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Beauty Faces Down Chaos: 7 Opportunities for All Categories
After our recent travels to explore the latest in beauty, WSL Strategic Retail’s experts returned to NYC impressed by the category’s resiliency in this time of chaos. Here are seven examples of what beauty can show other business (categories and retailers) in order to grow. Is the ‘Lipstick Effect’ Still...Learn More
Beauty Everywhere: Connecting Brands, Retail and Consumers with Liza Rapay | EP96
In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks to Liza Rapay, Vice President, Head of Cosmoprof North America, and Founder of Beauty New York, about the importance of bringing industry, innovators and consumers together to grow the beauty business in chaotic times. Episode Highlights: The importance of connecting the industry in-person to...Learn More
Beauty Is Breaking Out!
Beauty isn’t confined to the beauty aisle anymore. Today’s shoppers are discovering skincare, fragrance, and self-care everywhere — and that’s by design. Smart retailers are weaving beauty into lifestyle, making it easier (and more fun) to explore & discover new. In our June edition of the Retail Safari® Newsletter, we...Learn More
The New Private-label Beauty Boom
By Noor Lobad, MARCH 25, 2025 || A Publication of WWD (BeautyInc) Retailer-owned beauty lines are gaining status as young and affluent consumers increasingly take to the category. “In beauty, people are always looking for what’s new and what’s different — and, presented the right way, private-label can be new,...Learn More
Who's Winning the Beauty Retailer Race for Gen Z?
By Noor Lobad, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 || A Publication of WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) Gen Z is the only cohort whose beauty spend is growing in units, per NIQ – and the race for their loyalty is intensifying among a growing number of retail players. The beauty retailer race for...Learn More
What the Evolution of Dupe Culture Means for Beauty Brands and Retailers
By James Manso, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 || A Publication of WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) Try to copy Charlotte Tilbury and you’ll be met with an error message — and a humorous social media rebuttal. In a TikTok the brand posted last month showing a bottle of the brand’s Hollywood Flawless...Learn More