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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

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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 Priceline is another Australian pharmacy that has increased its foothold in the beauty and wellness space under the ownership of retail conglomerate Wesfarmers.

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What does the TGA’s health influencer ‘ban’ mean for business?

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From July 1, under new guidelines from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), social media influencers will no longer be paid to promote health and beauty products using their own personal experience. The post What does the TGA’s health influencer ‘ban’ mean for business?

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Beauty dupes are all the rage, but are they ethical? It’s complicated

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As a result, beauty consumers, in particular, are searching for ways to try the hottest products, for a fraction of the price. Beauty dupes, short for duplicates, are a big business. From bloggers to TikTok creators to news publications – everyone appears to be reporting on the best beauty duplicates money can buy.

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How beauty brands are powering growth on Tiktok

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While TikTok may be able to market just about anything, its robust community of makeup and skincare aficionados has rendered the platform a particularly valuable channel for beauty brands, with some of the industry’s buzziest names owing much of their success to TikTok hype. Campaigns aren’t the only ingredient in e.l.f.’s

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How Superegg founder Erica Choi went from Barneys to building her own brand

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Launched in 2020, Superegg is a premium vegan skincare brand inspired by the holistic Korean beauty philosophy and the egg’s nutritional value for the skin’s well-being. With Superegg, we aim to promote self-care and nourish the inner self through sophisticated and thoughtful products.

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Farewell, filters: Why brands aren’t worried about new photo editing laws

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But the industry is increasingly under scrutiny, due to the impact content can have on the mental health of young people, with many influencers criticised for misleading consumers about products and their appearance through the use of editing tools. billion this year, up from US$9.7

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

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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. While multinational brands had always dominated the Indian market, their beauty products were not really suited to the skin complexion of the typical Indian consumer.

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