U.S. store closures in 2025 could top 2024 numbers, according to new data released Thursday by Coresight market research.

As the owner of “the world’s first social wellness club,” Dr. Jonathan Leary is determined to change how self-care fits into our lives with his unique wellness studio concept. Remedy Place launched in 2019 and has three locations across L.A. and New York City, with a fourth opening in Boston...

This week, I checked in with oral care brands disrupting the $10.8 billion marketplace through innovative product and service offerings that more closely align with the beauty category than the old-school dental offerings of the past. This disruption also aligns with changing regulation of dyes used in oral care products,...

On its best sales day in 2024, Guru Nanda sold close to $1 million dollars worth of oral care products on TikTok Shop. Today, founder Puneet Nanda is bracing for the loss of the platform that amplified his longtime oral care brand onto millions of American’s bathrooms. Nanda sat down...

Thanks to a mix of cash donations and sales from the now-viral "NY Loves LA" T-shirt, FFC co-founders Rebecca Minkoff and Alison Koplar Wyatt have raised $1.7 million dollars since January 8. The group is also funneling funds into grants for female business owners who lost their livelihood in the...

This week, I checked in with industry insiders spearheading grassroots movements to help California wildfire victims through donations from beauty and wellness brands. Additionally, Bryan Johnson’s multi-city longevity summit kicks off in L.A. this weekend, and store closures continue as Macy’s and Kohl’s announce plans to shutter dozens of locations.

The pilates opportunity has never been larger.

This week, I checked in with Penny Coy, Ulta Beauty’s SVP of merchandising, to learn about the retailer’s 2025 wellness category strategy. This includes a dedicated in-store wellness section managed by wellness-focused sales associates as well as a continued expansion into sexual wellness, relaxation, nutrition and oral care offerings. Additionally,...

Accelerator and incubator programs are a dime a dozen in the beauty industry, but Ulta Beauty’s MUSE program is different. “We want this [program] to be the beginning of a groundswell movement,” Jessica Phillips, vp of merchandising at Ulta Beauty, told Glossy. “For me, what’s important right now is not resting...