The NPD Group
Beauty Gains Another Billion
Makeup continues to lead prestige beauty sales, according to NPD's Karen Grant.
Fragrance Wardrobing Seen as Opportunity to Connect With Millennials
Presenting fragrances to match moods may tap into a consumer that values experiences over products, said NPD…
Makeup Sales Expected to Rise Again in 2017
The category may have outpaced fragrance during the holiday period, according to NPD.
Holiday Shopping Pause Deepens in 2016
In-store and online sales shortfall increased in the home stretch of the shopping season.
Brow Makeup Drives Growth in Prestige Beauty, According to NPD
The brow category was up 37 percent for the third quarter.
Online Shopping Closing In on Bricks-and-Mortar This Holiday Season, Reports NPD
The online channels' market share is likely to be strongest among Millennials and Gen Xers, with each…
Consumers Look for Logo-Free Bags, Says NPD Survey
More than 81 percent of Millennials prefer bags with subtle logos, or none at all.
Beauty Inc Editor’s Letter: Responsive By Design
For the past couple of years, we at WWD Beauty Inc have been firmly focused on the meteoric rise of a new…
Consumers Plan to Spend an Average of $636 on Holiday-Related Expenses, NPD Finds
That is up 3 percent from what they anticipated last year.
Beauty Trend: Hot Stuff
As consumers continue to embrace their natural hair texture, they are becoming savvier to the effects of…
As Fashion Retailers Struggle, Off-price Thrives
Off-price retailers account for 75 percent of apparel purchases across all channels, according to an NPD…
Consumers Gravitate Toward Products With Higher SPF
Makeup and skin-care products with SPF 30 and above are experiencing higher sales growth than products with a…
Fall 2016 Beauty Trend: Can’t Be Tamed
According to The NPD Group, prestige lip color sales spiked 19 percent in the 12 months ending in April 2016.
Prestige Beauty’s Online Growth Outpaces Bricks-and-Mortar
Web sales were up 30 percent for makeup, 31 percent for skin care and 25 percent for fragrance, according to…
Millennial Consumers Take Their Handbag Purchase Very Seriously, NPD Finds
An NPD Group and Stylitics study found millennial consumers start thinking about their handbag purchase more…