Eileen tracks developments in OTC drug research, manufacturing, regulation, finance, M&A and marketing. She favors stories on e-commerce trends and the industry's drive toward Rx-to-OTC drug switches. Eileen also contributes coverage on the dietary supplement industry. She has a keen eye for pieces that delve into the rising self-care movement and how it is raising the innovation bar for marketers.
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The Independent Beauty Association has launched an interactive Policy Map tracking state and federal bills and filtering by state or topic, pinpointing bills of great priority.
Social platforms like TikTok Shop have “completely reshaped product discovery, creating a new shopping paradigm” for beauty and taking share from traditional beauty retailers, according to retail brand experience agency ChangeUp, Inc.
Retailer Ulta Beauty, Inc. reports net sales in the fiscal first quarter beat consensus estimates, rising 4.5% to $2.85bn, as the company sees benefits of its recently announced ‘Beauty Unleashed’ initiative.
E.l.f. Beauty, Inc. has agreed to acquire celebrity and model Hailey Bieber’s rhode lifestyle beauty brand for $1bn, the firm reported during a 28 May fiscal fourth quarter earnings call, during which it also announced plans to raise product prices to ‘partially’ mitigate the impact of tariffs.
The US cosmetics industry, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses, should reach out to their representatives in Congress to encourage pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to implement cosmetics reform, despite agency staff cuts.