'Trust in Data to Balance the Stock' feat: Balance Me & Avery Dennison

'Trust in Data to Balance the Stock' feat: Balance Me & Avery Dennison

Author: TheIndustry.fashion September 26, 2023 Duration: 46:58

Beauty is booming…

In 2022 the global beauty market – defined as skincare, fragrance, makeup, and haircare – hit $430 billion in revenue according to McKinsey and is expected to reach $580 billion by 2027.

While this explosion in consumption provides enormous opportunity, it also presents beauty brands and retailers with a number of challenges, particularly within the supply chain.

Inefficiencies in the supply chain and over-production can lead to wasted product before it even reaches the retailer, let alone the consumer. While excess or impractical packaging and part-used product means a build-up of waste on the consumer side.

Not only is this bad news for the planet, but it also puts pressure on profit margins. To look at how beauty can address these issues, TheIndustry.beauty has teamed up with globally renowned materials science and supply chain solutions expert Avery Dennison on this series of podcasts. 

In each episode, Lauretta Roberts, Editor in Chief of TheIndustry.beauty, will speak to an expert at Avery Dennison and a leader of a beauty brand who will share their experiences and advice to help others in the market.

Our first episode ‘Trust in Data to Balance the Stock’, we look at the first place to start on your journey towards supply chain efficiency to taking stock of exactly what you make, exactly where it is and exactly which channels it is being sold through.

First up, we hear from Avery Dennison’s Senior Director of Market Development Uwe Hennig and once Uwe has shared his words of wisdom, we speak to the Co-founder of natural and science-led skincare brand Balance Me, Clare Hopkins on how the highly successful British brand built its business sustainably and how it’s working across its supply chain to minimise its impact on the planet.


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Behind the glossy campaigns and curated storefronts, the fashion and beauty industries run on a different kind of energy: strategy, data, and hard-won experience. TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty Podcast pulls back the curtain for a direct line to that world. Each episode sits down with the founders, retail innovators, and brand leaders who are actually setting the agenda, moving beyond surface trends to discuss the operational realities of building a business. You’ll hear candid conversations about supply chain pivots, the economics of sustainability, and what consumer data is really revealing right now. It’s a resource for anyone with a professional or passionate interest in how these global sectors function, offering more than inspiration-it delivers applicable intelligence. This podcast serves as an audio companion to the editorial depth of TheIndustry.fashion, focusing on the narratives and analysis that define commercial success. Tune in for authentic dialogues that cut through the noise, providing a genuine understanding of the forces shaping what we wear and buy.
Author: Language: en-gb Episodes: 100

TheIndustry.fashion & TheIndustry.beauty Podcast
Podcast Episodes
John Snare & Rachel Kelly, Co-founders, Thought [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:20
John Snare and Rachel Kelly are the Co-founders of Thought, one of the UK’s earliest sustainable and ethical fashion brands. Thought's focus is on creating a "circular economy", and over the years it has invested extensi…
Mark Heyes, Guest Fashion Designer, Freemans [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:46
Best known for his fashion styling advice on ITV breakfast show ‘Lorraine’, Mark Heyes is a British fashion stylist and designer. Launching a partnership with online retailer Freemans, Heyes has created several collectio…
Vicken Arslanian, 'Re-founder', Commodity [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:30
Commodity is known for its unique approach to fragrance, giving consumers greater control over the intensity and projection of a scent through its innovative Scent Space concept. The brand was first brought to life by a…
Jeremy Muijs, Co-founder, Grown Alchemist [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:42
Jeremy Muijs is the Co-founder of Grown Alchemist. Through the understanding of cellular renewal and nutrient metabolisation, Grown Alchemist formulates products which it thinks represent a "new evolution in skincare". T…
Chris Griffin, CEO, Secret Sales [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:33
Commercial visionary and pioneer of ground-breaking ecommerce solutions, Chris Griffin, and his Lifestyle Retail Group (LRG), acquired Secret Sales in March 2020. The aim was to move the business from an antiquated membe…
Jody Plows, CEO, Nobody’s Child [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:11
Established in 2015, Nobody’s Child is a London-based womenswear brand creating responsible clothing with materials that have a lower impact on the planet. Jody first joined the company as CEO in March 2020, bringing yea…
Lauren Bowker, Founder, The Unseen Beauty [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:30
With a background in material science and design, Lauren Bowker, Founder of The Unseen Beauty, entered the beauty market to help transform how people see, think about and express their beauty. The Unseen Beauty first lau…
Rami Cassis, Founder & CEO, Parabellum Investments [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:22
Rami Cassis is an international dealmaker, investor, and operator. He leads Parabellum Investments, the family office he founded, which trades as a private equity firm. Cassis acquired Manchester luxury fashion retailer…
Rochelle Humes, Founder, My Little Coco [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:19
Rochelle Humes isn’t just a former member of girl group The Saturdays and a current TV personality, she is also a fully-fledged beauty business owner. Her brand, My Little Coco launched in 2020 and is known for its ever-…
Lucy Litwack, CEO & Owner, Coco de Mer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:35
Lucy Litwack is one of the lingerie industry’s best known figures and her stellar career has taken in some of the biggest names in the business, including Victoria’s Secret, La Perla, XIX Entertainment (where she headed…