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Learn moreAmong the most-anticipated Black Friday beauty sales of 2024, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna tops our list. View at Fenty What we like Check mark icon A check mark. View at Fenty What we like Check mark icon A check mark. View at Fenty What we like Check mark icon A check mark. The Fenty Black Friday sale started on Wednesday, November 27, and will continue through Cyber Monday, December 2.

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☆ Influencing boomed to a $250B industry — and many small creators feel pushed out
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

According to a Goldman Sachs estimate, the industry is worth around $250 billion and could grow to $500 billion by 2027. "The market may be expanding, but competition is fierce," Tachat Igityan, the CFO and founder at Destream, a payment platform for content creators, told Business Insider. Advertisement"The algorithm, it gets really frustrating," Tufte told BI. "The $250 billion influencer economy might sound huge, but it doesn't mean all influencers are raking it in," Murray said. She said she thinks this is the way most content creators will go.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Julia Montgomery, Marisa Kay, Ruby Tufte, Tufte, she's, Dominic Smales, Kim Murray, Murray, Smales, —, influencers Organizations: BI, YouTube, Gleam, GloMotion Studios, Virality, Brands Locations: TikTok

☆ Ariana Grande says she's planning a career shift
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ariana Grande opened up about her career plan for the next 10 years. While she said she's "always going to do pop stuff," she plans to focus more on her acting career. AdvertisementAriana Grande returned to her acting roots as Glinda in "Wicked" —and plans to continue on that path. Related Video Ulta Beauty's CMO says the brand's most effective influencers are its store associates"I think I love acting, I love musical theater. If you're planning your next career move, "It's important not to spend every minute asking yourself whether you've made the right decision," he said.

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☆ Halloween to holidays: How Disney turns over its parks between its two most important seasons
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

DisneyIt's time for Disney parks to swap pumpkins for poinsettias. In the thick of its busiest season, Disney's domestic theme parks have already begun to transition from Halloween decorations to Christmas colors. About two weeks before Halloween, Disney's crew begins installing "inconspicuous" elements for the holiday season, such as lighting rigs. Festive food options arrive just in time for the holidays at Disney's theme parks. At the Walt Disney World resort, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party launches Nov. 8 and Jollywood Nights start Nov. 9.

Persons: Ken Potrock, Mickey, Mickey's, Gavin Doyle, Doyle, —, Jack Skellington, Santa Claus Organizations: Disney, Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney, Christmas Party Locations: Orlando , Florida, Anaheim , California, Florida, California, It's, Santa

☆ Rihanna's Fenty Beauty is about to release a $250 makeup kit in collab with one of Netflix's biggest animated hits
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fenty Beauty is releasing a collaboration with Netflix's hit animated series "Arcane." "Fenty Beauty x Arcane: The Legends Vault" is schedule for release on November 2 and is priced at $250. AdvertisementRihanna's Fenty Beauty is making a big bet on nerdworld, collaborating with Netflix's "Arcane" for its new "Fenty Beauty x Arcane: The Legends Vault" collection. According to Fenty Beauty's website, the collaboration vault is meant to showcase how "glam + animation collide." Representatives for Netflix, Riot Games, and Fenty Beauty didn't respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours.

Persons: Netflix's, —, Fenty, Mel, Riche, I've, Arcane, Priscilla Ono, Ono, Kiahna Manker, Roblox, Rihanna, Lush, It's, Vox, greenlighting Organizations: Service, Riot, League of, Products, Games, Netflix, of, Korean, Adidas, London's O2 Arena, BiliBili, Video, Riot Games, Business Locations: Paris, Wembley

☆ I tried every item in Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line. Here are 5 products that really impressed me — and 2 that didn't.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Jackie Longo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As a beauty reporter, I've tried every product in Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line. AdvertisementFor the past seven years, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna has stood the test of time — a rarity among celebrity beauty brands. The musician launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 and, according to Vogue, it had $100 million in sales within 40 days of its launch. Even now, I find it hard hard to scroll through TikTok without stumbling upon an influencer raving about Fenty Beauty's latest product. As a beauty reporter, I've tested every type of Fenty Beauty product.

