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Former Catch, MySale execs launch online beauty discounter On Trend Beauty

Inside Retail

Former MySale CEO Kalman Polak and ex-Catch beauty category manager Sarah Frazer are teaming up to launch an online space offering discounts and hard-to-find beauty brands. The website – Ontrendbeauty.com.au – is a response to consumer demand for the best big brand products for less, said Polak, co-owner of On Trend Beauty. “We

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

Marie Kloor and her firm, Hydra Health , are focused on changing that. Our mission is to transform spaces that have traditionally been kind of an afterthought and turn them into beautiful, customer-centric and revenue-generating spaces, ” Kloor said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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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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Adore Beauty founders to step back from management roles

Inside Retail

Adore Beauty’s co-founders and executive directors, Kate Morris and James Height, are to step down from their roles as CEO and CTO, respectively, however, both will remain non-executive directors and continue supporting the company’s growth alongside CEO Tamalin Morton. million, aided by a record Afterpay Day sales event.

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CVS Health Appoints First-Ever Chief Data, Digital and Technology Officer

Retail TouchPoints

CVS Health has appointed Tilak Mandadi as both EVP and a new role, Chief Data, Digital and Technology Officer. Mandadi will start in the role July 25, 2022, managing the company’s data, digital and technology strategy while overseeing growth and innovation through digital-led, consumer-focused experiences and services.

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Chemist Warehouse is eying the beauty sector. Should Priceline be worried?

Inside Retail

Additionally, Chemist Warehouse unveiled its store-within-a-store luxe beauty concept Ultra Beauty in June, indicating a much larger focus on the beauty sector and potentially a more competitive environment for both retailers in the future. . Priceline is very much centred around beauty,” Mortimer told Inside Retail.

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Fleeting beauty: Inside the downward spiral of BWX

Inside Retail

To say health and beauty conglomerate BWX has had a difficult few years could be an understatement. After purchasing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of successful beauty brands and platforms, the business, which was valued at $860 million five years ago, is now worth about $36 million. It’s a long story.