All Sephora articles
French cosmetics giant Sephora was founded in France by Dominique Mandonnaud in 1970, offering a plethora of classic and emerging brands across a broad range of product categories including skincare, make-up, fragrance, body and haircare, in addition to Sephora’s own private label. Owned by LVMH, Sephora is highly regarded as a beauty trailblazer, thanks to its interactive shopping environment. Sephora operates approximately 2,700 stores in 35 countries worldwide.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Analysis
Sephora CEO Guillaume Motte reveals secrets of retailer’s success
It’s 10am and the doors to Sephora’s Champs-Élysées flagship are opened to an expectant queue of customers in the heart of Paris.
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LVMH revenue slips in ‘uncertain’ global market
Luxury retail group LVMH has posted a slight decline in overall reported revenue growth as it continues to trade in an “uncertain” geopolitical and economic environment.
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Paris flagship stores – Sephora, Galeries Lafayette, JD Sports and Etam
Take a tour of some of the French capital’s latest retail openings, including Sephora and JD Sports, as well as the world-famous Galeries Lafayette department store
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Sephora to open two new stores in the North East
French beauty giant Sephora has revealed its plans to open two new stores in Newcastle and Gateshead, following the success of its flagships in London.
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Refy CEO Jenna Meek: 'We want to be the number-one brand in Sephora US'
Jenna Meek, chief executive and co-founder of beauty brand Refy, said they turned down a £15m contract to expand in the Middle East to refine and focus the business.
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Analysis
Tech List 2024: The definitive index of the world’s top 50 digital retail leaders
Retail Week’s annual celebration of the most influential leaders behind 50 businesses progressing digital retail has landed. Innovative minds from Boots, Tesco, EE, Sephora and Walmart are among those recognised in The Tech List
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Sephora launches global branding as it seeks to ‘reinvent’ beauty industry
French beauty giant, Sephora is adopting a global brand signature as it looks to shape ”the prestige beauty industry” and ”reinvent the codes of beauty.”
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LVMH profits and sales grow in ‘another historic year’ for Sephora
Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH reported a surge in sales and profits as beauty giant Sephora delivered an “exceptional performance” for the full year 2023.