From brand acquisitions to major retailers exiting the beauty category, 2014 proved to be a big year for beauty retail, and resulted in articles on the topics landing among the top five clicked retail stories for 2014. Readers also enjoyed reading about retailer’s successes, as well as strategies to drive growth. Click on one of the links below to read some of the top retail stories from this year.

1. L’Oréal Captures NYX Cosmetics For $500 Million

2. Henri Bendel To Exit Third Party Beauty, Accessory Partnerships

3. Dermalogica: Beauty’s Indie Success Story—That’s Still Not For Sale

4. Zappos To Exit Beauty In 2015

5. Ulta Grows Sales, Income in Q3