Across the beauty industry, brands' top-line sales have been hit hard by social distancing orders and subsequent store closures, as well as by slower consumer demand driven by unemployment and economic uncertainty. Though beauty brands across all segments are reckoning with a new normal, luxury lines with extremely high, premium...

This week, fashion week designers including Collina Strada, Zimmermann and Alice + Olivia are adding to the industry's hubbub around sustainability and responsibility, no doubt in an effort to win over values-conscious consumers. 

Indie retailers that trade on a clean beauty stance, such as Follain and Detox Market, have begun dedicating resources to sustainability programs ranging from TerraCycle partnerships to environmental commitments. However, despite the hot topic of sustainability within the beauty industry, attempts at integrating sustainable practices underscore existing limitations in making...

As influencer marketing continues to become more competitive -- and expensive -- brands are rethinking their playbooks. Maybelline and Beautyblender, are steadily expanding their outreach to makeup artists. 

Jide Zeitlin, CEO of New York-based Tapestry Inc., owner of fashion brands Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, is being selective about which employees get to work from home amid coronavirus. Corporate workers are working remotely, while for distribution center employees and in-store associates, it’s nearly business as usual. 

"We live in a world where 30% of American women have all of the choice in the world, and 70% have very few options," Universal Standard co-founder Alexandra Waldman said. "So it was kind of a no-brainer where to start."

Glossier isn’t the only millennial-minded beauty brand closing stores. Today, facial bar Heyday announced the temporary closure of its 11 shops across the country for at least one week (March 14 to 20). Bigger retailers, like Sephora and Ulta, are pressing pause on in-stores services and events and instead, hoping...

A number of retailers are already in discussion with landlords about ways to alleviate that pressure, but those negotiations can be tough. Landlords aren’t always so understanding and they have their own financial situations to deal with as well. Glossy talked to a few experts in the real estate and...

For emerging DTC brands, using Instagram Shopping is an easy way to increase the likelihood that a customer will convert. However, those brands, which often have small follower counts, are seeing limitations, considering the number of big brands competing on the platform.

Ipsy clocked in $500 million in revenue last year, and is currently the largest beauty subscription company and the No. 2 ranked subscription business overall after Dollar Shave Club.

Alex is a 22-year-old social media manager for a startup. Six months ago, while standing in a crowded No. 3 express train on the way to work, he had a panic attack.

This week, Macy’s opened its newest store in Southlake, Texas. It's the first in a new store concept for the retailer called Market by Macy’s, which focuses on a smaller footprint, localized product and content, and a heavier emphasis on experimentation and experiences. It’s the first iteration of a new...