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Indies continue to unfold their power, bringing unique concepts, authentic stories, customized solutions, and exotic ingredients to the fore. In the United States, the breeding ground for such emerging brands, retail of beauty indies, is expected to increase sales at a compound annual growth rate of 14% by 2027, which is three times more than
The professional scalp care segment showed a strong increase in sales last year. A stable 12% growth was seen across all regions and almost all country markets covered in our recently published Professional Scalp Care Products: Global Market Snapshot report. While scalp care growth is still behind the overall salon hair care market, its decrease
Last year, hair serums in the treatment category increased in revenue by almost 23% compared to the revenue of styling aid serums, which was up about 13%, according to Kline PRO USA data. This trend continued in 2022 as consumers keep expanding their hair care routine with products inspired by skin care.
Our Professional Hair Care Intelligence Center picked up several interesting news stories ranging from skincare brands venturing into hair care to new and innovative product forms being introduced. Here are some that caught our attention the most:
Consumers are requesting blowout services more often than they did a year ago. According to the recent release of first-quarter findings from Kline PRO: Salon Retail Products and Database, the number of salon blowouts is up 36% in the United States and 46% in Canada.
The market for home fragrances sustained its momentum in 2021 growing by a whopping 16%. For the first half of 2022, substantial growth continued in the face of inflation, product price increases, and supply chain issues, according to our recently published Home Fragrances: U.S. Market Brief. What is driving growth in this high opportunity market? A
The emergence of independent stylists as a growth channel has opened the door for untapped revenue potential for salon hair care brands. Globally, the number of hair salons has declined almost 5% from the 2019 levels. While the door count decreased, many of the previously salon-employed stylists decided to venture into opening independent hair-related services—driving
It was great to be back at Cosmoprof this year to visit with clients and see the industry’s newest brands and offerings. While big brands were notably absent from the show floor, there were countless new brands to discover. We saw many interesting offerings, which we grouped into the following themes:
With inflation rising 9.1% in June to its highest level in over 40 years, will beauty retail experience even bigger declines in store traffic? Kline’s analysis of U.S. foot traffic from SafeGraph proves that beauty retailers are indeed not immune to the inflationary impacts, as foot traffic was down 18% in May from April and
Retail product sales were up 6.5% in the U.S. in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021. This is truly remarkable news for the salon channel, which faced numerous challenges over the past three years. In addition to shutdowns and requirements to implement new health and safety measures, which impacted the service capacity, salon operators experienced
