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JCPenney Beauty will launch at select JCPenney locations across the country and on jcp.com beginning October 2021.

JCPenney x Thirteen Lune Partner on Inclusive Beauty

"Our brick and mortar footprint inside the visionary, hyper-inclusive JCPenney Beauty space will bring a beautifully curated assortment of brands from both Black and Brown founders and ally brands who are dedicated to creating lasting change in beauty," said Thirteen Lune founder Nyakio Grieco.

Kline & Co. Reports Growth of Department Stores in China and India

Marketers are urged to pay attention to the Asian emerging middle class.

Walmart adds four new brands to it’s beauty product selection and announces the return of Walmart Start.

Walmart Beauty’s Latest Brand Additions

Walmart Beauty introduces new premium brands and brings back the Walmart Start program, supporting innovative beauty brands in reaching success in stores and online.

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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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Japanese Skin Care Brand Boscia Makes A Comeback

Beauty accelerator, The Center Brands acquires Japanese skincare brand, Boscia, with a Q1 2027 relaunch planned.

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Good Things Come in Small Spaces: Sephora Launches Small-Format Concept Store

"The Studio merges the best of an inclusive neighborhood retail environment with best-in-class digital tools that enable our expert beauty advisors to customize recommendations on an individual basis.”

LVMH Reports €6.9 Billion in Sales for Q1 2013

For its perfumes and cosmetics division, LVMH saw organic revenue growth of 5%, while the selective retailing division also gained 17%.

LVMH Announces Organic Revenue Increases 6% for Q1 2014

The company's revenue was €7.2 billion for the first quarter of 2014.

"10 Years of Premium Beauty" Under the Microscope

Trend insight and analysis consultancy Imogen Matthews Associates is debuting "10 Years of Premium Beauty," a look at the the premium beauty industry’s recent history.

Bluemercury's 100th store is built upon a larger footprint and features a range of new facets. At center left is Bluemercury's Marla Beck, and at center right is Barry Beck, the retailer's co-founder and chief operating officer.

Bluemercury's 100th Store Points to Its Future

The retailer is exploring a larger footprint, bringing in new brands and incorporating a shop-in-shop concept.

Sephora's digital innovations were a highlight of LVMH's first-half 2016 results.

Sephora Expands Its Reimagining of Brick-and-Mortar

New store format allows customers to craft their own digitally integrated experience.

Sephora is focusing on replacing 'ingredients of concern' in the products it retails.

Sephora and Environmental Defense Fund Focus on Clean Beauty

Under the program, Sephora committed to reduce 49 "high-priority chemicals of concern" in products it sells by 50% in three years by replacing them with "safe" alternatives.

Hair Wellness Dominates Ulta Beauty's 2023 Muse Accelerator Cohort

“We’re excited to welcome our 2023 Muse Accelerator participants to the Ulta Beauty family,” said Monica Arnaudo, chief merchandising officer, Ulta Beauty.

Estée Lauder Net Sales Hit $2.55 Billion for the Quarter

Skin care (quarter net sales of $1.13 billion) remains a leader for the global beauty company, with strong support from makeup (quarter net sales of $1 billion), as well.

L’Oréal reported that 2022 first-half net profits excluding nonrecurring items came in at €3.25 billion, up from €2.6 billion in the same period last year.

L’Oréal’s Sales and Profits Surge in First Half of 2022

L’Oréal credits strong performance across all of its divisions and regions for its double-digit sales growth and profitability in the first half of 2022.

Kohl’s projects that Sephora at Kohl’s will grow to achieve $2 billion in annual sales by 2025. Meanwhile, Target is adding hundreds of Ulta locations to its stores this year amid successful sales results in beauty.

Sephora at Kohl's & Ulta Beauty at Target: Beauty is a Bright Spot

Kohl’s projects that Sephora at Kohl’s will grow to achieve $2 billion in annual sales by 2025. Meanwhile, Target is adding hundreds of Ulta locations to its stores this year amid successful sales results in beauty.

From left: Larissa Jensen of Circana and Rie Maiden of Credo will outline the dynamics driving beauty retail in 2024.

Beauty Retail's Top Questions Answered

Notably, beauty was one of the few discretionary consumer product categories to grow in 2023, pointing to resilient shopper demand, even amid inflation concerns.

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Why Ulta is Growing + Beauty Retailer Announces Mexico Expansion & Q4, Full-year 2023 Sales

Dave Kimbell, chief executive officer of Ulta shared, “International expansion represents an incremental, long-term opportunity for Ulta Beauty to extend our reach and leverage our differentiated value proposition."