What L’Oréal, Nike, and LVMH are doing in Web3
Web3 is the buzzy new trend for fashion and beauty players pursuing new branding and monetization opportunities. Here’s how L'Oréal, Nike, and LVMH are approaching the next iteration of the internet.
Beauty & Personal Care
13 tech solutions to help recession-proof retail businesses
From marketing attribution to reverse logistics, we've identified the tech solutions retailers should prioritize to protect their margins.
Unbundling Hims & Hers: How D2C health and wellness is being disrupted
Tech is blurring the lines between healthcare and personal care, creating new opportunities for CPG companies to expand their digital service offerings. Here’s how tech companies are targeting the health and wellness overlap.
The D2C Survival Guide: 5 direct-to-consumer companies that faced disaster — and what other brands can learn from them about business models, culture, and scaling
From overproducing expensive bikes to spending millions on acquiring customers for a product only purchased once a decade, D2C brands have experienced countless growing pains in recent years. We identify the lessons to be learned from major D2C brands that dug themselves into a hole.
The virtual fitting room: How Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba, and others are using AI and AR to transform shopping
We assess how leading fashion brands and retailers are increasing engagement and driving e-commerce conversions with virtual try-on tech.
Here are the 5 biggest challenges for brands and retailers this year — and the tech that can solve them
From dealing with lasting supply chain disruptions and rising labor costs to meeting new shopper expectations, brands and retailers are facing major challenges. Here's how tech vendors can help — and how to choose among them.
Plastic packaging is driving the global waste crisis. Here’s how top CPG corporations are tackling the issue
With consumer and regulatory pressure increasing, corporates are taking action to fund, test, and implement more sustainable packaging options. Using CB Insights data, we identify which sustainable packaging solutions have gained the most traction in CPG.
Digital Fitness Company Future Raises $75M. Future’s Competitors Include Flexit, Ladder, And HOMEFIT.
Future plans to use the funding to hire full-time fitness coaches and expand into new areas. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.
Unbundling Sephora: How The Beauty Retail Experience Is Being Disrupted
As more of the shopper journey takes place online, beauty players are accelerating their digital transformation. Here's how tech solutions can help store operations and e-commerce leaders in the beauty space adapt.
Our Top CPG & Consumer Products Research Of 2021
CB Insights produces a wealth of research across food & beverage, fashion & beauty, wellness, and more. Here's our top CPG & consumer products research of 2021.
After FTC Shuts Down P&G Acquisition Effort, Edgewell Personal Care Acquires D2C Women’s Razor Brand Billie At A Price/Revenue Valuation Multiple Of 3.4x
The acquisition will enable Edgewell Personal Care to build out its portfolio of women's shaving products. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.
Analyzing L’Oréal’s Growth Strategy: How The Cosmetics Giant Is Becoming A Beauty Tech Leader
Investment Thesis Map
We mined L'Oréal's acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities.
100+ Early-Stage Beauty & Personal Care Startups
Market Map
We dive into early-stage activity in the beauty & personal care space to identify emergent categories, such as inclusive e-commerce, and to highlight shifts taking place within longstanding categories, such as skincare.
AI Is Driving Efficiencies In The Beauty Industry — And How Brands Can Benefit
Artificial intelligence is being applied to everything from research & development to supply chain management in order to help beauty brands and retailers increase revenues and cut costs. We take a look at AI's impact across the beauty industry.
70+ Synthetic Media Companies Using AI To Quickly Create & Personalize Digital Content
Market Map
From automating the creation of personalized videos to enabling new virtual customer experiences, these companies are deploying AI to help brands and retailers create engaging digital content.
Unbundling The Bathroom: The Tech Categories Targeting New Opportunities In Hygiene And Self-Care
The bathroom is sitting at the intersection of some of the most prominent next-gen trends in wellness, personal care, sustainability, and health. We dive into this interplay below.
3 Sustainable Beauty Trends Taking Off In 2021
From biosynthetic ingredients to reusable packaging and more, beauty brands are finding innovative new ways to bolster sustainability initiatives.
How Big Tech Is Capitalizing On The $750B Beauty Industry — And What Incumbents Need To Know
From livestreaming services to voice assistants, big tech companies are transforming the way beauty brands connect with consumers.
How The Inclusive Beauty Movement Is Redefining The Industry
Inclusive beauty is becoming table stakes for the beauty industry. From gender-neutral makeup to male personal care, we break down the niches creating huge opportunities for corporates and new beauty brands alike.
Gender-Neutral Products Are Transforming Beauty — Here’s Why Brands Should Pay Attention
Skincare and cosmetics brands are expanding their gender-neutral product lines as inclusive beauty continues to take off.
Why Nutrition With Beauty Benefits Is Set To Become The Next Hot Self-Care Category
Beauty is more than skin-deep, as interest in food, beverages, and supplements with beauty benefits is hitting an all-time high.
14 Trends Changing The Face Of The Beauty Industry In 2021
2020 was a redefining year for beauty tech. As consumer values and expectations shifted, big beauty corporates and startups alike have been forced to adapt. From “waterless” beauty products to virtual try-on, here are the trends and tech that will continue to transform the sector in 2021 and beyond.
What’s Ahead For Beauty & Personal Care: Top Investors’ Bets Shaping The Landscape
Funding to the beauty & personal care space hit an all-time high in 2020. We analyze where top investors are placing their bets across the industry.
Research Roundup: Navigating Our Top Consumer Products Research
As consumer priorities have shifted amid the pandemic, technology-enabled solutions ranging from on-demand warehousing to connected fitness tech have come to the forefront. Here's a sampling of our top CPG, shopper engagement, and inventory management research.
Our Top 2020 Retail & E-Commerce Research
CB Insights produces a wealth of research across retail, in-store tech, shopper engagement, D2C brands, and more. Here's our top retail & e-commerce research of 2020.
The State Of Sustainability In Consumer & Retail: Ahead In 2021
Our State of Sustainability in Consumer & Retail report highlights solutions focused on promoting environmental sustainability in the consumer and retail ecosystem. We break down what these trends mean for 2021, and how retailers and brands can prepare.