All Sephora articles
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Analysis
Beauty at the Bullring: The Birmingham shopping destination striving to become ‘best in class’
As the Bullring and Grand Central shopping centre makes strides to become the go-to retail destination in the Midlands, Retail Week takes a tour with landlord Hammerson to see the latest beauty occupiers and find out more about the centre’s transformation.
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Feature
Retail Week Awards 2025 – the winners
Check out the profiles of all the winners from the Retail Week Awards 2025 – and what the judges had to say.
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News
Sephora is opening its 10th UK store later this year
Sephora has announced it will open its 10th UK later this year at Manchester’s Arndale Shopping Centre.
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News
Another Sephora store is set to open in the UK in summer
Sephora is opening another store in the UK this summer, making this its ninth opening in the country.
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Feature
Retail’s 101 favourite stores as chosen by the bosses of M&S, John Lewis, Ikea, Boots and more
From hometown heroes to international inspiration, we asked retailer leaders, commentators and our journalists to name their favourite store in the world. The result is 101 stores that show bricks-and-mortar retail at its very best.
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Feature
What will 2025 bring? Primark, Tesco, Amazon, Sephora and H&M bosses predict the year ahead
Looking ahead: What will shape retail in 2025? We’ve asked the top bosses in British retail to gaze into the horizon and give us their predictions for the industry’s next chapter.
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Gallery
Sephora opens ‘beauty playground’ in Bluewater shopping centre
Beauty retailer Sephora has opened its doors at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre, its seventh store since its return to the UK.
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News
Sephora CEO wants to open at least 20 UK stores in the next few years
Sephora’s CEO has announced it is aggressively expanding its UK market presence, aiming to challenge established players like Boots.
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News
Sephora continues its UK expansion with a new store in Liverpool
French cosmetics giant Sephora is expanding deeper into the UK with a new store set to open in Liverpool.
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Gallery
Fenwick has unveiled the ‘UK’s biggest beauty hall outside of London’
Department store group Fenwick has opened the doors to what it claims to be “the largest UK beauty hall outside London”.
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Analysis
Festive face-off: Who will win the health and beauty battle this golden quarter?
With high street giants like John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Boots upping their beauty game in the run-up to Christmas, Retail Week looks at who is winning the health and beauty battle this golden quarter
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Analysis
Are Estée Lauder’s struggles a sign the good times might be over for UK beauty retail?
As global cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies reported a fall in sales marked by a slowdown in prestige beauty sales, Retail Week explores if this should be a cause of concern for beauty retailers in the UK
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Sephora (Strategy)
Beauty giant Sephora continues its physical push into the UK. Having expanded beyond London with a store launch in Manchester’s Trafford Centre in May, the retailer has now announced that its seventh UK shop will open in the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent this winter.
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News
Sephora has revealed the location for its seventh store in the UK
French cosmetics giant Sephora is expanding deeper into the UK and has announced its seventh store is due to open this winter.
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News
Sephora has delivered ‘exceptional’ growth but LVMH sales and profit take a hit
Sephora has delivered double-digit growth despite parent group LVMH seeing a fall in sales and profit in the six months to June 30, 2024.
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News
Sephora expands deeper into the UK with sixth store opening
French cosmetics giant Sephora is expanding deeper into the UK as it announced its sixth store due to open this winter.
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News
Sephora has launched a new loyalty programme in the UK
French cosmetics giant Sephora has launched a new loyalty programme to offer more exclusivity to customers as it “embarks on the next phase” in the UK.
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Data
The retailers ranked among the most valuable global brands
With consumer habits changing and new brands entering the retail space every day, Retail Week takes a look at the global brands deemed the most valuable in 2024, according to Kantar BrandZ.
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Data
Ranking: The 20 biggest beauty retailers dominating the UK market
The beauty market is as competitive as it is lucrative. To see who has the edge over others, we asked Retail Week sister brand Retail Navigator to reveal the biggest beauty retailers in the UK.
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Analysis
AI, customer experience and dream teams – the key talking points from Paris
As more than 800 retail leaders from around the world gathered to inspire and be inspired at WRC 2024, Retail Week highlights some of the key takeaways from the congress in Paris