Volcanic Retail: The dating app for beauty brands and buyers

By Becky Bargh | Published: 16-May-2022
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Cosmetics Business finds out how the interactive platform is reinventing the way beauty brands find their ideal retail partner

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Volcanic Retail: The dating app for beauty brands and buyers

Volcanic Retail is a new online platform that is revolutionising the way beauty buyers can nab the best in beauty for their shopping aisles.

Launched this month in the US, the two-way communications site helps budding beauty brands get discovered by retailers, while helping buyers more efficiently qualify products and businesses.

Through Volcanic Retail’s messenger app, AI-based analytics will give users recommended

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