Retailers Archives | Beauty Independent The eyes, ears and voice of beauty entrepreneurs. Daily industry news, industry knowledge, trend reports and data-driven content. Here for the Fierce Sun, 14 Jan 2024 21:11:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 135095403 “We Are Oversaturated”: How Investment Is Changing The Med-Spa Market https://www.beautyindependent.com/oversaturated-how-investment-changing-med-spa-market/ https://www.beautyindependent.com/oversaturated-how-investment-changing-med-spa-market/#disqus_thread Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:01:45 +0000 https://www.beautyindependent.com/?p=133167 Aesthetic nurse practitioner Chris Bustamante, founder of med-spa Lushful Aesthetics, believes the bustling med-spa industry has hit peak saturation. In fact, he theorizes it reached peak saturation a year or two ago.

“We are oversaturated,” he says. “I think that it’s now closing in on itself. Friends of mine who have been

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]]> https://www.beautyindependent.com/oversaturated-how-investment-changing-med-spa-market/feed/ 0 133167 Subscription Box Company Kinder Beauty Shutters https://www.beautyindependent.com/subscription-box-company-kinder-beauty-shutters/ https://www.beautyindependent.com/subscription-box-company-kinder-beauty-shutters/#disqus_thread Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:01:01 +0000 https://www.beautyindependent.com/?p=133013 The cruelty-free beauty and lifestyle subscription box service Kinder Beauty has been dissolved, according to an email to vendors obtained by Beauty Independent. 

“Kinder Beauty has never been profitable,” wrote Andrew Bernstein, co-founder and CEO of Kinder Beauty, in the email dated Jan. 5. “At the

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]]> https://www.beautyindependent.com/subscription-box-company-kinder-beauty-shutters/feed/ 0 133013 Former Onda Beauty President Reopens Luxury Retailer Sommetbeauty In New York City https://www.beautyindependent.com/former-onda-beauty-president-reopens-luxury-retailer-sommetbeauty-new-york-city/ https://www.beautyindependent.com/former-onda-beauty-president-reopens-luxury-retailer-sommetbeauty-new-york-city/#disqus_thread Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:07:47 +0000 https://www.beautyindependent.com/?p=132926 Four months after launching in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, Sommetbeauty is reopening in the Upper East Side. 

The luxury retailer from Jane Fernandez, former president of clean beauty retailer Onda Beauty, opened its doors on Madison Avenue and 69th Street on Tuesday. Sommetbeauty, which refers to

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]]> https://www.beautyindependent.com/former-onda-beauty-president-reopens-luxury-retailer-sommetbeauty-new-york-city/feed/ 0 132926 Blissim Shows It’s Possible To Make The Beauty Subscription Box Model Profitable https://www.beautyindependent.com/blissim-shows-possible-beauty-subscription-box-model-profitable/ https://www.beautyindependent.com/blissim-shows-possible-beauty-subscription-box-model-profitable/#disqus_thread Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:01:55 +0000 https://www.beautyindependent.com/?p=132495 French beauty subscription box service Blissim is thriving as similar companies in the United States contend with declining demand.

Formerly the European arm of the beauty subscription box pioneer Birchbox, Blissim delivers customized monthly boxes that contain between five and six full-size and mini makeup,

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]]> https://www.beautyindependent.com/blissim-shows-possible-beauty-subscription-box-model-profitable/feed/ 0 132495 The Travel Retail Opportunity For Emerging Beauty Brands https://www.beautyindependent.com/travel-retail-opportunity-emerging-beauty-brands/ https://www.beautyindependent.com/travel-retail-opportunity-emerging-beauty-brands/#disqus_thread Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:20:12 +0000 https://www.beautyindependent.com/?p=130807 It’s time for emerging beauty brands to explore travel retail, according to Gebr. Heinemann.

One of the largest travel retailers in the world, Hamburg-based Heinemann operates branded shops at 123 airports and 213 border crossings. It also counts 51 airlines and 240 cruise ships

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]]> https://www.beautyindependent.com/travel-retail-opportunity-emerging-beauty-brands/feed/ 0 130807 Ulta Beauty Bets On The Interconnection Between Beauty And Wellness https://www.beautyindependent.com/ulta-beauty-wellness/ https://www.beautyindependent.com/ulta-beauty-wellness/#disqus_thread Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:40:56 +0000 https://www.beautyindependent.com/?p=130502 Although building a wellness business hasn’t been the easiest task for beauty specialty retailers, Ulta Beauty is deepening its commitment to it.

In the chain’s earnings conference call for the quarter ended Oct. 29, it reported that it added 500 stores to The Wellness Shop, a dedicated wellness assortment it initiated

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