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Nicole Kirichanskaya

Nicole is features and premium editor at Inside Retail US.

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Matilda Djerf sitting in the New York Djerf Avenue store.

Djerf Avenue founder discusses the brand’s first physical store opening in NYC

Several Banu Skin SKUs in front of a blue background.

How acne-care brand Banu Skin is expanding into Sephora

Meta’s Muse charm held in a hand.

Is Meta’s Muse the next big shopping tool?

A person’s arm reaching out to pick up a mini-jack-o'-lantern pumpkin off a shelf.

How retailers can win over budget-conscious shoppers this Halloween

Cin Cin co-founders Louise Lazarus [right] and Geo Moriarty [left] inside one of their stores in Bali.

How Cin Cin founders are building the ultimate it-girl brand

Djerf Avenue founder Matilda Djerf standing in the brand’s New York City flagship location.

When does influencer hype become a lasting business?

A smartphone in a jean pocket with the Shein website on display.

‘The rules changed faster than the model’: Inside Shein’s struggles

POV Beauty CEO Ani Hadjinian wearing a white T-shirt.

POV Beauty’s Ani Hadjinian discusses working with indie and legacy players

Exterior of a Starbucks store

Is Starbucks’ North American closures a bad sign for the coffee giant?

Dieux Skin x Fishwife’s limited edition eye patches set up on a grocery store shelf.

Is the Fishwife x Dieux collaboration marketing magic or madness?

Béssa Beauty’s Cooling Scalp Serum and Pre-Wash Conditioner placed against a mint green background.

Meet the hairstylist who turned hair loss expertise into a beauty brand

An exterior shot of a Dr. Martens store in London, England.

Can Dr Martens turn renewed interest into a comeback?

A headshot of Dana Steinfeld in front of a creative moodboard.

How Anecdotes by Artists puts perfumers first

A black-and-white headshot of CFDA president Steve Kolb.

What should retailers learn from Steven Kolb’s PR crisis?

LVMH heir Alexandre Arnault standing in front of a grey background in a black shirt.

How could Alexandre Arnault help turn Nike around?

A red box full of curated beauty products from men's beauty shopping platform Hale.

How Hale is simplifying men’s beauty shopping

A person wearing a terry cloth robe holding several Wenjulan products.

How Wenjulan is broadening its body care appeal

[Left to right] Joanna Coles, Faby Torres and Zac Posen.

Zac Posen and Halle Berry discuss culture at the Retailer Influencer CEO Forum

An exterior shot of the Macy’s Herald Square flagship location.

How is Macy’s pulling itself out of its spiral of decline? 

Apple CEO John Ternus standing alongside former CEO Tim Cook.

How will the iPhone Duo define John Ternus’s Apple era?