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Nat Habit’s clean beauty revolution: from D2C success to offline expansion

Inside Retail

In India’s fast-paced beauty and personal care market, where trends evolve, and consumer needs emerge, Nat Habit stands out as a beacon of authenticity and commitment to natural wellness. Engaging beyond transactions, we build a community through social platforms, fostering open dialogues. The company received an infusion of $10.2

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

Inside Retail

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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Adore Beauty CEO resigns to take up new role

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Adore Beauty Group CEO Tennealle O’Shannessy is to step down prompting a global search by the company’s board for a replacement. O’Shannessy joined Adore Beauty last year as the first non-founder CEO in the company’s history. Adore was launched 22 years ago as Australia’s first beauty-focused e-commerce website.

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Sephora CEO Guillaume Motte shares his four ingredients for success 

Inside Retail

French prestige beauty retailer Sephora is widely recognised as a leader in its category, with 3000 stores and 52,000 team members operating worldwide. While the beauty category tends to be resilient in times of economic downturn, Motte noted that Sephora outperformed the market. “We For us, the word partner is not a gimmick.”

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Q&A: How Rationale is taking Australian luxury beauty to the world

Inside Retail

Last month, Australian luxury skincare brand Rationale launched its first two international boutiques in Singapore, under the wing of South Korean beauty giant Amorepacific, which invested in the company in 2020. The complete focus from Richard has always been on optimal skin health.

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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

Inside Retail

It’s been quite a year for Indian beauty retailer Sugar, which has just concluded a $50 million Series D fundraise led by the Asia Fund of L Catterton. L Catterton’s strategic partnership with LVMH will also supercharge Sugar’s expansion in the near future. Celebrating uniqueness. The Indian landscape.

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Inside Ikkari’s first physical store – and its plans for more

Inside Retail

After only six months of operations, Aje Collective’s beauty brand, Ikkari, launched its first physical location, with the promise of more to come. The business uses all-natural ingredients across a slew of products, ranging from skincare and ingestibles, to beauty and diffusers. Next, however, is its own bricks-and-mortar expansion.

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