Sephora

French cosmetics giant Sephora, owned by LVMH, is viewed as a Mecca for beauty and skincare fans. The beauty-retail concept, which was founded in France by Dominique Mandonnaud in 1970, offers 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. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Sephora and the beauty sector.

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Analysis
Ulta Beauty: What does the largest beauty retailer in the US want with the UK?
2025-08-20T13:42:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
There’s an abundance of beauty retailers in the UK from high street staples Boots and Superdrug, experience-led retailers Sephora and Space NK, and emerging brands such as Pure Seoul, but is there room for more?
News
Sephora hits milestone of ten UK stores
2025-08-01T12:21:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Beauty retailer Sephora has hit a milestone in its growth journey by opening its 10th UK store.
Analysis
Behind the scenes at the high-tech warehouse powering Sephora’s UK expansion
2025-07-22T11:29:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
One year on from the start of a partnership between global beauty behemoth Sephora and logistics firm DHL, Retail Week visits the Coventry warehouse to understand how it is serving one of the nation’s most popular beauty retailers.

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Feature

Pull the lever: where are smart retailers finding fresh growth?

2025-07-14T06:30:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

From opening new customer segments and sales channels, to expanding overseas and diversifying their offers, Retail Week explores the ways retailers are getting back into growth and highlights some of the biggest success stories so far.

News

Refy sales rocket following scaling of operations and market expansion

2025-06-19T13:25:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

UK-founded beauty brand Refy has seen its sales and profit increase after a year of “phenomenal growth” in scaling operations and expanding to new markets.

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Ranking: the 15 fastest-growing retail brands in the UK
2025-06-02T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
‘I visited Sephora’s new Liverpool store and I finally get the hype’
2025-05-22T14:33:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
LVMH sales slip but Sephora continues to grow
2025-04-15T11:57:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Beauty at the Bullring: The Birmingham shopping destination striving to become ‘best in class’
2025-04-07T15:18:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Retail Week Awards 2025 – the winners
2025-03-21T07:20:00+00:00By Chloe Mills and Megan Robinson
Sephora is opening its 10th UK store later this year
2025-02-12T12:15:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Another Sephora store is set to open in the UK in summer
2025-02-05T11:12:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

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