Retail Media

NEW YORK ­— The eyes still have it. This is especially true when it comes to mascara, and Maybelline New York is continuing its quest to bring beauty mavens the look of lush, false lashes with its new Falsies Flared by Volum’ Express.


NEW YORK — Hair care brand Sally Hershberger is launching at CVS stores in September two new kits to help beauty mavens go glam this holiday season.

Hitting CVS locations nationwide are the Instant Volume kit and the Glam Waves kit. The kits are priced at $19.99 each. The Instant Volume kit includes Sally Hershberger’s Plump Up Collagen Thickening Mist, Supreme Lift Root Spray and three Go Big rollers. The Glam Waves kit includes Sally Hershberger’s Glam Waves Texture Spray, Glam Waves Style Shaper and four Glam Waves clips.

CHICAGO — Two years after publishing its initial Urban Grocery Study, Mid-America Real Estate Corp.'s Urban Team has accumulated comprehensive and comparative data rendering new statistical findings and trends that may prove invaluable to grocers and other retailers planning to penetrate the urban Chicago marketplace. That data was made public Thursday, the company announced.

NEW YORK — Nail care brand Orly wants beauty mavens to fly away from ordinary nails in fall 2011 with dazzling metallic and sophisticated neutral lacquers gathered in one collection — Birds of a Feather.

A modern twist on standard fall shades, Birds of a Feather is designed to be reminiscent of stunning bird feathers gathered from around the globe. With hues ranging from deep purple flecked with fuchsia to shimmering natural beige, nails are free spirited and reflect the optimistic nature of a bird in flight. The collection includes:
  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An e-cigarette brand announced that its disposable e-cigarettes now are available at H-E-B and Meijer stores.

The company said that this marks Blu Cigs' transition from online sales to retail by being sold in all of H-E-B's 329 stores across Texas and Mexico, as well as Meijer's 196 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Each disposable e-cigarette equals about 20 to 30 traditional cigarettes, the company said.

FREDERICK, Md. — BioElectronics, maker of the topical drug-free pain relievers ActiPatch and Allay on Tuesday announced it has signed with the Greenwood Group to manage the company’s retail products portfolio.

“Greenwood Group management has a substantial history building successful brands, through international and domestic selling efforts, as well as developing and implementing marketing strategies,” BioElectronics stated in its release.

NEW YORK — Bainbridge and Knight has entered the organic hair and beauty cosmetics realm.

The company said that its Zinn Beauty Collection is a line of natural beauty products that is made with 100% argan oil. The lineup includes Zinn velvet facial cleansing milk, Zinn revitalizing anti-aging cream, Zinn smooth body milk and Zinn 100% Moroccan argan oil. The products will retail from $24.99 to $29.99.

CHICAGO — Iced tea brand AriZona has updated its packaging mix to include 12-packs of its 11.5-oz. cans.

The company said its ready-to-drink beverages will feature packaging by Rexam to help the company further expand into the mass market.