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‘Not just another beauty store’: Adore Beauty CEO on entering a crowded market

Inside Retail

Transitioning one of Australias leading beauty retailers from a pureplay e-commerce operation to a truly entrenched omnichannel business has been a really positive experience, Sacha Laing, Adore Beauty CEO, told Inside Retail. Adore Beautys educational value proposition has also been translated in-store through its beauty experts.

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Beauty incubator Maesa reveals top beauty industry trends for 2025

Inside Retail

The beauty industry is arguably one of the most difficult, yet lucrative, sectors in the broader retail industry, thanks to the constantly influx of newer brands onto the market and shifting consumer concerns. According to the analysis firm Grand View Research , the US beauty and personal care products market is estimated to be worth US$102.7

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Meet rising star of the week: Kate Stansberry, beauty buyer, David Jones

Inside Retail

This week, we chat with Kate Stansberry, buyer of luxury beauty and skincare at David Jones. Coming out of the pandemic, there will be fundamental shifts in customer expectations from a retail experience perspective both instore and online. One of my key focuses has been expanding and elevating our services within beauty.

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Why beauty brand Fluff turns on its website just four times a year

Inside Retail

Melbourne-based beauty brand Fluff was founded in 2018 by Erika Geraerts, one of the original co-founders of Frank Body. Geraerts has re-conceptualised the very foundations of what a beauty brand is, including the purpose of Fluff’s products: “It’s okay to feel more with makeup, so long as you don’t feel less without it”.

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Q&A: How Rationale is taking Australian luxury beauty to the world

Inside Retail

Last month, Australian luxury skincare brand Rationale launched its first two international boutiques in Singapore, under the wing of South Korean beauty giant Amorepacific, which invested in the company in 2020. The complete focus from Richard has always been on optimal skin health.

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“Really powerful”: Why Mecca is expanding its female-focused business fund

Inside Retail

Beauty firm Mecca is also on its own journey, having put women front and centre in its business for the past 25 years. As such, M-Power went from focusing on womens’ education, health and safety, to including economic participation and representation. This has now expanded to include Missing Perspectives ’ work on the M-Power homepage.

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How Pat McGrath Labs fell from a US$1 billion valuation – and what’s next

Inside Retail

How did the award-winning beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs go from a US$1 billion valuation in 2018 to a measly fraction of that figure just seven years later? The initial run of 1000 units sold out in just six minutes on Pat McGrath Labs website, which helped the brand garner attention from major investment firms and beauty retailers alike.

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