'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
Donna Dia, Founder, The Beauty Beat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:28
The UK’s first luxury consumer beauty event dedicated to women of colour takes place this weekend (Dec 3 - 4) at the Congress Centre on London’s Great Russell Street. The Beauty Beat is the brainchild of luxury events sp…
Charlotte Knight, Founder, Ciate London, Lottie London and Skin Proud [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:19
Charlotte Knight is a beauty entrepreneur and the founder of Ciate London, Lottie London and Skin Proud.Her first brand, Ciate London launched in 2009 and Lottie London in 2014, and are both known for their range of make…
Private White V.C. owner, James Eden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:01
During the height of the Covid pandemic, Private White V.C. owner James Eden won a government contract to supply PPE for the NHS, turning part of the brand’s Manchester factory in to a working production line to help the…
Bold Moves Academy with Haeni Kim, Founder, Kitri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:09
Welcome to the The Bold Moves Academy podcast brought to you by TheIndustry.fashion in partnership with Klarna for Business. Here we speak to some of fashion’s disrupters about the bold moves they’ve made to drive the fu…
Gym+Coffee Co-founders, Niall Horgan & Diarmuid McSweeney [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:06
Gym + Coffee is one of Ireland’s fastest growing lifestyle brands. Founded in 2017 by a team of friends with backgrounds in media, marketing and retail and a shared passion for combining fitness and community, the brand…
Jamie O’Banion, Founder & CEO, BeautyBio [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:38
Jamie O’Banion is the Founder and CEO of BeautyBio, a results-driven and science-based brand known for its range of skincare and haircare products. Having grown up in the skincare industry and learning from her biochemis…
Nayna McIntosh, Founder, Hope [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:25
Nayna McIntosh brings Hope – both literally and metaphorically – to women and the fashion industry. After a high flying career that took in some of fashion retail’s biggest brands from Next to George at ASDA and Marks &…
Simon Comins, Chief Commercial Officer, Superdrug [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:02
Simon Comins is the Chief Commercial Officer at Superdrug. Having worked his way up from the shop floor, he has an extensive career history at the health and beauty retailer. In his role as CCO, which he was appointed ea…
Jason Kirk, CEO & Co-founder, Kirk & Kirk. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:22
In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna for Business, Contributing Editor Eric Musgrave talks to Jason Kirk, CEO & Co-founder of eyewear business Kirk & Kirk.Jason created Kirk & Kirk to…
Suzanne Duckett, Founder & CEO, Onolla [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:25
Suzanne Duckett is the Founder & CEO of Onolla, an expertly curated beauty, skincare and fragrance retailer. Duckett, a Journalist and Editor with over three decades of experience at some of the most successful magazines…