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High Touch Beauty Industry Gets Bump From Touch Free Digital Payments
High Touch Beauty Industry Gets Bump From Touch Free Digital Payments
September 13, 2021  |  Digital Payments

When much of the U.S. shut down because of the pandemic in March 2020, the hands-on nature of the hair and beauty industries saw them...

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Today in Retail: Sotheby’s Finds New Way to Reach Consumers; Walmart to End Quarterly Bonuses at Stores
Today in Retail: Sotheby’s Finds New Way to Reach Consumers; Walmart to End Quarterly Bonuses...
September 10, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Sotheby’s is finding a way to reach consumers who don’t want to wait for an auction, and Walmart says it...

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Perfect Corp. Unveils AI-Powered Makeup Tutorial Platform
Perfect Corp. Unveils AI-Powered Makeup Tutorial Platform
September 10, 2021  |  Retail

Beauty tech company Perfect Corp. is launching a new digital makeup tutorial solution, giving brands the ability to present step-by-step lessons using artificial intelligence (AI)...

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Framar on Meeting the Beauty Industry’s Cross-Border Payments Challenges
Framar on Meeting the Beauty Industry’s Cross-Border Payments Challenges
September 10, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Keeping enough of the right shade of lipstick in stock is nothing compared to supporting the customer payments preferences when shopping cross-border. In The Cross-Border...

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Barry M Pairs with Perfect Corp for Virtual Try-Ons
Barry M Pairs with Perfect Corp for Virtual Try-Ons
September 08, 2021  |  Retail

Artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) beauty tech company Perfect Corp. has joined forces with U.K. cosmetics brand Barry M on the brand’s first...

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Ulta ‘Focused On Playing Offense’ As Beauty Industry Recovers
Ulta ‘Focused On Playing Offense’ As Beauty Industry Recovers
August 25, 2021  |  Retail

Surging in-store traffic led Ulta Beauty to strong second-quarter sales despite slowing eCommerce sales, as the beauty category recovers faster than executives expected. “Our guests...

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Perfect Corp. Pairs With Avon On AR- And AI-Based Sales
Perfect Corp. Pairs With Avon On AR- And AI-Based Sales
August 24, 2021  |  Retail

Beauty tech solutions provider Perfect Corp. on Tuesday (Aug. 24) announced a partnership with Avon México that will integrate augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence...

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By Offering Contactless Payments, Salons Go A Cut Above
By Offering Contactless Payments, Salons Go A Cut Above
August 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The United States beauty industry raked in more than $62 billion in sales in 2019, but the largely brick-and-mortar retail space was badly affected by...

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Bespoke Beauty Brands To Launch Line Of Men’s Products
Bespoke Beauty Brands To Launch Line Of Men’s Products
August 16, 2021  |  Retail

Beauty brand incubator Bespoke Beauty Brands will debut a new skincare brand for men on Friday (Aug. 20). The brand, called Mai Johnson & Co.,...

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