Persons: I've, —, Rihanna Organizations: Service, Vogue, Forbes

☆ Selena Gomez couldn’t afford to go to her first Disney casting—now she’s a billionaire startup founder
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Selena Gomez's makeup brand Rare Beauty has catapulted her to billionaire status, according to a recent Bloomberg estimate. Gomez, who's publicly discussed her own struggles with bipolar disorder, launched it as a way to promote mental health in the beauty industry. Rare Beauty brought in a reported $350 million in sales last year, according to Business of Fashion. A makeup brand promoting self-acceptance can seem asymmetric, which made Gomez think her products wouldn't sell, she told People in 2022. Since then, she's expressed her pride in Rare Beauty's growth and dedication to promoting mental health.

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Rare Beauty is the main factor in Gomez's wealth. Selena Gomez at a Rare Beauty event in Beverly Hills. Stefanie Keenan/Getty ImagesGomez may be best known as an actor and musician, but the bulk of her fortune — more than 80%, according to Bloomberg's estimates —comes from her beauty brand, Rare Beauty. The brand has been particularly successful on social media, which Gomez has also dominated. What goes on social media sells in the stores — it's black and white."

Persons: Selena Gomez, Stefanie Keenan, Gomez, it's, Anncy Rowe, She's, Jeffrey Ten, swirled Organizations: Getty, Business, Coty Locations: Beverly Hills, Kohl's

☆ TikTok is betting its future on e-commerce. Should it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

From conversations with e-commerce analysts, TikTok Shop partners, sellers, and creators, it's clear that Shop is growing steadily in the US and driving meaningful sales for some brands. TikTok Shop is also showing strong momentum in regions outside the US that have embraced social shopping more, like Southeast Asia. Order-tracking platform Route saw global order volume on TikTok Shop grow a modest 35% between January and June. AdvertisementWhat's working for TikTok ShopWell-timed promotional campaigns and live selling have bolstered TikTok Shop's growth this year, agency sources told BI. TikTok Live has become an e-commerce hub for all types of sellers, including pre-owned luxury retailer What Goes Around Comes Around, which has a streaming studio in its store.

Persons: —, influencers, TikTok, it's, It's, Nicole Rechtszaid, Steele, Pena, Rechtszaid, Dan Whateley, Julian Reis, SuperOrdinary, Reis, we've, Michael Yamartino Organizations: Service, Business, TikTok Shop, TikTok, Ghost Agency, Amazon's, livestreams Locations: Southeast Asia, Paris, Maybelline New York, Asia, China

☆ While some companies are cutting the CMO role, Gen Z marketers still strive for the top job
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Leila Jordan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The CMO role at several companies, including Walgreens, Uber, and Starbucks, has been eliminated. A 2023 McKinsey report found that 40% of Fortune 500 companies don't have a CMO or another growth- or customer-related position in their CEO's executive committee. But role models like Rare Beauty's CMO, Katie Welch, offer young marketers hope for the profession's future. "Businesses that are eliminating the CMO role or pulling it into something else, the leadership in those companies don't see the value of marketing," she said. "She knows how to market to Gen Z," Hyams said.

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☆ CEO explains why E.l.f Beauty launched an app for Apple's Vision Pro
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

E.l.f Beauty CEO Tarang Amin told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday why his company launched an app on Apple 's new virtual reality headset, the Vision Pro, saying it's important to try new things. "So, the Apple Vision Pro is a continuation of — we're going to constantly test and learn on new frontiers and delight our community." According to Amin, a lot of E.l.f Beauty's success is because it is not "not dependent on any one platform, or any one way of going to market." But Wall Street worried about the state of the industry last week after Ulta Beauty's CEO Dave Kimball warned that demand for beauty products was slowing at a Wednesday conference hosted by JPMorgan . "We see the same thing at Ulta as we see with other customers: E.l.f is their most productive brand."

Persons: Tarang Amin, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Amin, Piper Sandler, E.l.f, Ulta, Dave Kimball, he's Organizations: Apple, Vision, Target, Walmart, JPMorgan

☆ Cramer's Lighting Round: Becton Dickinson is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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☆ The potential $2 billion sale of Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty could make her the next celebrity billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here's how Rare Beauty outdid other celebrity brands — and how it could make Gomez a billionaire. AdvertisementThere are currently at least 40 celebrity beauty brands on the market — all experiencing varying degrees of success. AdvertisementNow, Selena Gomez may be poised to join their ranks and become the next celebrity beauty billionaire. Rare Beauty is exclusively sold at Sephora — meaning a potential buyer would see plenty of room for growth. It's among the most-followed celebrity beauty brands on both Instagram and TikTok, with 7.1 million and 3.6 million followers, respectively.

