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Anna Priadka Closed Refillable Beauty Brand Fiils Last Year. Here’s What She Would’ve Done Differently If She Could.

Rachel Brown — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:01:53 +0000

On Oct. 19, Anna Priadka, founder of Fiils, sent an email to the refillable haircare and personal care brand’s customers explaining its closure. “Unfortunately, we’ve had to face the reality that we can’t make it work,” the e-mail read. “It’s sad news, but we’re proud of all we’ve accomplished.”

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The Changes Former Sephora Chief Merchant Margarita Arriagada Wants To See In The Beauty Industry This Year

Erica La Sala — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:00:03 +0000

Valdé Beauty founder and former Sephora chief merchant Margarita Arriagada believes the beauty industry is on the precipice of major change. “We’re entering an era where everything that was conventional has to go out the window, and we’ve got to figure out new ways and new approaches

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Retailers Expected To Pull Back On Adding New Beauty Brands In 2024

Erica La Sala — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:01:39 +0000

Jessica Matlin, director of beauty at luxury fashion e-tailer Moda Operandi, forecasts retailers will be conservative with their beauty purchase orders in 2024.

After launching its beauty vertical with some 55 skincare, fragrance, makeup, haircare and body care brands in early 2023, Moda Operandi is reducing the number of

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Sephora UK’s VP Of Global Merchandising On How Brands Fail And Flourish At The Retailer

Erica La Sala — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:22:00 +0000

According to Nigel Lawmon, VP of global merchandising for haircare at Sephora UK, brands that fail to gain momentum at Sephora tend to share one thing in common: They didn’t listen to the retailer.

“Retailers generally know how to get success for the

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Bridge Mentorship Helps Brands Understand The Cautious Mindset Of Today’s CPG Investors

Erica La Sala — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:54:05 +0000

Investors have shifted from focusing on growth to focusing on profitability and brands that can prove their potential, but many beauty entrepreneurs still haven’t adjusted to the practical mindset.

“Today, everybody wants to grow faster than they probably naturally can,” says Rich Gersten, co-founder and managing partner of

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From Fragrance Category Bullishness To An Emphasis On Omnichannel, 10 Top Takeaways From Dealmaker Summit EU/UK

Claire McCormack — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:13:50 +0000

The number of beauty deals has been depressed this year, but beauty industry dealmakers’ outlook isn’t. At Beauty Independent’s Dealmaker Summit EU/UK in London earlier this month, speakers from companies the likes of JPMorgan, Unilever Prestige, Sephora UK, McKinsey & Co. and Beauty Pie expressed cautious optimism

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