WSL In The Press Archives - Page 4 of 6

Post Neiman’s, Luxe Beauty Brands Explore Options

February 14, 2023May 18, 2020 by WslAdmin

With Neiman Marcus filing Chapter 11 and the specialty channel in flux, ultra-prestige beauty brands are exploring their options. By Jenny B. Fine on May 15, 2020 // WWD, Beauty Inc. Chanel. La Mer. Sisley. La Prairie. When the Neiman Marcus Group filed for Chapter 11 protection late last week, the top 20 unsecured creditors included four beauty (or beauty-related, ... Read more

‘Medtailing’, Medical & Retail, Is Here To Stay

February 14, 2023February 26, 2020 by WslAdmin

BY KAREN KROLL // National Retail Federation, February 26, 2020 Changing demographics are helping drive continued interest in the mix of retail and health care. While many areas of bricks-and-mortar retailing face headwinds, one shows signs of growth and promise: health care and medical services offered within stores and shopping centers. These services extend beyond the pharmacies ... Read more

Macy’s Plan to Build Private Label Brands Faces Tough Odds

February 14, 2023February 12, 2020 by WslAdmin

BY PHIL WAHBA // Fortune, February 11, 2020 Macy's wants to take more of its fate into its own hands. One of the key components of the comeback plan the struggling department store company unveiled to Wall Street last week is its ambition to turn four of its long-established in-house fashion brands—I.N.C. International Concepts, Alfani, Style & Co, and Charter ... Read more

3 Ways to Know if Your Beauty Brands are Man Enough

July 21, 2023February 4, 2020 by WslAdmin

Men are venturing into the beauty category at a pace that could turn an unprepared brand’s hair gray. Yet while interested in the category, many men don’t know how to enter it. Our How America Shops® survey revealed three steps for getting them there – but don’t wait or you’ll be a runner-up. Real men ... Read more

How Brands Are Rethinking Water Conservation

July 24, 2023January 3, 2020 by WslAdmin

WWD / December 18, 2019 / By Allison Collins, Photography By George Chinsee From P&G to Owa, modern beauty brands are finding ways into the waterless beauty movement. Are you ready for the age of powder shampoo? Waterless beauty, a small but increasingly intriguing category comprised of brands and products that think of water differently at varying points in ... Read more

The Trend Predictor: Wendy Liebmann by Fragrance Foundation

February 22, 2023December 23, 2019 by WslAdmin

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Fragrance Foundation Accords | December 12, 2019 Wendy Liebmann knows what you’re going to buy before you do. She also knows why, and where you’re going to shop for it. The Australian-born founder of WSL Strategic Retail has been conducting research and reading the tea leaves about consumer habits for more than two decades, helping ... Read more

Millie Bobby Brown Meets ‘Idol’ at the WWD Beauty Inc Awards

February 22, 2023December 23, 2019 by WslAdmin

By Emily Dougherty, October 21, 2022 || BeautyInc. - A Publication of WWD Women over the age of 50 have been routinely ignored by marketers for decades. Now, though, healthier and wealthier than any generation of women before them, Gen X is coming resolutely into focus. As American women age, they start feeling invisible and undervalued. This ... Read more

Forever 21 Bankruptcy Signals a Shift in Consumer Tastes

February 22, 2023October 8, 2019 by WslAdmin

The New York Times - By Sapna Maheshwari, Sept. 29, 2019 Forever 21, the California retailer that helped popularize fast fashion in the United States with its bustling stores and $5 tops, said on Sunday night that it would file for bankruptcy, a sign of the eroding power of shopping malls and the shifting tastes of young ... Read more

WSL Reports on The Great Makeup Crash of 2019

February 22, 2023September 24, 2019 by WslAdmin

Business of Fashion — BY RACHEL STRUGATZ, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 Many of the largest cosmetics brands are seeing US sales drop as new rivals enter the market even as consumers spend less on makeup. NEW YORK, United States — Beauty brands are good at generating hype. Nars just celebrated its 25th anniversary with a splashy release of 75 ... Read more

Costco Quietly Becomes a Destination for Clothes

July 21, 2023July 2, 2019 by WslAdmin

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By Abha Bhattarai // The Washington Post, July 1 2019 Kelly Davis has started doing something she once considered unthinkable: buying clothes at Costco. The 31-year-old had long resisted the warehouse chain’s clothing aisle; it just felt weird buying dresses and shirts at the same place she bought groceries. Plus, she said, “It’s where my mom shops." ... Read more