Persons: Selena Gomez, Gomez, —, Hailey Beiber's Rhode, Addison, Brad Pitt's Le Domaine, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Kim, Anncy Rowe, Jeffrey Ten, Scott Friedman, Nikki Eslami, Pascal Le Segretain, it's, Friedman, Mehdi Mehdi, Joyce Kim, Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Taylor's, Rowe, she's, Alex Rawitz Organizations: Service, Coty, Bloomberg, Fashion, Business, Fast Company, Brand, New Theory Ventures, Nyx, L'Oréal Locations: SKKN, L'Oréal, Sephora

☆ Foot Locker shares drop more than 10% after heavy promotions lead to holiday-quarter losses
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Foot Locker logo is displayed in a store on May 19, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Foot Locker lost $389 million, or $4.13 per share, compared with income of $19 million, or 20 cents per share, a year earlier. Comparable sales at Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker in North America increased 5.2%It's been a little over a year since Dillon took the helm of Foot Locker. During its fiscal third quarter, Foot Locker eked out surprise beats on the top and bottom lines. During the fourth quarter, Foot Locker opened 29 new stores, remodeled or relocated 66 locations, and closed 113 stores.

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The firm downgraded the cosmetics stock to hold from buy but maintained $530 per share price target. The firm maintained a neutral rating alongside a $13 per share price target, implying nearly 10% upside ahead. The firm is standing by an underperform rating on Robinhood stock with a $12 per share price target. HSBC downgraded the software stock to hold but maintained its $22 per share price target. First Solar shares have lagged in 2024, losing 11.6% amid concern that Federal Reserve rate cuts may not arrive until later than anticipated.

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☆ We're pleased to see P&G shares pop on solid quarterly earnings. But don't chase the rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Procter & Gamble shares jumped more than 4% on Tuesday following better-than-expected quarterly earnings that were released before the opening bell. PG 1Y mountain Procter & Gamble 1 year Given the consumer products giant's strong profitability and cash flow, we're reiterating our $168-per-share price target. Organic sales grew 4% in the quarter. Skip down to the Organic Sales growth, the only line time that beat was Grooming. Boxes of Crest toothpaste owned by the Procter & Gamble company are seen on a store shelf on October 20, 2020 in Miami, Florida.

Persons: Gamble, That's, Skip, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Joe Raedle Organizations: Procter, Gamble, Gillette, Citi, Management, Care, SK, CNBC, Procter & Gamble, Getty Locations: Greater China, Eastern Europe, Africa, North America, China, Miami , Florida

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Disney, Alibaba, Ulta Beauty and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ulta Beauty — The beauty stock rallied nearly 11% after posting third-quarter results that surpassed analysts' estimates. Samsara — Samsara shares popped 16% after the cloud company posted better-than-expected quarterly results and shared stronger-than-expected guidance. The chip company posted third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's estimates but shared weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Ambarella — Shares slipped 1% after Ambarella reported third-quarter gross margins of 62.6%, down from 63.5% in the year-ago period. Otherwise, the semiconductor design company posted quarterly results that topped estimates.

Persons: Tesla, Nelson Peltz, Alibaba, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Dell, Altimmune, Ambarella, Jefferies, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Jesse Pound Organizations: Disney — Disney, Trian Fund Management, Pfizer, Paramount Global, Street Journal, Paramount, Apple, Marvell Technology, Invest, Nasdaq, Dell —, LSEG, JPMorgan, Norfolk Southern, Bank of America, CSG Locations: Texas, China, Wells Fargo, Norfolk, Ohio

