WSL In The Press

Beauty Insight // January 22, 2019 // Issue 189 WSL Strategic Retail CEO & chief shopper Wendy Liebmann:  “Shoppers go to physical stores for a variety of reasons. ‘I want it now’, because [the product has] run out or because they saw it on Instagram, is still a viable reason to go to the store ... Read more

By Jenny B. Fine // January 9, 2019 - WWD Jean-André Rougeot comes from Benefit Cosmetics, where he drove sales to more than $1.5 billion. As chief executive officer of Benefit Cosmetics, Jean-André Rougeot helped propel the brand from a hero-product based business to a full-fledged line with over $1.5 billion in sales. Now the newly ... Read more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO // New York AP, January 2, 2019 A new year calls for sparkly new sheets. But shoppers looking for high-quality linens without hurting their budget may want to skip the so-called white sales at mass retailers. A new cast of startups, including Parachute, Brooklinen, and Boll & Branch, are cutting out middlemen ... Read more

By Brian Pearson // Forbes, December 12, 2018 So much of retail is a gimmick. Just ask 2018. Massive sums are invested in immersive experiences that quickly lose their spark and in digital features that fail to make the experience easier. So more than 5,000 stores closed in 2018. In their valid bids to wow shoppers, many ... Read more

By Peter Born // WWD, July 23 2018 The skin-care race is revving up. The category’s rally, which got rolling roughly 18 months ago, is steadily gaining momentum. Sales of prestige treatment products are running 14 percent ahead in the U.S. for the latest 12-month period, ended in May, according to the NPD Group’s total measured market. ... Read more

By Allison Collins // WWD, July 26 2018 The departure of former president and chief executive officer of Sephora North America Calvin McDonald leaves Sephora with a big hole to fill. McDonald, who has led Sephora through beauty’s digital revolution, is leaving the business after five years to take the ceo role at Lululemon. McDonald led the charge ... Read more

By Tiffany Hsu // The New York Times, June 6, 2018 Soon after fans of Kate Spade learned that the designer had died in an apparent suicide on Tuesday, stunned customers remembered the handbags they purchased after their first big promotion, or the linens they were given for their first home, or the onesies in which they ... Read more