Retail & Consumer · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Aesthetics growth and holiday giving: the week in retail releases
Aesthetics providers expanded and reported data, retail charity events raised funds, and Under Armour cut its margin outlook in a mixed week of releases.
Aesthetic treatment featured in two releases this week. Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, presented two Phase 4 studies at the 2026 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting on aesthetic treatment in adults taking GLP-1 medications, while LaserAway opened its 241st clinic, in Paramus, NJ, which it says coincides with its 20th anniversary. In apparel, Under Armour reported a 7 percent revenue decline to $1.2 billion for its fiscal second quarter and lowered its expected fiscal 2027 gross margin improvement, and SMX described its molecular marking and traceability work across the fashion supply chain.
Holiday-season giving was another thread. Delivering Good says it raised a record $2.7 million at its New York gala honoring the CEOs of Burlington Stores and J.Crew Group, where Jazwares pledged toy donations, and Dr. Green Services launched a toy drive tied to new lawn care sign-ups in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. Elsewhere, No Makeup Makeup disclosed the exit of its co-founder and CEO and its president, and Pigeon debuted a newborn bottle gift set at CIIE in Shanghai.
AbbVie
Allergan Aesthetics Reports Improved Satisfaction With Facial Appearance Following Aesthetic Treatment in Two Studies of Patients on GLP-1 Medications
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, reported results from two Phase 4 studies, HARMONY IN DIVERSITY and HALO, showing improved FACE-Q Satisfaction With Facial Appearance scores in adults on GLP-1 medications, including a 42.4-point mean improvement at 30 days in one cohort and a 39.6-point improvement at month 3 in an interim HALO analysis. The company says most treatment-related adverse events were mild and nonserious, and the data were presented at the ASDS meeting Nov. 5-8 in San Diego.
Under Armour, Inc.
UNDER ARMOUR REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2027 RESULTS
Under Armour reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue down 7 percent to $1.2 billion, with gross margin down 30 basis points to 47.0 percent and a net loss of $0.4 million. The company now expects fiscal 2027 gross margin to rise 170 to 220 basis points, down from 220 to 270, while keeping adjusted operating income guidance at $140 million to $160 million and raising its GAAP operating income range to $99 million to $119 million.
No Makeup Makeup
Kim Wileman and Shauna Lahiri Exit No Makeup Makeup Following Rapid Growth
No Makeup Makeup said Co-Founder and CEO Kim Wileman and President Shauna Lahiri left the company effective August 2026, after what the company says was eight-figure revenue in its first full year. The release does not name successors for either executive at the beauty brand, which is aimed at women 40 and over.
Delivering Good
Delivering Good Raises Record-Breaking $2.7 Million at Annual Gala Honoring Retail and Fashion Leaders
Delivering Good says its Nov. 4 gala at Gotham Hall in New York City raised a record $2.7 million and honored Burlington Stores CEO Michael O'Sullivan and J.Crew Group CEO Libby Wadle. Burlington was Diamond Sponsor, and the nonprofit says it has distributed nearly $3 billion of new merchandise since 1985 through more than 800 community partners.
LaserAway, LLC.
LaserAway, Nation's Largest Aesthetic Dermatology Brand, Opens Its 241st Clinic
LaserAway opened its 241st clinic, at 65 Rte 4 West in Paramus, NJ, and says it operates in 36 states with all locations company-owned and no franchises. The company says it has had no clinic closures since its 2006 founding in West Hollywood, CA.
Pigeon
Pigeon Showcases Parenting Innovations at CIIE 2026 Under "Boundless Joy of Newborn" Theme
Pigeon exhibited at CIIE in Shanghai for the fourth consecutive year, debuting the Lamb Blessings Newborn Bottle Gift Set and showing its baby bottles from markets worldwide together for the first time. The company says its Shanghai Qingpu factory's Green Manufacturing Project was selected as a model case study in the Shanghai Climate Week 2026 Climate Lighthouse White Paper.
Dr. Green Services
Dr. Green Services Launches Community Toy Drive to Support Children Across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana
Dr. Green Services will donate one new toy valued at up to $20 for each qualifying new customer who enrolls in its 2027 lawn care program between November 9 and December 18, 2026. The campaign covers Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Plainfield, surrounding suburbs and Northwest Indiana, and qualifying sign-ups also receive a complimentary fall lawn treatment.
SMX (Security Matters)
SMX Is Building a Verifiable Identity Layer for Fashion, From Cotton Fields to Luxury Resale
SMX (Security Matters) says it has spent the past year expanding its molecular marking and digital traceability technology across cotton, recycled fibers, denim, finished textiles and luxury goods. The company says markers embedded in materials link to its Digital Material Passport Platform to keep origin, composition, recycled content, chain of custody and authenticity data tied to the physical item through resale and recycling.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not News Today Lines reporting.