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26 May

Ed Burstell, Sandi Burrows Form Beauty Brand Advisory Firm

Ed Burstell, Sandi Burrows Form Beauty Brand Advisory Firm
The sweetness distribution landscape has a latest player founded by industry veterans. Ed Burstell, the seasoned retail executive, and Sandi Burrows have formed Burburs LLC, an advisory firm for prestige beauty brands seeking to enter the U.S. market. Burstell, who hung out within the trenches at Henri Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman before helming Liberty of London and, most recently, working at Neiman Marcus, said he and Burrows met in the course of the early days of MAC Cosmetics. “Sandi held their first U.S. contract for MAC, and I used to be working at Henri Bendel. That’s how long we’ve known one another,” he said. Burrows’ résumé includes the U.S. introductions of Aesop, Byredo, Serge Lutens and L’Artisan Parfumeur, along with MAC. The goal...
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25 Apr

Lolë, a Montreal-based Athleisure and Outerwear Firm, Acquires Epoque Evolution

Lolë, a Montreal-based Athleisure and Outerwear Firm, Acquires Epoque Evolution
Lolë, a Montreal-based athleisure, energetic and outerwear brand, has acquired San Francisco-based Epoque Evolution, a direct-to-consumer upscale female-founded collection of ethically crafted, high-fashion and functional essentials for girls. Terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. The 2 brands will proceed their independent collections with the partnership, which is effective immediately. Each brands are committed to reducing their carbon footprint, selecting sustainable, organic and recycled materials and dealing only with ethical environmentally conscious producers. Todd Steele, chief executive officer of Lolë, said he was excited to welcome Epoque Evolution and its founder, Nancy Taylor, to the Lolë family. “She brings many years of design experience, together with extensive knowledge and innovation in sustainable fashion, and we sit up for seeing how each brands...
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25 Jan

South Korean Firm Launches Fashion Collection Made in Italy

South Korean Firm Launches Fashion Collection Made in Italy
A KOREAN, ITALIAN MATCH: K-pop, South Korean idols and the country’s cosmetics and sweetness industry have been catching the eye of fans — and of the posh industry — all over the world. Now a recent fashion enterprise is launching, conceived and developed by South Korean company Hyaloid over the past two years, that's made in Italy and called Maison du Dodo. The lads’s and ladies’s fashion and accessories collections will probably be launched in early 2023 by the Italian company Fatrix Srl, marked by a logo depicting the extinct bird. However the brand has already unveiled its website, Maisondudodo.com, to introduce the concept behind the road and teasing a couple of looks. Hyaloid was founded by Shin Sang Hyun and is...
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14 Sep

Predictive Analytics Firm FindMine Raises $8.2 Million

Predictive Analytics Firm FindMine Raises .2 Million
FindMine recently raised $8.2 million in its seed round, as fashion brands proceed to attempt to predict the long run.  The predictive intelligence and analytic firm’s latest fundraising round was led by investment firms XSeed Capital and Underscore VC and is on top of $1.7 million already raised, bringing FindMine’s total investments to $9.9 million.  “We’re enthusiastic about this investment since it signifies that we are able to proceed to grow our platform’s ability to create highly-produced and differentiated editorial content out of thin air, empowering brands and retailers to take care of visibility with customers and other key audiences while driving each revenue and loyalty,” said Michelle Bacharach, chief executive officer of FindMine.  Michelle Bacharach is the chief executive officer of FindMine. The...
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