At NRF’s Retail’s Big Show summit in New York City this weekend, industry leaders discussed the strategies that are helping to curb the retail industry’s worrying rate of returns.

There’s a $100 billion opportunity behind FSA and HSA spending. Taking its cue from the wellness and fitness industries, beauty is primed to join in.

Since adding SMS and MMS messaging to its marketing strategy in August, Alo Yoga now credits 4% of its business revenue to the channel. Armed with a new understanding of how new and existing customers shop through text messaging, the brand is revamping its acquisition and retention strategies for 2024.

After 11 quarters of net sales growth and $894 million in net sales for 2023, Cosnova is using momentum, value pricing and new social media platforms for 2024 U.S. expansion.

After a turbulent year, how will the beauty industry’s hiring trends change in 2024?

In December, Unilever announced its plans to acquire K18, the biotech-powered prestige hair-care brand known for its TikTok-famous Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask. It’s just one part of Unilever’s expansion into the bond repair hair-care category, with 2024 line expansions from Dove, SheaMoisture, Nexxus, and Love Beauty and Planet.

In Glossy’s last Beauty Podcast of the year, the team discusses the biggest industry trends of 2023 and offers their predictions for the year ahead.

After a knockout year of sweeping sales, powerful acquisitions and innovative launches, the fragrance category shows no signs of slowing down before the end of the year. 

Executives at leading incubators and accelerators predict the industry trends that will dominate the mass and masstige beauty spaces in 2024.