Liberty hires new head of beauty buying
The Liberty department store has appointed beauty consultant Rhea Cartwright as its new head of beauty buying,
Currently a strategic beauty consultant, journalist and editor, she was also head of brand partnerships at The Stack World until this month and previously worked with Fem Skin Clinic and The Organic Pharmacy.
Cartwright’s online content has included work for digital publications such as Vogue, Refinery 29, The Zoe Report, Bustle, PopSugar, Porter and Dazed Beauty.
Sarah Coonan, buying director at Liberty, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Rhea to the Liberty team to lead our beauty category and buying team. Beauty is the engine that drives our retail business.
“Rhea will lead the next stage of our evolution, reinventing our brand portfolio for ecommerce growth and leading the category through an expanded footprint in-store in 2023. She brings a fresh approach to our business and I’m excited to see her lead the next generation of innovation in our much loved beauty business.”
