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29 May

The Latest Beauty Retail Expansions by Shaz and Kiks,

The Latest Beauty Retail Expansions by Shaz and Kiks,
Whind sabrina rynas 12 Whind skincare skus at the moment are available at 50 Bluemercury stores and online, ranging in price from $35 for an Oasis Fresh cleanser to $85 for the Kasbah Stars night serum. Shaz and Kiks courtesy Shaz and Kiks is the most recent Indian-inspired beauty brand to make moves within the prestige market. The hair care brand has inked a cope with Sephora, where its six Ayurvedic ritual-inspired core products will launch online. Good Dye Young courtesy Hayley Williams’ Good Dye Young has entered all Ulta Beauty doors. The vegan hair dye brand — which took to Amazon, Walmart and Goal all within the last yr — reports a 67 percent year-over-year compound annual growth rate since its founding in 2016. Pinkie...
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26 May

Zadig & Voltaire’s Latest North American CEO Kristen Sosa

Zadig & Voltaire’s Latest North American CEO Kristen Sosa
Since assuming the reins as North American chief executive officer of Zadig & Voltaire, Kristen Sosa’s top priorities are to expand the brand’s retail footprint, increase its accessories business, and lift overall awareness of the Paris-based brand. A 28-year industry veteran, Sosa spent 23 years at Saks Fifth Avenue, rising to executive vice chairman and chief merchant for Gilt Groupe and Saks Off Fifth and was senior vice chairman, merchandising and digital for the full-line side. She later joined Olivela as chief merchant and senior adviser and became president, Americas at Marc Jacobs. After doing a little consulting, Sosa realized that she enjoyed all points of being at a brand. “I missed running a business and...
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19 May

Gen Z Business Founders, Retail Brand Leaders to Speak

Gen Z Business Founders, Retail Brand Leaders to Speak
The Retail Influencer Network, a network of senior business leaders, investors and analysts founded by Berns Communications Group, today announced the initial speaker lineup for its second annual Retail Influencer CEO Forum Featuring the Z Suite. The total-day, invitation-only summit on Sept. 12 at Recent York’s Crosby Street Hotel will unite Gen Z leaders and influencers with retail and brand executives “to assist the industry unlock the Gen Z consumer mindset,” in accordance with organizers. The forum’s programming will center on the theme of “Courageous Leadership Paving the Way for Real Change,” and featured speakers will include “CEOs, ZEOs and senior executives who're leading with conviction and connecting deeply with Gen Zers along the way in which,” BCG said in an...
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16 May

Fashion Sales Slip At the same time as Retail

Fashion Sales Slip At the same time as Retail
Retail inched ahead last month, whilst fashion stores slipped behind, in keeping with the Census Bureau’s latest reading on industry sales.  April retail and food services sales rose 1.6 percent from a yr earlier as consumers overcame persistent inflation, a bank crisis and renewed worries a couple of recession.  But apparel and accessories speciality stores sales slipped 2.3 percent for the month, while shops were off 1.4 percent.  For the retail fiscal first quarter — which incorporates February, March and April — fashion specialty stores were down 0.4 percent while shops managed a 0.6 percent increase.  Those figures reflect sales in stores. Non-store retailers, a category dominated by e-commerce, saw sales increase 8 percent for the month in addition to the quarter — putting...
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