WSL In The Press Archives - Page 5 of 5

How Instagram and a New Zeitgeist Are Driving Skin Care’s Growth

July 21, 2023August 2, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Peter Born // WWD, July 23 2018 The skin-care race is revving up. The category’s rally, which got rolling roughly 18 months ago, is steadily gaining momentum. Sales of prestige treatment products are running 14 percent ahead in the U.S. for the latest 12-month period, ended in May, according to the NPD Group’s total measured market. ... Read more

Sephora CEO Hunt Highlights Beauty’s Radical Evolution

February 23, 2023August 2, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Allison Collins // WWD, July 26 2018 The departure of former president and chief executive officer of Sephora North America Calvin McDonald leaves Sephora with a big hole to fill. McDonald, who has led Sephora through beauty’s digital revolution, is leaving the business after five years to take the ceo role at Lululemon. McDonald led the charge ... Read more

Kate Spade & Fashion’s Crisis: When a Name Makes a Brand

February 23, 2023June 25, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Tiffany Hsu // The New York Times, June 6, 2018 Soon after fans of Kate Spade learned that the designer had died in an apparent suicide on Tuesday, stunned customers remembered the handbags they purchased after their first big promotion, or the linens they were given for their first home, or the onesies in which they ... Read more

Melania Trump’s Jacket Shocked Many, Statement Clothes is in

July 24, 2023June 25, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Abha Bhattarai // Washington Post, June 21 2018 Just as the controversy over her husband’s immigration policies had begun to cool off, first lady Melania Trump touched off a new backlash. As she boarded a plane for Texas to visit immigrant children who were separated from their families at the border, a message blared from her $39 Zara jacket: “I really ... Read more

Beauty Seeks Role in Future of Drugstores

February 23, 2023April 20, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Faye Brookman | WWD Article - April 20, 2018 Pharmacy, in-store clinics and other health-care initiatives are altering the drugstore retailing landscape. What role will beauty play as drugstores evolve to a more health care-centric format? The question is whether CVS’ $69 billion acquisition of health insurance giant Aetna; Walgreens’ partnership with insurer UnitedHealthcare, ... Read more

Bloomingdale’s Bets Big on Millennials Beauty with Glowhaus Concept

February 24, 2023August 17, 2017 by WslAdmin

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By Ellen Thomas on August 17, 2017 | WWD Article Eight-hundred products from 30 brands are going into a Millennial-targeted beauty department, located on the retailer’s contemporary floor. Does Bloomingdale’s hold the master plan to bring Millennials back to department store beauty counters? Not quite — instead, the retailer is bringing beauty to the selfie ... Read more

Speakers to Discuss How Digital Brings Value to Retail

February 24, 2023August 14, 2017 by WslAdmin

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Path to Purchase Institute, August 14, 2017. Written by April Miller. CVS and WSL executives will dissect the opportunities that abound going forward. NOTE: This article is published in the September 2017 issue of Shopper Marketing. After the issue went to press, Norman de Greve was replaced as the CVS Health executive scheduled to speak during ... Read more

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