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29 Mar

Gen Alpha Is Driving 49 Percent of Mass Skin

Gen Alpha Is Driving 49 Percent of Mass Skin
This text was updated on March 22 at 10:55 a.m. EST. Gen Alpha is fueling sizable growth in skincare. Despite only 26 percent of households counting a member of the cohort, tweens are driving 49 percent of mass skincare’s growth, in line with data from NIQ. “We’ve traced [momentum] back to this general phenomenon of youngsters moving into the skincare category more quickly,” said Anna Mayo, vice chairman of NIQ’s beauty vertical, adding that cleansers, serums and masks are among the many products young consumers are mainly reaching for. While average prices are up 8 percent in facial skincare in mass, inflation isn’t the one factor keeping sales afloat. “Beauty consumers are reallocating more of their dollars towards beauty at the...
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30 Nov

Olaplex Sales Drop 30 Percent in Third Quarter –

Olaplex Sales Drop 30 Percent in Third Quarter –
Olaplex’s woes have continued into the third quarter. The hair care brand, once the category’s darling, culminating in a 2021 IPO, has seen sales proceed to slip. Net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 fell 30 percent year-over-year to $123.6 million. Specialty retail, previously the brand’s largest channel, saw sales fall 41.8 percent from the prior 12 months, to $43.2 million. Skilled and direct-to-consumer channels were $48.3 million and a $32.1 million within the quarter, respectively.  Net income fell 66.5 percent to $20.4 million, and adjusted net income dipped 54.5 percent to $33.4 million, for the quarter. The corporate has narrowed its guidance, expecting $450 million to $460 million in net sales for the complete 12 months. Olaplex had previously projected $445...
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21 Oct

Cosmetics Make Up 46 Percent of TikTok Shop U.K.

Cosmetics Make Up 46 Percent of TikTok Shop U.K.
Following its official September rollout within the U.S., TikTok Shop ranked because the Twentieth-largest e-commerce health and sweetness retailer throughout the month within the country, in line with NIQ. The shopping integration launched within the U.K. two years ago, where “many of the top-selling brands have been smaller, indie brands which are benefiting from the full-service marketing and sales service TikTok Shop offers them,” said NIQ’s vice chairman of beauty, Anna Mayo, adding that the same phenomenon is starting to take effect within the U.S., with many of the platform’s early top-selling brands also being indies.   Personal care products comprised 61.3 percent of consumer goods sales made via TikTok Shop U.K. throughout the last 12 months, with makeup being the...
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19 Oct

L’Oréal Sales Increase 4.5 Percent in Third-quarter 2023 –

L’Oréal Sales Increase 4.5 Percent in Third-quarter 2023 –
Updated Oct. 19 4:10 p.m. PARIS – L’Oréal’s third-quarter sales grew 4.5 percent in reported terms, dampened by travel retail Asia, but bolstered by business within the group’s Dermatological Beauty and Consumer Products divisions. Total sales for the maker of Lancôme, Kiehl’s and CeraVe products within the three months ended Sept. 30 got here to 10 billion euros, up 11.1 percent on a like-for-like basis, consistent with analysts’ consensus. “Being in line just isn't something we often write about L’Oréal,” wrote Bruno Monteyne, a Bernstein analyst in a note Thursday evening, after the Paris bourse closed and L’Oréal published its results. Monteyne highlighted how L’Oréal’s travel retail business dragged the group’s sales in North Asia down sequentially from plus 5.9 percent within the second...
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