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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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Viv for your V founder on bringing sustainable period care to 500 stores

Inside Retail

Other categories, like beauty, had started to become an extension of our identities or something proudly displayed in our medicine cabinets, but the period care category was still lacking. What truly sets Viv apart is its female-founded perspective in an industry dominated by male-led brands.

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

Inside Retail

Masks were our first product, but our pandemic project evolved into a broader self-care and wellness mission when we realised that our customers wanted their beauty arsenal to include protection against everyday threats to their well-being and they wanted these solutions to be safe, easy to use and yes, stylish.

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ColourPop brand president Vivian Weng on the pace of change in beauty retail

Inside Retail

To say that Vivian Weng is a colourful player in the global beauty industry would be an understatement. Inside Retail connected with the beauty executive to learn more about her path to joining ColourPop and her thoughts on the current state of beauty retail. What is it about beauty that has captivated you for so long?

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Skin deep: Why Camilla and Marc, H&M and Jurlique are embracing ageing

Inside Retail

High end beauty, fashion and lifestyle brands have been some of the slowest categories to really embrace the use of mature models for genuine marketing purposes (not just for a quick PR stunt). “We Beauty faces up to ageing. And with Australia’s burgeoning beauty market expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.87

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“We’ve seen an explosion”: HiSmile talks taking teeth whitening global

Inside Retail

The brand’s uptake is largely driven by its social media-driven campaigns with high profile celebrities, such as the Kardashians and former UFC fighter Conor McGregor, and its efforts in R&D to create a more effective tooth whitening process for its customers. The beauty boom finally reaches oral care.

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Behind Documents’ path to luxury fragrance leadership in China

Inside Retail

Armed with fresh knowledge of the beauty industry, he quit the role in 2014 and created his first business, a tiny design agency that created floral designs for corporate clients, specialising in events and gifts. From the designers’ perspective, it’s like collecting and documenting a story,” Zhaoran said. “We