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Adore Beauty names former Alquemie Group head as CEO

Inside Retail

Adore Beauty has appointed Sacha Laing as its new CEO, effective October 1. Prior to joining Adore Beauty, Laing served as the CEO and executive director of Alquemie Group, CEO of General Pants Co, and CEO of Colette by Colette Hayman. Laing has also previously served as COO of Country Road Group, and CMO of David Jones.

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Magnum’s beauty move: Behind its collab with skincare start-up Fayshell

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Gregg has a background in the beauty industry and previously worked for her parents’ medical distribution company, which sells products ranging from fillers to advanced dermal products used by doctors in medical clinics. What truly drew us together was the mutual commitment to excellence in our respective fields.

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How Sephora reflects broader challenges facing Western beauty brands in China

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LVMH-owned beauty giant Sephora is reportedly carrying out a significant workforce reduction in China, a move aimed at mitigating financial losses in the challenging market. The bigger picture The struggles of Sephora in China, however, reflect a broader trend affecting Western beauty brands operating in the market.

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Inside Chemist Warehouse’s surprising new luxury brand, Ultra Beauty

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Across Australia a new set of beauty destinations have silently started popping up, bringing premium products to customers in a place they likely didn’t expect. Quite a few luxury brands felt that they wouldn’t be able to execute their default brand message and experience in the Chemist Warehouse environment,” Pecora said. “So

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From Saks to self-care: Barrière co-founder Cleo Davis-Urman’s career in retail

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While entrepreneurship and the direct-to-consumer wellness category present new challenges, I am grateful for the foundation I built in corporate fashion retail that has helped me hone the professional skills to successfully bring Barrire to the growing brand it is today. How have these roles prepared you to launch and run this company?

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All about Viviology, Adore Beauty’s long awaited move into private label

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After selling other brandsbeauty products for the last 22 years, online retailer Adore Beauty has finally launched its own skincare line, Viviology. It was developed in collaboration with Melbourne-based dermal therapist James Vivian, and is available on Adore Beauty, as well as through a standalone website.

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Mecca for mums: How The Memo is disrupting the baby goods market

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At the time, she was a brand manager at Mecca, so she understood the power of a highly curated and branded shopping environment, and a first-rate customer experience, but she felt like it didn’t exist in the baby goods category. It’s a category we’re very proud of,” Casey said.

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