Circana: U.S. Beauty Industry Sales Grow for the Fourth Consecutive Year
The fragrance category grew the fastest in 2024, becoming the second-largest prestige beauty category for the first time, behind makeup.
Circana: U.S. Beauty Industry Continues to Thrive Heading into Holiday; Positive Expectations for Q4
The 2024 beauty holiday shopping season looks good, helped in part by higher-income households, parents of Gen Alpha children, e-commerce purchases, and social media trends fueling consumer interest.
U.S. Beauty Sales Slow but Continue to Grow in Q1, Circana Reports
U.S. prestige beauty industry sales revenue grew by 9% in the first quarter, compared to the same period in 2023, according to Circana. In comparison, mass market beauty sales experienced a year over year increase of 2%.
Beauty’s Top Headlines: April 25, 2024
Function Of Beauty’s Alexandra Papazian Talks Business; Unilever And Inter Parfums Report Sales Growth; Sephora Secures Top Spot In Cosmetify Rankings; PZ Cussons Sells St Tropez; Glossier Brings Back OG Balm Dotcom
Beauty’s Top Headlines: March 19, 2024
Michael Kors Launches New Scents; Macy’s Partners with Dior for Annual Flower Show; Nicki Minaj Nails It; Bluegem Acquires Beautynova
How New Tech Solutions Help Brands Accelerate In-Store Sales
Using freelance talent for retail sales and events has been the norm in the beauty industry for decades. What’s changing is the way you can use technology to manage and strategically deploy that staff. As consumers show renewed enthusiasm for shopping in stores, AllWork, a freelancer management software and payment services platform (and a secret weapon to more than 60 beauty brands), enables you to maximize store sales and reduce your freelance spend. By implementing AllWork’s technology platform, which is designed specifically for the beauty industry and how we work today, companies can quickly improve their top and bottom lines.
Estée Lauder Announces Job Cuts, Profit Recovery Plan Amid Q2 Results
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Beauty Sales Soar Bolstered by Deals, Dupes
The beauty category exhibited resilience, but shoppers turned to smaller sized items to save cash and to influencers for brands offering the most bang for their buck.
Circana: Nine-Month U.S. Prestige Beauty Sales +14%, Mass Beauty +8%
Makeup grew the most in sales; skin care grew the fastest in units; value is driving fragrance.
Two Beauty Editors Raise Funds and Create a Safe Community with Product Sales
Beauty 4 Israel has raised money for humanitarian organizations and has also provided an environment welcoming all who promote peace and stand against antisemitism.
Lipstick Leads First Half 2023 Beauty Sales
Data firm Circana released 2023 1H beauty sales, which increased in both mass and prestige, with lipstick a best seller for both channels.
CEW Cheat Sheet: June 28, 2023
The CEW Cheat Sheet lets you conveniently scroll through the morning’s biggest beauty, tech, and business-related headlines all in one place. Stay up-to-date on major acquisitions and industry moves; learn about brand launches and biotech innovations; and read through investigative reports on the state of the market or our new working norm.