Ulta Beauty announced Thursday that it has purchased U.K.-based specialty beauty retailer SpaceNK Limited from PE firm Manzanita Capital. Space NK currently operates 83 specialty beauty stores across the UK and Ireland and sold its internal U.S. distribution company, which served Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom, to PCA Companies in 2024. Ulta...

What do beetles and red lipstick have in common? More than you may think. Joshua Britton, founder and CEO of L’Oreal-backed Debut, joins the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss a biotechnology breakthrough that could soon impact a large segment of the beauty industry — and save millions of female cochineal...

This week, I checked in with the firms tracking Amazon's recently-expanded Prime Days sale, which runs for two extra days this week, to learn how this year may look different for participating brands. Additionally, fragrance juggernaut Dsm-firmenich gets a new president, Target welcomes its latest social-first beauty brand, and Kate...

Ulta Beauty shoppers who have their hair or brows done within the retailer’s 1,400 in-store salons visit the store twice as often as those who only come in to shop. Now, after successful service partnerships with Cécred, Olaplex and Benefit, Megan Murray, Ulta Beauty’s vp of events and in-store experience,...

Hair-care brand Aveda is betting big on its newest launch thanks to help from its community of hair pros. Glossy sat down with ELC exec Shane Wolf to learn about Monday's launch of its Miraculous Oil High-Shine Hair Concentrate.

Why have so many beauty executives changed roles this year? This week, I checked in with esteemed executive recruiters and industry experts to unpack the many executive hirings and departures happening across the beauty industry. Additionally, Unilever and L’Oréal Group make splashy acquisitions, Ulta Beauty’s CFO suddenly departs, and Neutrogena...

When Skinfix’s exec team reformulated its hero Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream last year, it didn’t expect an outpouring of frustration from its most loyal shoppers. But instead of doubling down on the "new and improved formula," the brand used the misstep as an opportunity to connect with its community and bring...

This week, I checked in on the burgeoning beauty supplement category. Additionally, Unilever is set to acquire men's personal care leader Dr. Squatch, there's another exec shakeup at Violet Grey, and Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is back with Counter. 

Goop’s in-house brands, Goop Beauty and G Label, will fill 80% of the new 647-square-foot Aspen storefront. It marks the company’s seventh permanent location, with 20-30 more to come over the next few years, Matthew Blythe, Goop’s vp of retail, told Glossy.