Sephora has better US coverage than Ulta but that lead depends heavily on Kohl’s.
According to the Ulta Beauty and Sephora US store directories as of September 2026, Sephora had 1,807 US locations versus…
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Beauty’s regional picture in Q2 2026 was positive, but far from uniform
Asia-Pacific was the clear growth engine of beauty Q2 2026. Puig grew 16.1% like-for-like in the region, L’Oréal’s grew an estimated 5.3% to 6%, Estée Lauder increased 8.1% and Coty…
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Borntostandout leads the K-Perfume wave
Historically not a major market for perfume, South Korea’s domestic fragrance market has developed rapidly since the pandemic mainly driven…
August 31st 2026 Week Beauty News
Last week in beauty Sephora enters TikTok shop and Wella files for IPO.
Two new fragrance brands launched at Sephora US this week
Last week there were 121 new products added to Sephora US website across 52 brands. In the top ten brands…
Sephora or Douglas: which retailer to prioritize in each European country?
Sephora being the largest and most recognizable beauty retailer in the world and originating from France you could imagine that…
Shiseido launches first Max Mara fragrance
Shiseido has launched Max Mara Le Parfum, the first fragrance developed under the long-term licensing partnership announced with the Italian…