On Thursday, Ulta Beauty reported a net sales increase of 12.9% to reach $2.9 billion in sales during the quarter ending on November 1. During the earnings call, CEO Kecia Steelman shared insights into the promotions, sales and categories dominating holiday sales now.

This week, I checked in with wellness and fitness companies setting up activations at Art Basel during Art Week Miami. This includes Ammortal, Tonal and TechnoGym, among others. Additionally, Soho House leans into wellness, Aquaphor sponsors college basketball, a popular former Peloton instructor launches a fitness app, and the gummy...

How can shoppers, brands and retailers win Black Friday? In this week’s special holiday episode, Glossy Beauty Podcast host Lexy Lebsack is joined by Danny Parisi, host of the Glossy Podcast, and Gabi Barkho, host of the Modern Retail podcast, to unpack all things Black Friday. 

This week, I checked in with leaders in the vitamin sticker category, including execs at The Good Patch, Barrière, and Esker. The category revolves around transdermal, sticker-like patches that deliver active ingredients through the skin, like Vitamin D, ashwagandha and NAD+.

Holiday shoppers are prioritizing value as a flurry of big-box earnings were reported this week. Sales at off-price retailers like Ross and TJX, parent company to TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Homegoods, soared while spending at Walmart increased and Target tumbled. According to company leaders, TJX sales are driven by lower-income...

Few beauty executives currently compete in a category they created, but that’s the case for Dr. Julie Chung and Kent Yu, the married co-founders behind T3 hair tools. Glossy sat down with the duo to discuss how they're navigating their biggest challenges, balancing retail and DTC, maintaining NPD standards in a...

This week, I checked in with executives from L’Oréal-owned La Roche-Posay to hear about the burgeoning "patsumer" consumer category, new learnings on how consumers feel about scarring and details on the company’s forthcoming scar-care launch strategy. Additionally, Peloton pops up at F1 in Las Vegas, GNC rolls out a consumer-facing...

Clean beauty retailer Credo is on a mission to demystify beauty’s historically secretive contract manufacturing sector. On Monday, the retailer announced a first-of-its-kind CM certification program called Credo Qualified, as the retailer doubles down on its role in making beauty’s supply chain more transparent for consumers.

Tru Niagen, the California-based market leader in NAD-support supplements, has expanded into the beauty supplement category. Announced Thursday, the company hopes to attract beauty consumers interested in improving hair, skin and nail health while boosting NAD levels with its new $62 Tru Niagen Beauty supplement. Sales at parent company Niagen...