Sephora
This coverage explores Sephora’s strategy, operations, and presence within the UK and global beauty retail market. Reporting highlights store launches, e-commerce initiatives, marketing campaigns, collaborations, and executive decisions shaping the brand’s growth. Designed for retail executives, brand managers, and buyers, the content offers insights into how Sephora competes and innovates in a dynamic and highly competitive sector.
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Sep- 2024 -18 SeptemberHealth & Beauty
Sephora opens new store in Eldon Square
Global beauty retailer Sephora has announced the opening of its new store in Eldon Square shopping centre, Newcastle. Sephora has taken over a 6,515 sq ft unit to offer shoppers a wide array of brands across beauty, cosmetics, haircare, skincare and more. The Newcastle opening is the fourth store for…
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Aug- 2024 -12 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief-12/8/24
Asda’s chair, Lord Rose, expressed embarrassment over the supermarket’s recent performance, citing a 5.3% drop in like-for-like sales and a market share decline from 14.8% to 12.7%. He suggested it might be time for co-owner Mohsin Issa to reduce involvement. Asda has initiated a £50m store upgrade and £30m investment…
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12 AugustHealth & Beauty
Salt & Stone secures ‘significant’ investment from Humble Growth
Salt and Stone, the US-based body care brand, has announced it has secured a “significant investment” from investment firm Humble Growth. Founded in 2017 by former pro snowboarder Nima Jalali, Salt and Stone claims to sell one product every seven seconds and has profitably achieved consistent triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth.…
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7 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief-7/8/24
Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of Retail Trust, highlighted an increase in calls from retail workers fearing for their safety amidst recent rioting in England and Northern Ireland. Several retail stores, including Shoe Zone and Sainsbury’s Local, were targeted by rioters. The British Retail Consortium is responding with a meeting today to…
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7 AugustHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open in Bluewater Shopping Centre
Sephora UK has announced that it is set to open a new store in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre this winter. The new store location will mark the beauty retailer’s seventh store opening since its launch into the UK in 2022, with stores already located in London’s Westfield White City and…
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Jul- 2024 -15 JulyHealth & Beauty
Sephora to open at Birmingham’s Bullring centre
Sephora UK is continuing its retail expansion across the UK with the announcement of a new store at Hammerson’s destination in Birmingham city centre Bullring later this year. The success of the beauty retailer is largely due to the brand’s commitment to retail innovation by creating “unique and diverse” retail…
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Apr- 2024 -24 AprilHigh Street
Primark appoints three to advisory board
Primark has appointed Martin Brok, Sona Chawla and Christophe Roussel to its advisory board, according to sources. The trio will work alongside Paul Marchant, Primark CEO and outgoing finance director John Bason. The news follows Associated British Foods announcement of Bason’s departure and the launch of a “newly constituted” strategic…
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Feb- 2024 -13 FebruaryFeatures
Top retail tech trends in 2024
As 2024 unfolds, the retail industry is facing a spectrum of formidable challenges: a myriad of technologies, the complexities of omnichannel retailing, and the imperative of sustainability are all reshaping the landscape. Retailers are now focusing beyond just identifying trends; they are committed to providing analytics that demonstrate the tangible…
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Jan- 2024 -3 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
UpCircle wins £250k Sky Zero Footprint Fund 2023
Skincare brand UpCircle has won Sky Zero Footprint Fund’s £250k prize in media value to spend on TV this year with its TV commercial ‘forward thinking skincare that keeps you coming back’. UpCircle was founded by siblings Anna and Will Brightman when they discovered that more than 500,000 tonnes of…
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Dec- 2023 -5 DecemberNews
THG acquires skincare brand Biossance
THG has agreed to acquire skincare brand Biossance from US biotechnology group Amyris Inc for a maximum consideration of $20m (£15.8m). Since inception in 2015, Biossance has generated global revenues of $300m (£237m) and is currently stocked in over 1,600 stores globally including Sephora, Harrods, Space NK, Douglas and Selfridges…
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