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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. Consumers are driving this shift by applying the same standards they have for their makeup, skincare, sunscreen and tanning products to hair care. I think it’s just the next frontier.”

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Chemist Warehouse launches ‘disruptor’ optometry chain

Inside Retail

Chemist Warehouse is entering a new retail category, launching its first Optometrist Warehouse in Malvern, Victoria. Through a partnership with Chemist Warehouse the new chain will “revolutionise the optical sector” the company said, bringing consumers high-quality, easily accessible, and reasonably-priced eye care.

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Why Best Buy, Walmart, other major US retailers are touting health services

Inside Retail

Major US retailers including Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon are increasing their offerings of healthcare and health-related products as inflation-wary Americans shift more of their budgets to services and away from goods. billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical in February as it too expands aggressively into the sector.

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How Gem successfully created the go-to oral care brand for a new generation

Inside Retail

My mission with Gem has always been to redefine the entire oral care experience,” Georgia Geminder, Gem’s founder, told Inside Retail. Instead, Gem has built a customer base by positioning oral care as part of their beauty routine. Traditionally, oral care brands have been clinical, archaic and boring.

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

Inside Retail

Following a $75 million cash injection from US investor Prysm to stave off “tight capital market conditions” and ensure a steady path to growth, pet care business Pet Circle is laser-focused on the growing pet wellness market. Pets are big business not only in Australia, but all around the world.

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The digital-led trends that will drive consumers to check out in 2024

Inside Retail

Gen Z and Millennial demographics have expressed interest in luxury body care, blue makeup, silver accessories and ‘coquette’ bows. Head to glow Body care has been forecasted as a trend that will drive and inspire consumer purchase decisions in 2024.

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How Target veteran Carly Broderick is tapping into the booming tween market

Inside Retail

With several decades of retail experience under her belt, including nearly 10 years spent with Target as a senior buyer and director across multiple categories (toys, pharmaceuticals, sporting goods, skincare, bath, and fragrances), Broderick knows exactly what big-box retailers are looking for. It has to – because puberty is fierce.

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