While teen girls have dominated the skin-care aisle this year, 2024 has seen teen boys and young men rise to social media fame for their fragrance collections and makeup skills. But how much have men's attitudes about beauty really shifted?

The National Retail Federation predicts a record-breaking $990 billion in sales during the 2024 holiday-gifting season. According to Launchmetrics, big-ticket tech items will dominate the conversation, with a few more affordable but buzzy products also making the top five.

As one of many incubators focusing on BIPOC founders, the Sephora Accelerate Program hopes to diversify the beauty counter. This year's cohort includes founders ranging from successful fragrance influencers to innovators in new categories like sun-care-first makeup.

While net sales decreased overall 2.4% for Macy's, Inc., the company reported continued growth at Bluemercury and Bloomingdales stores for the third quarter of 2024, signaling opportunity in luxury and beauty.

The sexual wellness industry is estimated to reach $115.1 billion by 2030. But launching products like vibrators or libido supplements means more than just cashing in on a growing category. It also means wading into an industry that directly intersects with divisive issues like bodily autonomy and sexual freedom at...

With a passion for collecting, teen boys have been driving the fragrance market all year. For the holiday shopping season, expect them to fill their carts and wishlists with the powerful scents they've been gravitating to throughout the year.

New laws and store security measures have emerged in response to growing concern around shoplifting, often cited as the primary driver of shrinkage. But anxieties around theft may outpace reality.

When asked to lead Kering’s newly formed beauty division from scratch, beauty veteran Raffaella Cornaggia saw it as a new challenge — and an exciting one at that. “What really made me thrilled was the idea of starting a white page,” said Cornaggia, who joined Kering as CEO of Kering...

Throughout her career at Target, Amanda Nusz has worked in just about every department at the big box retailer. But since assuming the role of svp of merchandising for essentials and beauty in June, she is now tasked with keeping Target apace in a mass beauty landscape that is only...