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January 14, 2026

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Beauty Briefing: How beauty’s beleaguered makeup brands can turn it around

This week, I checked in on the status of once-powerful makeup brands that have been put up for sale. Additionally, Google welcomes ads to its AI shopping platform, and L’Oréal opens a new content and education hub.

Fashion

Limited inventory and thoughtful partnerships: How brands at NRF are making the most of TikTok Shop

TikTok was a hot topic of conversation at the National Retail Federation's Big Show in Manhattan this week. Multiple executives in attendance spoke about the double-edged sword of TikTok driving massive demand and the need to be prepared for it.

Beauty

Brazil’s oldest perfumery is making a play for US fragrance consumers. And no, it’s not Sol de Janeiro

Armed with internal sales growth — the company closed 2025 with a 12% increase in revenue — and a still-growing appetite for fragrance among American consumers, Granado is opening two new stores in the U.S. in 2026 and tailoring new launches to suit the local consumer base.

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Fashion

Asos tests the return of Topshop and Topman stores in the US

After years of operating in the U.S. primarily through online and wholesale channels, including Nordstrom, Topshop and Topman returned to a brand-controlled physical retail setting in December through a limited-time pop-up staged by parent company Asos.

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Fashion

As watch prices climb, Bob’s Watches opens in JFK airport to offer duty-free luxury watches

On Monday, Bob's Watches opened a boutique in Terminal 8 of JFK International Airport in New York. It's joining several other luxury brands, including Ferragamo, Dior and Tag Heuer, all of which have opened in a shared space.

Beauty

Glossy Pop Newsletter: In 2025, Gen Alpha arrived as beauty consumers — in 2026, they will reshape the industry

While kids and tweens have always discovered beauty products as they grow up — whether by watching their mothers at home or learning from friends at school — Gen Alpha is among the first cohorts to learn from influencers on TikTok, in real time and in lockstep with the trend cycle.

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How beauty brands are using creativity to reignite growth in 2026

The more brands create, the less consumers seem to care. To course-correct, savvy brands are using creative efficiency to their advantage: fewer, stronger ideas instead of an endless stream of content.

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Luxury Briefing: Neiman Marcus and US luxury’s shrinking footprint

In this week’s Luxury Briefing, why Neiman Marcus now sits at the center of a shrinking U.S. luxury wholesale map, how Miista turned a viral political-fashion moment into a lesson in craft and pricing power, and what Hermès’s January price hikes are signaling in the resale market.

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