Toronto-founded Inkbox to Wind Down Operations February 23, 2026

Inkbox, the Toronto-founded jagua-based semi-permanent tattoo company known for its artist marketplace, posted a customer-facing message that “As of February 23rd, 2026, Inkbox is officially winding down all operations.” The brand told customers that “If you currently have an order placed, it will be honored. No orders beyond February 23rd will be accepted,” and provided support at hi-inkbox@getinkbox.com for product questions and artists@getinkbox.com for creators in its marketplace.

The wind-down follows a corporate decision by BIC aired December 4th, 2025 that concluded a review of Rocketbook and the tattoo activities grouped under Skin Creative. BIC’s announcement stated, “The performances of these activities are not aligned with the Group's ambitions. As a result, BIC decided to wind down the operational activities of Rocketbook, Inkbox and Tattly by the first quarter of 2026.” CEO Rob Versloot said, “I want to thank all our team members at Rocketbook, Inkbox and Tattly for their hard work and dedication. It is however my responsibility to ensure that all our activities contribute to Group’s growth and profitability. Unfortunately, Rocketbook and our Skin Creative businesses did not deliver on their initial expectations, posting significant declines in net sales and profitability since their acquisitions. This decision reflects my determination to shift gears and build a strong foundation for the future of BIC.” BIC added that “This decision does not affect BIC’s full-year 2025 financial outlook and is expected to have minimal impact on net sales and adjusted EBIT margin in 2025.”

Tattly was named alongside Inkbox in BIC’s Skin Creative group; third-party coverage from Tonyraytattoos reports that “As of February 23, 2026, both brands have announced they are shutting down operations and no longer taking orders.” The source capture does not include a separate Tattly company statement, while BIC explicitly listed Tattly and Rocketbook as discontinued in its Skin Creative review.

Inkbox’s site closed its message with community-focused language: “We have so many unforgettable moments to look back on in over ten years of being part of your self-expression stories - all that’s left to say is a big thank you!” and “Thank you for the millions of tattoos worn, and alllllll the stories they became a part of, We’ll miss you!! xo Inkbox” followed by “Inkbox Tattoos are made to fade, but memories last forever🖤.”

For media or investor follow-up BIC provided contacts in its press release from Clichy, France, including Brice Paris — VP Investor Relations — +33 6 42 87 54 73 — brice.paris@bicworld.com; Investor Relations — investors.info@bicworld.com; Bethridge Toovell — VP Global Communications — +1 917 821 4249 — bethridge.toovell@bicworld.com; and Isabelle de Segonzac — Image 7 — +33 6 89 87 61 39 — isegonzac@image7.fr.

Financial and management context captured by Simplywall St notes that “Société BIC appointed Grégory Lambertie as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 5, 2026, with responsibility for global finance, M&A and IT, reporting to CEO Rob Versloot and joining the Executive Committee, while Chris Dayton has been serving as interim CFO,” and presents valuation snippets such as “AnalystConsensusTarget'sFair Value €57.42 0.5% overvalued intrinsic discount” and related forecast figures.

Key gaps remain in public materials: no Tattly primary-source statement was captured here, no Rocketbook company statement was included, and BIC did not publish brand-level headcount or asset-disposition details. Customers and artists seeking clarification can reach Inkbox at hi-inkbox@getinkbox.com or artists@getinkbox.com while BIC press contacts listed above can be used for corporate follow-up.