Learn moreToday is the last day to get the absolute best Cyber Monday deals on all of our favorite skincare, makeup, and haircare products until we do it all again next year. If you already have a set routine that you swear by, now is the time to get all your can't-live-without staples, or try something new, while the best beauty products are still deeply discounted today. No matter what Cyber Monday beauty deals you pick up today, we can promise you'll get one of the year's best discounts. If you're also shopping for sales on clothing, home, kitchen, and tech, take a look at our hub covering all the best Cyber Monday deals. The best Cyber Monday deals on makeupThe best Cyber Monday sales on skincareThe best Cyber Monday deals on hair tools

Persons: Samantha Crozier, Baume, you'll Organizations: Energy

☆ Barbie who? Gen Alpha kids 'obsessed' with skin care could fuel holiday spending
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Instead, something unexpected made it to the top of the list this year: skin care. During the crucial holiday shopping season this year, Gen Alpha's fascination with skin care is expected to fuel a boon in sales. Beauty – two brands that have used TikTok to win over young consumers – also said they expect sizable sales this holiday from parents looking for gifts for their Gen Alpha kids. She said her daughter's interest in skin care is "great," and better than playing around with makeup. He coined the term Gen Alpha and is considered a leading expert on the generation.

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☆ Ulta Beauty: Here's why D.A. Davidson reiterates a buy rating on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUlta Beauty: Here's why D.A. Davidson reiterates a buy rating on the stockMichael Baker, D.A. Davidson analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why Ulta Beauty's stock is at a turning point, what is currently priced into Ulta Beauty's stock, and more.

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☆ TikTok trendsetter e.l.f. models beauty's new look
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

cosmetic products are seen for sale in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellyNEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Social-media savvy makeup brand e.l.f. Boss Tarang Amin has chased this growth through heavy online advertising, including collaborations with TikTok influencers. While not necessarily cheaper than the old guard’s approach - sales, general and administrative spend is a similar share of revenue at both e.l.f. With Amin promising to ramp up marketing spending even further, the pressure for older peers to touch up their look grows.

Persons: Andrew Kelly NEW, Boss Tarang Amin, TikTok, Nielsen, Estee Lauder, Amin, Anita Ramaswamy, Aston Martin, Jonathan Guilford, Sharon Lam Organizations: REUTERS, Andrew Kelly NEW YORK, Reuters, Jefferies, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, e.l.f

☆ Ulta Beauty's CMO says the brand's most effective influencers are its store associates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Will Wei | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Walmart offloads second e-fashion brand in days with focus on margins
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 21 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc (WMT.N) is selling plus-size fashion brand Eloquii Inc just over a week after it agreed to offload menswear label Bonobos, underscoring an effort to improve margins by narrowing focus and building on alternative revenue streams. The buyer, FullBeauty Brands, did not disclose the size of the deal in its statement on Friday. Walmart acquired Eloquii in 2018 for a reported $100 million in its push to appeal to younger shoppers through a range of online brands and better position itself against e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O). Walmart has been sharpening its focus on ramping up its businesses including advertising and delivery, to diversify its revenue streams and boost margins as inflationary pressures on consumer spending weigh on the retailer. Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Sephora is dropping the beauty lines of TikTok stars Addison Rae and Hyram Yarbro
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Madeline Berg | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Influencer brands Item Beauty and Selfless by Hyram are being pulled from Sephora. Addison Rae launched Item Beauty in 2020, while Hyram Yarbro launched Selfless in 2021. Insider has confirmed from a well-connected industry source that Sephora will be pulling Addison Rae's Item Beauty and Hyram Yarbro's Selfless by Hyram from its shelves. Item Beauty was launched in August 2020 by Rae, who shot to internet fame by replicating viral dances on TikTok. There are bright spots among celebrity-backed brands, like Selena Gomez's Rare BeautyThat isn't to say that all celebrity-founded beauty brands have fared poorly.

☆ Check out the pitch deck that the beauty and skincare brand InnBeauty Project used to raise $12 million in new funding
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

InnBeauty Project is a startup that seeks to make affordable, sustainable skin and beauty products. InnBeauty Project's founders, Alisa Metzger and Jen Shane, first met working together at the skincare brand Tula in 2017. "Beauty and skincare were talking about what they weren't including in their formulas, and how clean they were," Metzger said. So, Metzger and Shane set out to find a way to make skincare products at a more affordable price point. Check out the 14-slide pitch deck that InnBeauty Project used to raise $12 million in Series A funding:

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