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The strategy behind Chemist Warehouse’s online marketplace launch

Inside Retail

Chemist Warehouse announced the launch of an online marketplace last week in an effort to expand its online presence in the pharmacy, health and beauty categories. Marketplacer, which has been helping retailers build their own marketplace offerings for six years, has benefited from the uptake of online shopping over the last few years.

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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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Fleeting beauty: Inside the downward spiral of BWX

Inside Retail

To say health and beauty conglomerate BWX has had a difficult few years could be an understatement. After purchasing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of successful beauty brands and platforms, the business, which was valued at $860 million five years ago, is now worth about $36 million. It’s a long story.

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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 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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How Hue’s Nicole Clay is making the beauty industry more inclusive

Inside Retail

However, even though Black women, and the BIPOC community more broadly, are the largest driver of sales across multiple beauty product categories, they are often the least represented in the multibillion-dollar industry. per cent of total beauty industry ventures.

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Why Aussie beauty brand Cinch Skin changed its approach to retail partnerships

Inside Retail

The 100 per cent all-natural, vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand caters to the growing demand for ‘clean’ beauty products amidst a broader shift of consumers shopping more sustainably. Today, the brand is also stocked in Oz Hair and Beauty and A-Beauty, a niche platform showcasing only Australian beauty brands.

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Magnum’s beauty move: Behind its collab with skincare start-up Fayshell

Inside Retail

Gregg has a background in the beauty industry and previously worked for her parents’ medical distribution company, which sells products ranging from fillers to advanced dermal products used by doctors in medical clinics. They are available in-clinic and through the online Fayshell shop.

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