article thumbnail

How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. Marie Kloor and her firm, Hydra Health , are focused on changing that. and Penn Medicine’s Hospital in Philadelphia, with plans for further expansion in 2024 and beyond.

article thumbnail

Natura & Co sells The Body Shop to Aurelius for US$259 million

Inside Retail

Beauty brand The Body Shop has been acquired by pan-European alternative investment firm Aurelius from Natura & Co for £207 million (US$258.69 The Body Shop has over 900 company-owned stores across 20 countries and has partnerships with franchisees operating 1600 stores in additional 69 geographies.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Breaking down beauty: What are the new trends beauty customers want?

Inside Retail

What customers want has changed significantly over the past few years, and with the rise of TikTok, and the push-back against unrealistic beauty standards, the beauty industry is one of the more impacted spaces. Beauty customers are increasingly changing their shopping patterns, and Adore Beauty wants to understand what’s next.

article thumbnail

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. Prior to joining CVS Health, Mandadi was Chief Strategy, Innovation and Technology Officer of MGM Resorts International. Technology is a catalyst for value creation and growth at CVS Health,” said Karen S.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Global first: The Body Shop offers fully vegan product formulations

Inside Retail

The Body Shop has earned the title of being the first global beauty brand offering 100 per cent vegan product formulations certified by The Vegan Society. “We were the first beauty company to fight against animal testing in cosmetics. “We were the first beauty company to fight against animal testing in cosmetics.

Shopping 260
article thumbnail

The Body Shop: What went wrong for the pioneering beauty chain?

Retail Gazette

The Body Shop owner Aurelius called in administrators for the retailer’s UK operations on Tuesday, just weeks after snapping up the business. Retail Gazette takes a look at how one of the sector’s most pioneering beauty retailers ended up in this position. Portas told The BBC: “L’Oreal knows how to use brands.

Shopping 120