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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’. We’re seeing a similar shift in the beauty industry.

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Wesfarmers eyes silver linings in subscription, health and beauty

Inside Retail

Additionally, Wesfarmers’ buy-up of health business Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) is almost complete, subject only to an investor vote, and Scott outlined the potential benefits this acquisition will have for the business. There are some areas that are logical adjacencies to API.

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The problem with beauty advent calendars

Inside Retail

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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“It’s the next frontier”: Creating Australia’s fastest-growing hair care brand

Inside Retail

Hair care, previously the step-sister to makeup and skincare, is starting to take centre stage as a major beauty category. This can be seen with the cult-like following that hair care brands like Bread and Ouai have earned and the introduction of celebrity hair care lines including Beyoncé’s Cécred and Jennifer Aniston’s LolaVie.

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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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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. Her passion for natural wellness, deeply rooted in her family’s medical and agricultural background, became the driving force behind the brand.

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Thankyou opens its first retail space, at Melbourne’s Emporium

Inside Retail

Lifestyle brand Thankyou has opened a 12-week pop-up called Inside Store in Melbourne’s CBD to increase consumer awareness of its newly relaunched product lines. Both lines were created with sustainability in mind, with natural solutions packaged in refillable bottles that do not detract from the brand’s simple style.