It can be both a curse and a blessing to have the opportunity to lead a heritage brand. Michelle Freyre, who was given just that task with Clinique in 2020, knows exactly how challenging a job it can be. 

Jordan Samuel, a former ballet dancer, launched his eponymous brand in 2013, with just two products. He has grown, since then, but remained small, which he calls, a "badge of honor." The brand is beloved by leading skin care influencers like Caroline Hirons. It is primarily DTC but is carried...

Summer 2022 was the season of “revenge travel,” a collective mindset of wanderlust travelers making up for lost time, only to be hit with utter chaos caused by travel industry complications. But for all the headaches and mayhem, at least one industry benefited greatly from the recent travel boom: travel...

This year was difficult for the IPO market, given the economic uncertainty for consumer-facing public companies. But Oddity was the one pure-play beauty company that was able to successfully make its public market debut and sustain Wall Street’s initial enthusiasm. But Oran Holtzman, CEO of Oddity, said the company’s real...

In this edition of the Glossy+ Research Briefing, we share insights from a recent conversation with the editors-in-chief of Glossy and Modern Retail, Jill Manoff and Cale Weissman, about the role TikTok Shop is playing in marketers’ holiday plans. And we highlight brand executives’ comments from this week’s Glossy Beauty...

While search ads account for a large percentage of marketing budgets, organic search traffic is anticipated to decrease 50% by 2028 because of AI. By ensuring advertising is set up to maximize the most effective search ads — shopping ads — fashion and beauty brands can capitalize on micro-trends, micro-occasions...

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