Female entrepreneurship in Europe is accelerating. Here are 10 women in retail to watch in 2020.

Karine started her career by launching URBAN DECAY in Europe and Middle East and positioning the brand in the top five biggest growth cosmetic brands globally. Stéphanie joined her to help with the business and team development, and together they have created a brand that is environmentally-friendly with a cult following.

Fast-forward to today, with the support of an ambitious and supportive team of 15, Livia’s has become the UK’s fastest growing free-from treat brand, with distinct product ranges sold online and in 5,000 UK stores. Since launch, Livia’s has seen triple digit growth YOY, with £4 million in retail sales in 2019.

The only female member of the Cannaray founding team, Park helped secure £7.8 million in the Series A funding round before the products had even launched and acquired a number of other businesses. Cannaray is now worth £28 million — and the company has an ambitious plan to IPO in the next 18 months.

As a self-confessed peanut butter addict, Murray had the inspiration for the brand after searching, unsuccessfully, in the supermarkets for a range of peanut butters that were free from palm oil. With no options available, she started making her own natural range of products in her kitchen, before trailing them at Maltby Street Market. Today, Pip & Nut can be found in over 5,500 stores around the UK and Ireland.

Westwing is now present in 11 European countries and generated €267 million in revenue in 2019. Lachance has been voted one of the 100 most influential business women in Germany, and shares her eye for design with 158,000 followers on Instagram.

Everledger recently raised a $20 million series A, led by Chinese tech giant Tencent, and is working with a number of notable brands including Alexander McQueen, WeChat, and Alrosa. Kemp is cochair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Manufacturing, and takes part in the Global Future Council on Blockchain. She also leads work streams at the Global Blockchain Business Council, cochairs the World Trade Board’s Sustainable Trade Action Group, and is on the IBM Blockchain Platform Board of Advisors.

The online retailer stocks over 20,000 sex toys and has delivered to over 1.5 million customers across Europe. In 2017, the company’s reported revenue was €56 million, giving the company a good slice of the sex toy industry.

Listed by The Financial Times as the 5th fastest-growing company in Europe in 2018 and with retail sales last year of £30 million, Cassandra and the PROPER team of 50 passionately believe that business growth should not come at the expense of building a dynamic and responsible company.

Based in Amsterdam, Corrine sits on many notable boards, including the Board of the French Chamber of Commerce and is cochair of the Dutch Chapter of Women Corporate Directors. She has also been bestowed the highest honour in France, the Legion d’Honneur.