3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (368+ words) K-beauty’s influence is moving from Western shelves into the systems behind global product development: L’Oréal is tapping directly into South Korea’s innovation engine through a partnership with Cosmax. While the companies did not announce specific products, brands, investment figures, or…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (366+ words) As the beauty industry becomes increasingly harder to break into, accelerator and incubator programs aim to close the gap. Ulta Beauty is continuing its commitment to championing newcomer brands through its own accelerator, now in its fifth year, which includes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (241+ words) BeautyMatter Skyline Beauty Group Acquires Lumin and Meridian from Pangaea Holdings - Pangaea Holdings divests of Lumin and Meridian brands. - The acquisitions deepen Skyline’s exposure to a men’s grooming market. - Skyline will continue to look for brands to join its portfolio,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (986+ words) US President Donald Trump is mad at Canada. Again. His attempt to change Lake Ontario to Lake America may be dominating headlines, but the 50% tariffs he levied on Canada through a series of executive orders on July 20 are casting a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (518+ words) A stroll through Ulta Beauty will soon reveal a new skincare player: a household name in China that is still largely under the radar in the West. PROYA, the flagship brand of Proya Cosmetics, has become the first prestige Chinese…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (519+ words) Target is making its biggest bid yet to blur the line between mass and specialty beauty retail, putting its Ulta Beauty breakup behind it. With the launch of Target Beauty Studio on September 10, the mass retailer is carving out space…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (983+ words) For much of the past decade, beauty has enjoyed an enviable ability to defy economic gravity. Consumers continued buying serums through inflation, traded up for prestige skincare during periods of uncertainty, and chased every new ingredient, aesthetic, and viral product…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (378+ words) PureSeoul and SpaceNK have opened new stores at Lakeside Shopping Centre, strengthening Essex, in southeast England, as a destination for beauty, while both retailers continue to expand their physical footprints in the UK. The opening gives PureSeoul access to one…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) BeautyMatter Retail Watch: Who Launched Where in July 2026 - Sephora accelerated expansion across markets, categories, and emerging brands. - K-beauty pushed further into mainstream US retail distribution. - Retailers embraced beauty tech, wellness, and new consumer demographics. Beauty retail continued to stretch across…...