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Why health, fitness and beauty brands are getting real (and funny)

Inside Retail

Health, fitness and beauty. A simple image search for health and fitness reveals screeds of bronzed, impossibly-toned bodies, paired with motivational slogans encouraging people to try harder, reach further, strive, dominate, or ‘just do it’. The world has opened back up, but the impact of this shift continues.

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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

Inside Retail

Wellness has become a priority for people in the wake of the pandemic as evidenced by the surge in demand for health and well-being products, which is projected to reach $5.2 It also features in-store pharmacists trained to complete dermatologist consultations, including Dermalux LED light therapy. billion by 2030.

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Beyond beauty: Why neuroaesthetics in retail matter to the bottom line

Inside Retail

Science makes the business case for beauty. What we declare beautiful is often thought to be in the realm of personal opinion; however, this may not be entirely accurate. Delving deeper, recent findings in the field of cognitive neuroscience reveal the neural processes occurring when we encounter something beautiful.

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Meet the rising star of the week: Chris Haddad, Oz Hair and Beauty

Inside Retail

This week, we shine a light on Chris Haddad, CRM manager at Oz Hair and Beauty. Describe a typical day in the office for you at Oz Hair & Beauty. Since the department was formed, we’ve taken a shift from what once was a ‘spray-and-pray’ email strategy to now implementing a data-driven and omnichannel approach.

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“We see huge opportunities”: Inside Pet Circle’s $75m cash injection

Inside Retail

“We see huge opportunities in services like pet insurance and pharmacy, as well as [the use of] the Internet of Things around wellness and health tracking, with pet parents continually looking to improve their pet’s life and care,” Jamison told Inside Retail. It’s clear that Pet Circle sees the opportunity to lead the market, however.

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Analysis: Inside the murky business of skin whitening

Inside Retail

June 2020 marked a major turning point for some of the world’s biggest beauty brands. After years of growing criticism about the sale of skin-whitening products in Asia and overt advertising campaigns equating lighter skin with greater beauty and desirability, global companies finally started to change their offerings.

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“Think lab coat meets nature”: Mecca reimagines long-lost sister brand Kit

Inside Retail

It’s been six years since Australian beauty giant Mecca closed the doors of its indie sister brand Kit Cosmetics, which had its own line of products and physical stores at the time. Loyal beauty addicts will fondly recall Kit’s focus on under-the-radar brands, but now, Kit is back in the form of a reimagined skincare brand made in Melbourne.

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