle brand, Glossier. Especially since Marisa Meltzer’s book, Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier , was released in September. This was about a book.

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L’Occitane’s sales soar as multi-brand strategy pays off

Inside Retail

Soaring sales in the Americas and a growing brand portfolio helped drive beauty retailer L’Occitane International’s global sales up by 17.9 per cent, driven by a 34 per cent improvement in the US and what L’Occitane described as “outstanding e-commerce and cruise ship businesses” and a 29.2 Sales surged 80.4 Elemis recorded 18.1

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Preparing for the future of online retail

Inside Retail

billion online in 2020, and many sellers experienced substantial growth in key categories, such as home goods, health and beauty. In the US, for example, eMarketer reports that D2C sales now account for 33% of Nike’s revenue. . Australians spent an unprecedented $50.46 Fulfilment of the future. And now’s the time to get ahead.

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Hy-Vee draws acclaim for sustained innovation

Mass Relators

A few highlights: • In June 2021, the retailer launched Hy-Vee Financial Services, fueled by its Midwest Heritage bank subsidiary, offering customers everything from checking and savings accounts to home mortgages and auto ­insurance. • That isn’t even an exhaustive list.

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5 Tips for Maintaining Subscription Momentum

Retail TouchPoints

The firm points to two categories that will have the biggest influence worldwide: food and beverage, and beauty and personal care. Instead of supplements that sit in bottles in your medicine cabinet, our belief is that health should be readily available in your pocket,” Yoshimura said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.