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This year's cohort reflects several of beauty's fastest-growing trends, including hair longevity, scalp health, performance beauty, science-backed body care, textured hair innovation and founder-led fine fragrance.

Sephora's 2026 Accelerate Cohort Signals What's Next in Prestige Beauty

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Why K-Beauty's 53% Growth Is Forcing Beauty Brands to Rethink Innovation

Ingredients such as snail mucin, Centella asiatica and PDRN demonstrate how science-backed actives can quickly transition from regional specialties to global demand.

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The Top 15 Brands & Retailers Dominating Beauty AI Citations

PLUS: 4 Actionable Takeaways for Product R&D & Marketing

Bluemercury Names Kering Beauté Veteran Alex Choueiri CEO as Prestige Beauty Growth Accelerates

The appointment comes as Bluemercury builds on strong momentum within Macy's Inc.'s portfolio.

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Ulta Beauty Taps Domino's Tech Veteran Kelly Garcia as CTO to Accelerate AI Strategy

Ulta recently launched its Ulta AI shopping assistant and integrated with Google Gemini to enhance product discovery and personalization.

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The Top Sites ChatGPT is Using for Beauty Recommendations

Reddit dominates as editorial and retail sites shape AI visibility. But that's not the whole story.

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The Hybrid Generation: Why Gen Alpha Refuses to Choose Between AI and Stores

The future is interdependent by design, where AI, social discovery and physical retail form a single decision loop.

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AI Search Is Rewriting Influencer Marketing. Beauty Brands Are Racing to Feed the Machines.

"[H]undreds of highly relevant creators can create repeated, specific associations around a product across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and search-indexed content."

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9 Drivers of Ulta’s Q1 Growth (and a Times Square Flagship Teaser)

Growth was broad-based across channels and categories, with gains driven by both higher spending per visit and increased shopper traffic.

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Sally Beauty Holdings Leans Into Digital Momentum as Q2 Sales, Margins and EPS Rise

The company said second-quarter results reflected “solid execution and the resilience of our operating model amid a dynamic macroeconomic environment."

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Coty Bets Big on Generative AI as Pencil Partnership Pushes Beauty Content Into Real Time

Working alongside transformation and creative teams led by sister agency Jellyfish, Coty aims to operationalize large-scale content production.

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Rhode Goes Pan-European: Sephora Expansion Marks Record-Breaking Next Chapter in Global Retail Push

Rhode is entering its next growth chapter with increased scale—and a clear mandate to globalize.

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Ulta Leans Into Google’s AI Checkout As Sephora Bets on ChatGPT Discovery

Retailers are racing to secure presence at the point of intent.

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Cosmoprof Awards 2026: Where Beauty Innovation Meets System-Level Sustainability

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2026 brought together 3,104 exhibitors from 68 countries representing more than 10,000 brands.

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Erly Skincare Lands at Ulta Beauty, Scaling Barrier-First Simplicity Nationwide

For Ulta Beauty, the addition underscores a broader merchandising direction: clinically credible brands that balance efficacy with ease of use.

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Italian Antitrust Authority Targets LVMH and Sephora Over 'Cosmeticorexia'

The probe scrutinizes marketing and sales practices within the Sephora Collection and Benefit Cosmetics lines.

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Micro-Creators, Macro Growth: SEEN Group Scales Its Influence Engine

The centerpiece of this next phase is Community X SEEN (CXS), the group’s proprietary influencer platform dedicated to micro- and nano-creators.

Beauty Retail Heats Up: Sephora Expands Into the 'Intelligent Channel' of ChatGPT as Ulta Beauty Launches in TikTok Shop

Sephora shoppers can prompt specific beauty needs—such as "help me find a foundation for dry skin."