<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9 http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9/sitemap-news.xsd"><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/retail/brick-and-mortar/news/22970593/bluemercury-names-kering-beaut-veteran-alex-choueiri-ceo-as-prestige-beauty-growth-accelerates</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T13:32:26.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bluemercury Names Kering Beauté Veteran Alex Choueiri CEO as Prestige Beauty Growth Accelerates</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/headshot-alexandre-choueiri.Hj5fgp6m5U.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Choueiri brings more than 25 years of international beauty experience spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Most recently, he served as CEO and president, Americas, for Kering Beauté, where he led the company&amp;apos;s largest regional business, strengthened the market position of luxury fragrance house Creed and helped launch fragrance lines for fashion brands including Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/skin-care/news/22970592/urban-outfitters-bets-big-on-gen-alpha-beauty-with-exclusive-yes-day-rollout-to-60-us-stores</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-15T13:26:52.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Urban Outfitters Bets Big on Gen Alpha Beauty with Exclusive Yes Day Rollout to 60 U.S. Stores</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/urban-outfitters-x-yes-day.kFkBl933Ot.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>For Yes Day, the partnership represents a significant milestone, giving the emerging brand its first national brick-and-mortar platform as it looks to capitalize on growing consumer interest in tween and teen skin care.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/111881991-055-b.Qu3Kf4nLNq.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>For Urban Outfitters, the launch aligns with continued momentum in its beauty business. According to the retailer&amp;apos;s UO Insiders community, 96% of members incorporate skin care into their routines, making it the retailer&amp;apos;s most widely used beauty category.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/retail/digital-e-commerce/news/22970586/ulta-beauty-taps-dominos-tech-veteran-kelly-garcia-as-cto-to-accelerate-ai-strategy</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-14T21:15:31.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ulta Beauty Taps Domino&apos;s Tech Veteran Kelly Garcia as CTO to Accelerate AI Strategy</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/adobestock-1869704758-editorial-use-only.EA7MxwteXr.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Garcia, who has served on Ulta Beauty&amp;apos;s board of directors since 2022, will step down from the board upon assuming the CTO role. He brings more than 25 years of technology leadership experience, most recently serving as executive vice president and CTO at Domino&amp;apos;s Pizza, where he led the company&amp;apos;s global technology strategy spanning e-commerce, customer experience, cybersecurity and digital innovation.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>