Both global players and local upstarts have failed to make the business model work in a market obsessed with product discovery, but a different kind of box is making waves.
Beauty and clothing subscription boxes saw a surge in new customers during Covid-19. Can they navigate the business model's high costs and low retention levels?
Founded in 2011 by YouTube star Michelle Phan, Jennifer Goldfarb and Marcelo Camberos, the company used social influencers to attract new members as the subscription box craze began.
This week, Robin Derrick departs Spring Studios after 7 years, while Richemont nominates a new executive director.
Apparel brands increasingly inject activism into their marketing campaigns, in a high-risk, high-reward strategy.
In a market that is more competitive than ever, strategics and private equity firms alike are looking beyond makeup to acquisitions in skincare and haircare.
Hiring a vlogger to pitch a product on the brand's behalf is more organic than trying to get makeup tutorial lovers to follow a brand's channel.
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Ipsy, a cosmetics-subscription service with $130 million in annual sales, raised $100 million in a second round of funding led by TPG and Sherpa Ventures.