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New Balance bottles its scent and enters the beauty space with Grey Store

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New Balance has entered the beauty market in celebration of opening a premium direct-to-consumer retail store in Australia this December and it smells like luxury on and off the court for the apparel brand. The post New Balance bottles its scent and enters the beauty space with Grey Store appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Former Catch, MySale execs launch online beauty discounter On Trend Beauty

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Former MySale CEO Kalman Polak and ex-Catch beauty category manager Sarah Frazer are teaming up to launch an online space offering discounts and hard-to-find beauty brands. The website – Ontrendbeauty.com.au – is a response to consumer demand for the best big brand products for less, said Polak, co-owner of On Trend Beauty. “We

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Breaking down beauty: What are the new trends beauty customers want?

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What customers want has changed significantly over the past few years, and with the rise of TikTok, and the push-back against unrealistic beauty standards, the beauty industry is one of the more impacted spaces. Beauty customers are increasingly changing their shopping patterns, and Adore Beauty wants to understand what’s next.

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Chemist Warehouse is eying the beauty sector. Should Priceline be worried?

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Additionally, Chemist Warehouse unveiled its store-within-a-store luxe beauty concept Ultra Beauty in June, indicating a much larger focus on the beauty sector and potentially a more competitive environment for both retailers in the future. . Priceline is very much centred around beauty,” Mortimer told Inside Retail.

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The problem with beauty advent calendars

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I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with the beauty advent calendar. After months and months of back and forth with an offshore manufacturer and an artist, 200 beauty advent calendars arrived in the office. People love beauty advent calendars for their novelty. And yes, that includes all those beauty advent calendars.

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How US start-up Subtl Beauty stacks up in a hypercompetitive beauty market

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Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. Though not my ultimate calling, it sparked my passion for beauty.

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Wesfarmers eyes silver linings in subscription, health and beauty

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Extended store closures and trading restrictions in Australia impacted about 20 per cent of the group’s retailers’ trading days, as well as constantly shifting consumer behaviour and stock shortages due to supply chain pressures. The post Wesfarmers eyes silver linings in subscription, health and beauty appeared first on Inside Retail.