Sephora news and trends

DoorDash Expands Sephora Beauty Offering; Teams with Sally and MAC
Partnerships // March 18, 2024

DoorDash is moving further beyond its restaurant roots and deeper into the beauty sector. The company announced in a Monday (March 18) press release a pair of new partnerships with Sally Beauty and MAC Cosmetics, as well as an expanded collaboration with Sephora. Customers can get beauty, hair, makeup and nail products...

Kohl’s Takes Baby Steps Toward Growth With New Babies ‘R’ Us Partnership
Retail // March 12, 2024

As Kohl’s finds partnerships to be a bright spot in an otherwise challenging retail environment, the department store chain is teaming up with Babies “R” Us to further expand its store-in-store offerings. The company announced Tuesday (March 12) alongside its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2023...

LVMH Sees Strong Growth With Kohl’s-Sephora Partnership 
Retail // January 25, 2024

Luxury goods giant LVMH, best known for brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior and Tiffany, reported a 10% surge in sales for the fourth quarter on Thursday (Jan. 25), outpacing the previous quarter. The momentum was fueled by robust demand, notably from Chinese consumers, who favored...

Retailers Play the Value Card to Capture Consumer Spend
Retail // November 28, 2023

Whether a retailer rang up a sales symphony or lagged behind this quarter, they all evaluated a common make-or-break factor: the significance of delivering value to the customer. And if that value didn’t strike a chord with the customer, they weren’t window shopping — they...

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Retailers Play the Value Card to Capture Consumer Spend

November 28, 2023
Whether a retailer rang up a sales symphony or lagged behind this quarter, they all evaluated a common make-or-break factor: the significance of delivering value to the customer. And if that value didn’t strike a chord with the customer, they weren’t window shopping — they sought a better deal elsewhere to bag the most savings […]

Sephora Keeps Kohl’s Registers Ringing as Other Categories Weaken

November 21, 2023
As temperatures stayed warm in September and October, Kohl’s discovered that it had a surplus of its cold weather inventory beyond what was initially expected. In response to the downturn...

J.P. Morgan Payments and Sephora Talk Tap-to-Pay and the Endless Aisles of Omnichannel Commerce

October 23, 2023
Not long ago, mobile commerce was more of a dream than a reality. Mobile payments in-store meant pairing a clunky terminal solution with a payment terminal — and a tablet...

Figure Out Your DNA: Kulfi Beauty Founder’s Secret to Engagement

September 27, 2023
Just because you’ve been given the opportunity to grace your products on the shelves of Sephora doesn’t mean your brand will be successful. Take it from brands like Item Beauty...

Quick Reads
DoorDash Expands Sephora Beauty Offering; Teams with Sally and MAC

March 18, 2024
DoorDash is moving further beyond its restaurant roots and deeper into the beauty sector. The company announced in a Monday (March 18) press release a pair of new partnerships with Sally Beauty and MAC Cosmetics, as well as an expanded collaboration with Sephora. Customers can get beauty, hair, makeup and nail products delivered in less than an hour. “We see consumers ordering […]

JPMorgan Debuts Tap to Pay for Merchant Clients

August 22, 2023
J.P. Morgan Payments has debuted a contactless payment solution for its merchant clients. The new Tap to Pay offering lets merchants accept payments using their iPhones, without the need for a physical terminal,...

LVMH Market Value Tops $500 Billion in 1st for Europe

April 24, 2023
Luxury retailer LVMH’s market value has surpassed $500 billion in a first for European firms. The milestone, observed Monday (April 24) in multiple media accounts, comes weeks after the company...

Omnichannel Offerings Boost In-Store Visits by Beauty and Wellness Shoppers

March 13, 2023
Omnichannel shoppers in the beauty and wellness space are volume shoppers. So said Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell when explaining the record sales of $10 billion the cosmetics and skincare retailer racked...