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Critical Mass: Economy Impacts B-T-S Retail Approach

Back-to-school season is always a bellwether for fall and holiday sales.

Critical Mass: AMC Beauty Rides Wave of ‘The O.C.’

The cliff-hanger finale of this season's installment of "The O.C." has many fans eagerly awaiting new…

Critical Mass: Massage Envy Courts Busy Women

A sign from a window in a power strip shopping center here announces the arrival of Massage Envy.

Critical Mass: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Beauty

The battle between beauty's behemoths and niche players is coming to a rolling boil.

Critical Mass: Lipology to Fatten Lip Sales

It took only one look at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby, Shiloh, to see that lips are back in style.

Teens Weigh In on Beauty at NACDS

The ever-shrinking drugstore industry at times made attendance at the National Association of Chain Drug…

Critical Mass: Buyers, Beauty Firms to Convene at NACDS

Retailers are packing their bags for San Diego and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' Marketplace…

Critical Mass: Service Antidote to Beauty Slump

When beauty sales slow down, talk of service heats up.

Critical Mass: Walgreens Adds Happy Harry’s to Fold

Another piece of chain drugstore history will soon be gone.

Critical Mass: Lotta Luv Gives Lucky Chick Lip Service

Lotta Luv, a company best known for lip glosses based on popular licenses such as Tootsie Roll and Snapple…

Wray Shines Light on Beauty

When Judy Wray, category manager for Rite Aid Corp., envisions her customers, she sees them as the architects…

Chopra Outlines an Emerging India

India represents a fertile opportunity for beauty marketers.

Lane Crawford Head Touts ‘Core DNA’

David Riddiford, president of Lane Crawford, has overseen tremendous changes in the beauty business at this…

Critical Mass: CVS Reaps Rewards From Exclusive Beauty Brand

Tom Ryan's face lights up when he talks about Lumene.

NACDS Leads Off With a Fiery Start

The unofficial start of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' annual meeting, held at the Breakers…