Taking a good look at the beauty industr...

The authors of a new report, Sporting Goods 2025, explore key themes that will shape the market and highlight consumer trends that could represent paths to growth.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information 

The consumer goods industry, once an investor darling, has underperformed in recent years. Companies can prioritize six actions to simultaneously revive revenue growth and cut costs.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information 

The physical shopping experience matters more than ever, says Value Retail founder Scott Malkin, whose company owns some of the world’s best-performing luxury shopping destinations.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information 

McKinsey's research says that peer-purchasing insight seems to have more influence on consumers than any kind of marketing strategy. Today, Roberta Fusaro speaks with Dave Fedewa, McKinsey partner and Chauncey Holder, McKinsey senior expert to understand how and why business must ... Show More

BoF’s Imran Amed sits down with Priya Rao, executive editor of The Business of Beauty, to go inside the findings of our new report ‘The State of Fashion: Beauty.’ Background: The global beauty industry is booming.  “Beauty remains one of the most dynamic, challenging and sought-a ... Show More

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:52) > In this "Discussion on Digital", McKinsey's Brian Gregg speaks with leaders in Silicon Valley to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping business and consumer behaviors.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy i ... Show More

Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 21:45) >  The retailer of the future will harness the power of data, business building, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality, says serial entrepreneur and technology expert John Straw.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy fo ... Show More

As the beauty business shifts towards boutique brands and upstarts, traditional titans of the industry like L'Oreal and Esteé Lauder are struggling to maintain a foothold. At the center of this cultural shift are beauty influencers, who are reaching a new wave of savvy, socially ... Show More

Pass the probiotics and the clinically effective products over the “clean and natural” ones: McKinsey’s latest research on the future of wellness provides a snapshot of how consumers worldwide, across all geographies and generations, are approaching their health and wellness and ... Show More

The beauty sector is a half-a-trillion-dollar global industry, but it's only recently that beauty brands are finally starting to take part in the sustainability conversation. Largely, this is in response to greater consumer demands for transparency in how beauty does business - a ... Show More

If you haven’t heard of beauty marketing veteran Katie Welch, there’s a good chance you’ve seen her while scrolling through TikTok lending advice to the community on how to break into the industry she knows and loves. At the intersection of beauty and technology, Welch is buildin ... Show More

Big beauty has spent well over a century using fear-mongering to marketing its products to us. Even if today it is more sophisticated in its methods and use of media, the mainstream industry is still telling us we are not good enough or beautiful enough. In effect, it is telling ... Show More