Wellness Briefing: Inside Classpass’ category expansion into self-care and experiences, plus news For the Wellness Briefing, Glossy spoke with Ivy Wu, vice president of growth at Classpass, about the booking app’s ongoing strategy shift towards wellness- and experience-based offerings. Additionally, the World Cup anoints new global wellness thought leaders, FDA meets this week to assess regulatory changes of peptides like BPC-157, and...
Inside Oura’s winning bet on the World Cup — and what it means for the brand’s 2027 roadmap Glossy sat down with Oura chief marketing officer Doug Sweeny on the eve of the FIFA World Cup finale weekend to unpack the company’s biggest marketing bet yet. Oura rolled out several campaigns and partnerships over the past few months tied to the tournament, including the announcement of England co-captains...
Gregg Renfrew is courting Gen Z with Beecee, but do young people care about clean beauty? Longtime industry disruptor Gregg Renfrew joins the Glossy Beauty Podcast to discuss her new Gen Z-focused brand Beecee, plus answer questions about the future of clean beauty, what it takes to court young consumers and the future of specialty beauty retail.
Wellness Briefing: Is hormone tracking the future of women’s wearables? Plus news For the Wellness Briefing, Glossy interviewed Jenny Duan, the 22-year-old founder who has raised $11.6 million to launch a continuous hormone-tracking wearable named Clair. It’s part of the burgeoning hormone tracking marketplace that could soon upend how women interact with wearables.
Milani CEO Mary van Praag unpacks the strategies behind 19 quarters of growth, trends she’s betting on for 2H Glossy caught up with Milani CEO Mary van Praag for insights into her winning leadership strategy, including the power of product collabs with retailers and manufacturers, the categories and trends she’s betting on for the second half of the year, and the consumer demands from the mass category now.
Exclusive: Hung Vanngo Beauty is rethinking shade-matching with first foundation launch Forget warm, neutral and cool undertones — celebrity makeup artist-turned-brand founder Hung Vanngo is reimagining how consumers should shop for foundation with his brand's foray into complexion products. Glossy sat down with Vanngo and CEO Samantha Kitain for all the details.
Wellness Briefing: How brands are leveraging grassroots social wellness meetups, plus news For the Wellness Briefing, Glossy sat down with Blake Waller, co-founder of social wellness meetup group Coffee & Chill, as his company prepares to host 1,000 Gen Z and millennial consumers this weekend in Los Angeles at a World Cup-themed community wellness event. Additionally, a women-only gym concept heads for...
Ulta Beauty Strategies: What Ulta is learning about Gen Alpha consumers Ulta Beauty partnered with NielsenIQ to survey more than 500 Gen Alpha children and teens to learn about their preferences and motivations, plus how they feel about and interact with AI tools. Glossy sat down with Ulta Beauty CMO Kelly Mahoney to learn about the findings.
How Supergoop CMO Lauren Weinberg is tackling Amazon and TikTok Shop amid channel mix expansion How does a 20-year-old market leader stay on top? For sunscreen brand Supergoop, it requires an evolving channel mix that includes adding mass retailers like Target, joining Amazon’s Premium Beauty channel and using TikTok Shop to market lesser-known SKUs. Supergoop CMO Lauren Weinberg joined host Lexy Lebsack onstage at Glossy’s...