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US ecommerce sales grow 15.0% in 2018

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Consumers spent $517.36 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2018, up 15.0% from $449.88 billion spent the year prior, according to a new Internet Retailer analysis of industry data and historical U.S. Commerce Department figures. That’s a slight slowdown from 2017, when online sales grew 15.6% year over year, according to Commerce Department figures. Total retail … Read more

QVC reveals brand makeover for mobile and social shopping

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By Becky Bargh 12-Feb-2019 The new branding is designed to capture the attention of US customers on the small screen TV shopping channel QVC has revealed a brand makeover for its digital outlets. The new visual identity and logo is designed to improve the immersive, video-based shopping experiences for customers. According to research carried out … Read more

Beauty 2018-2020: Don’t Fear the Disruption

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February 8, 2019 Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor in Chief, Global Cosmetic Industry CEW recently hosted “State of the Beauty Industry Report 2018-2019,” featuring insights and data from Larissa Jensen, executive director, beauty industry analyst, The NPD Group; Flynn Matthews, head of insights + measurement, consumer packaged goods, Google; Karen Wolfe, vice president, client consulting, Nielsen; and … Read more

How the US Prestige Beauty Industry Reached $18.8 Billion In 2018

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January 30, 2019 Global Cosmetic Industry During 2018, the U.S. prestige beauty industry saw sales increase by 6% over 2017 to reach $18.8 billion.  According to The NPD Group, skin care grew by 13% and contributed 60% of the industry’s total gains; makeup sales grew by 1%; fragrance saw a sales growth of 4%. Hair was the smallest … Read more

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