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What does it take for a makeup brand to make it?
Feb 6, 2024

What does it take for a makeup brand to make it?

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E.l.f. Beauty and Estée Lauder, which recently announced thousands of job cuts, report earnings this week.

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The state of China's stock market

Stock indexes in China posted big jumps today after being battered for two years now. This follows a string of announcements from Chinese regulators about efforts to stabilize the market, as well as the announcement of a meeting between President Xi Jinping and financial regulators, per Bloomberg News.

A lift in transparency for Lyft drivers

On Tuesday, the car service Lyft unveiled a plan to guarantee drivers a share of their weekly efforts and a promise that drivers will get at least 70% of what customers pay. The company is also promising better transparency over how fares are divvied up.

Do legacy brands still have the upper hand in the beauty industry?

Feb 6, 2024
Cosmetics and fragrance are an evolving business — influenced heavily by the ethos of Gen Z.
Legacy cosmetics brands have always had to keep redefining themselves to stay relevant for consumers, noted the Kearney Consumer Institute's Katie Thomas.
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The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy Producer, BBC