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January 02, 2026

Beauty

The Glossy Beauty Podcast’s 2026 predictions

Hosts Lexy Lebsack, Emily Jensen and Sara Spruch-Feiner share their 2026 industry predictions, including the end of "no-makeup makeup," the proliferation of peptides and an increase in value-focused marketing.

Fashion

Many fashion companies went out of business in 2025. More may be coming in 2026

2025 saw an unprecedented number of factors putting pressure on companies' bottom lines. Amid tariffs, rising costs of living and doing business, and a pullback in consumer spending, it has been a tough year for consumer brands.

Beauty

The Glossy guide to what’s in and out for 2026

Heading into 2026, the Glossy team compiled a list of what we think will be "in" and what is on its way out.

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Fashion

Inside the 2025 rise of Labubu

Amid shifting trade dynamics and rapidly evolving consumer behaviour, Pop Mart CEO Grant Wang has guided one of the strongest momentum stories in global retail. The runaway popularity of Labubu has pushed Pop Mart’s once niche collectibles into the mainstream and reshaped the company’s international profile.

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What beauty brands should know about using generative AI

Generative AI has emerged as a powerful tool for ideation, content creation and campaign design. But while generative AI's potential is undeniable, the way beauty brands use it in advertising demands careful consideration.

Fashion

The revenge of the ’90s mall brand

Brands known for their heyday in the ‘90s, like Gap and Victoria's Secret, have used 2025 to mount turnaround plans. But staging a successful comeback after years of a battered reputation takes more than a few quarters of growth.

Beauty

Why 2025 was the year of the Mirakl marketplace

In 2025, Ulta Beauty and Best Buy became the latest retailers to partner with French tech company Mirakl to launch digital marketplaces. The retailers join Mirakl’s roster that includes Nordstrom, H&M, Bloomingdale's, Anthropologie, Lowe’s and more.

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How brands like Tatcha are leveraging user-generated video to drive sales

Seventy-seven percent of brands rate the ROI of shoppable user-generated video higher than other forms of content. Tatcha, for example, tested this with a few of its hero product pages and saw a 4% increase in add-to-cart rate.

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The Modern Retail guide to what’s in and what’s out in 2026

Big workout pants, fiber and thrifting are just some of the trends that will dominate 2026, Modern Retail predicts in its annual In/Out list.

Fashion

Emily Sundberg is proving the power of the Substack newsletter

Since she launched Feed Me in 2022, Emily Sundberg's daily newsletter has come to exemplify much of the appeal of the Substack format — that is, writing driven by an individual voice and curation that is often absent in large-scale media. And her approach has drawn in tens of thousands of readers and high-profile brand partners to the fray.

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