Sporty Skin-Care Brand Mission Playing New Ballgame: Mass Market
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Athlete-engineered Mission Skincare is preparing for a hard launch of its products in mass market doors and will be serving up a prestige skin-care line promoted by tennis star Serena Williams
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