ShopMy's New Consumer Shopping Platform Prioritizes Human Recommendations Over Algorithms
Traditional retailers have long competed with one another to offer shoppers the best personalized customer experience. Now, affiliate-driven social shopping platforms have entered the race and raised the stakes. Though…
Must Read: TSG Consumer Partners Acquires Phlur, Skims Partners With League One Volleyball
Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Selfridges These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. TSG Consumer Partners acquires Phlur Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners has…
The 'Medicalization of Beauty' Trend Is Capturing Consumer Attention
Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The future of the beauty industry is looking increasingly clinical. Amid age-old quests to preserve youthful-looking skin and more recent fascinations with…
Slipping Consumer Confidence Could Slow Shoe Sales Sooner Than Later
Consumers are concerned about tariffs and they are less confident than they were last month — that does not bode well for footwear sales. “Consumer confidence weakened in June, erasing…
Retailers Struggle to Build Consumer Trust
Despite AI technology coming to the rescue with solutions to clean up retail’s counterfeit problem, the fraud economy keeps growing. With many misconceptions about the impact of counterfeits, Entrupy Inc.,…
L.A.’s Independent Jewelers on Economic Shifts and Consumer Demand
With global economic uncertainty reshaping luxury markets, the fine jewelry industry is undergoing its own transformation. Independent designers are at the heart of the shift, navigating the impact of soaring…
Huda Kattan Takes Full Ownership of Huda Beauty from TSG Consumer
Just a year after re-assuming her role as chief executive officer, Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan is tacking on “owner” to her title, too. The super influencer was among the…
L’Oréal-Backed Chinese Consumer Co-creation Fund Invests In Foundation Brand First Cover
Cathay Consumer Co-Creation Fund, a Chinese investment vehicle co-established by L’Oréal, Kerying, Cathay Capital and Pernod Ricard, has made its first color cosmetics investment with First Cover, a brand focused…
Consumer Spending Rebounds in March, But Will It Last?
U.S. retail sales grew in March after two straight months of declines, in an apparent stocking up by Americans to beat looming tariff-related price hikes. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles…