In June, men’s personal care brand Dr. Squatch was acquired by Unilever for $1.5 billion, making it one of the year's biggest deals in beauty and personal care. CEO Josh Friedman, who joined the company in 2019, has overseen its viral marketing campaigns, its expansion into nearly every mass retailer...

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...

This week, I am recapping my on-stage conversation with Laura Beres, vp of wellness at Ulta Beauty, at Glossy’s annual Beauty & Wellness Summit in Newport Beach last week. Highlights include her unique perspective on Ulta’s two wellness consumers, what wellness shoppers are looking for today, and how existing brands...

Reuben Carranza, executive chairman of the late-stage private investment firm Bansk Beauty, joined Glossy at its annual Beauty & Wellness Summit for a special, live recording of the Glossy Beauty Podcast. He shared insights into the firm’s investment philosophy, growth plans for its brands and details around its September acquisition...

This week, I’m reporting from the Glossy Beauty & Wellness Summit where I checked in with wellness experts like Dr. Leonard Guarente, a pioneer of aging science and the co-founder and chief scientist of Elysium Health, and Aaron Jones, the chief digital officer of Unilever Wellbeing and Liquid I.V. Additionally,...