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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The $13 Hollywood Fix That Put ORLY on 50 Years of Fingertips
Consumer · Ecommerce

The $13 Hollywood Fix That Put ORLY on 50 Years of Fingertips

Jeff Pink solved a costume-change problem with a manicure designed to disappear into every outfit. ORLY turned that quiet idea into a durable, family-owned nail business - then spent five decades finding new reasons to be noticed.

nail-care · nail-polishRead →
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The 145-Year-Old Beauty Company Hiding in Plain Sight
Consumer · Ecommerce · Education

The 145-Year-Old Beauty Company Hiding in Plain Sight

Wella survived wigs, perms, conglomerates and lockdowns. Now the salon-born company is betting that the person behind the chair is still beauty's most useful laboratory.

beauty · hair-careRead →
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The store that sells hair color to the person doing your hair - and to you
Ecommerce · Consumer · Enterprise

The store that sells hair color to the person doing your hair - and to you

One of America's largest beauty-supply chains sells the same professional hair color to salon pros and to the customers coloring their own roots at home. Here is how a 1964 New Orleans shop became a two-sided, 5,000-store beauty distributor.

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