The NRF conference was in swing early this week, giving retail and consumer companies more opportunity to reflect on recent big shifts and upcoming marketplace opportunities.

Curology started its expansion in retail a year ago when the company’s OTC products like face cleanser through Target. OTC products accounted for just over 6% of Curology’s sales, with expectations for it to double in 2024.

Puig has been one of the newer strategic acquirers in recent years, building up an arsenal of beauty brands as it aims to compete with established players like L’Oréal Group and The Estée Lauder Companies, plus emerging players like Kering Group.

Stylist Collective is tasked with helping Amika’s in-house education team develop an education curriculum distributed to professional salons, as well as headlining both educational events and large-scale brand-sponsored events.

Karen Behnke, founder of Juice Beauty, is stepping down from her role as CEO and will move into a full-time product development role. Beauty veteran Lance Patterson has taken on the CEO role.

This week, a look at whether L’Oréal's new hair dryer can compete with Dyson’s Supersonic, which has become a lucrative cultural behemoth since its launch in 2016. Additionally, Orveon announces a new CEO following several executive departures in December.

Since joining the TikTok Shop beta program in March 2023, Benefit has sold well over 87,000 product units, according to its own TikTok Shop.

The phrase “Botox in a bottle” has long been tossed around for topical beauty products that want to boast their anti-aging properties and appeal to a needle-free customer base. But products that state they work in tandem with neuromodulator treatments, like Botox, Dysport, Xeomin and Daxxify, are a newer niche...

The beauty industry has spent the past year experimenting with AI, such as ChatGPT, in both backend business and frontend consumer-facing initiatives. In addition to text-based ChatGPT, they're leveraging AI audio platforms like Speechify and Respeecher, AI art generators like Midjourney and Dall-E 3, and AI video generators and editing...