In this edition of the Glossy+ Research Briefing, we look at retailers’  investments in value-added services and technologies like virtual try-on, which are intended to enhance the in-person shopping experience, as well as their plans for future expansion.  

The ads support the brand’s fall campaign called “Not Your Ordinary Serums.” The serums featured are Retinal ReSculpt Overnight Treatment and Retinol Youth Renewal Serum.

In this week’s Luxury Briefing, I speak to The Clear Cut founders about how AI is helping the brand with diamond forecasting and sales. In addition, what it takes for a brand to be successful at Bloomingdale’s, according to Australian brand Leo Lin. Also, Aeffe and Marcolin earnings, and executive...

While the rest of fashion has been crossing over with sports for years, jewelry is newer to the arena. The contrast between the intensity and performance of sports and the luxuriousness of fine jewelry makes for an odd pairing. But as the line between sports and the rest of culture...

With fragrance sales only rising, a diverse set of companies are dipping their toe into perfume. But are they just gimmicks, or can they speak to discerning fragrance consumers?

For our inaugural body care conversation, Glossy sat down with Shel Pink, founder and CEO of Sparitual, a sustainable, vegan beauty brand based on the rituals of self-care. Through Sparitual, Pink promotes the importance of body care from the neck all the way down to the soles of your feet.

For as much ink is spilled about the power of the influencer, it is equally important nowadays that a brand build a loyal community. Glow Recipe, the 9-year-old Korean skin-care company, has spent 2023 investing in both.

Though Frances Valentine initially began selling apparel as an homage to co-founder Kate Spade, apparel has become its No. 1 product category. Now, the brand has its sights set on expansion, with a recent foray into home decor and beauty.

These rollouts are taking place while the company also explores acquisition opportunities in the beauty aesthetics, and wellness categories. BeautyHealth Company went public via a SPAC in May 2021.

Brands like D’Orsay and Santa Maria Novella form a roster of centuries-old perfume houses that have staged comebacks and expansions amid the post-Covid fragrance boom. If done successfully, those revitalized names can tap into an existing brand universe and hundreds of years of history to speak to niche perfume consumers’...

After exclusively working with Nike for 27 years, until January 2024, Tiger Woods is putting his expert stamps on golf apparel and accessories again — this time, under the Sun Day Red label. As the first shoe debuts, the brand's Charley Hudak and Tyler Pinkos join the Glossy Podcast.

It's no surprise the mocktail has taken off, as trouble with sleep is a common issue among adults. According to the Cleveland Clinic, roughly one in three adults worldwide suffer from insomnia symptoms. And while Moon Juice's Magnesi-Om cannot cure insomnia, its key ingredient, magnesium glycinate, is said to be...