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Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQBG) Investor Day Presentation

New York - September 27, 2016

Differential Brands Group Inc. Announces Appointment of Jake Brandman as President of SWIMS Brand

August 24, 2016 – Differential Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DFBG) ("Differential Brands" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of Jake Brandman as President of the Company's SWIMS brand operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, DFBG Swims, LLC.

The Aspen Colo.-based luxury beauty retailer has ambitious plans to open 35 more stores in key markets.

August 13, 2016 – Cos Bar, one of the first specialty cosmetics retailers, is hitting 40 years in business with a growth spurt. The 14-store chain — with doors in cities such as Aspen and Vail, Colo., Carmel, Calif., Scottsdale, Ariz., and New York — has ambitious plans to open 35 more stores ...

Differential Brands Group Announces Acquisition of SWIMS Brand

July 19, 2016 – Company Expands Portfolio of Premium Consumer Brands with the Addition of Fast-Growing Scandinavian Leader in Contemporary Footwear & Apparel.

Cos Bar Shows Few Wrinkles at Age 40

July 18, 2016 – The last time the Republican party faced a potentially contested national convention was 1976, when Gerald R. Ford beat Ronald Reagan on the first ballot before going on to lose the general election to a little known peanut farmer from Georgia named Jimmy Carter.

DevaCurl Expands Product Line to Waves

June 29, 2016 – DevaCurl is now riding the full curl wave. The business has added a new line of products to tackle wavy hair, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Welcome to the Goop group!

May 25, 2016 – Gwyneth Paltrow cradles baby as she hosts skincare event to win over new neighbors in her ritzy Montecito just two months after buying $4.9 million home.

Laura Geller Beauty Announces Product Integration into Industry Leading YouCam Makeup App

May 3, 2016 – Laura Geller Beauty partners with award-winning YouCam Makeup App to change the way women experience makeup.

Differential Brands Group Names Andrew Berg as President of Robert Graham

April 20, 2016 – Differential Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DFBG) today announced that Andrew Berg has joined Robert Graham as its President.

The Beauty Boutique With a $750 Face Cream

March 17, 2016 – No doubt you've done some damage at Sephora, and maybe at upscale beauty boutique Bluemercury, too. But it's unlikely Cos Bar has your credit card on file, yet.

Sequential Brands Group Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire GAIAM Yoga Brand

New York - March 10, 2016 – Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQBG) ("Sequential" or the "Company") announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the branded consumer product business from GAIAM, Inc. (NASDAQ:GAIA) ("GAIAM") for a total purchase price of approximately $146 million in cash.

Lovely Laura

March 1, 2016 – She was one of the first artists to embrace a different retail avenue when creating her own product line.

Laura Geller New York Enters Reality TV

February 29, 2016 – Laura Geller New York is going primetime. After over 20 years in the beauty industry, the brand has teamed up with Lifetime's Project Runway: All Stars ...

Cos Bar Hires Net-a-porter's David Olsen as CEO

February 9, 2016 – David Olsen, former Net-a-porter global vice president and beauty guru, first heard about Cos Bar through a 2012 television commercial for Target, ...

My Makeup Changes People's Lives: Laura Geller on How Working With Icons Made Her Become an Icon Herself

London - January 21, 2016 – I arrive at the QVC Beauty Bash with my cynical London reporter hat on. I'm here to cover makeup artist Laura Geller's first appearance at the mammoth event, ...