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Do legacy brands still have the upper hand in the beauty industry?

Feb 6, 2024
Cosmetics and fragrance are an evolving business — influenced heavily by the ethos of Gen Z.
Legacy cosmetics brands have always had to keep redefining themselves to stay relevant for consumers, noted the Kearney Consumer Institute's Katie Thomas.
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Sephora's reopening offers a glimpse into pandemic-era beauty retail

May 21, 2020
What is Sephora without the makeup testing stations and facials?
A Sephora store in Chicago. The beauty chain will reopen Friday, but the in-store experience will be different.
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Sephora ventures beyond the mall with new store openings

Feb 5, 2020
But it may need a strategy to get a new kind of shopper in the door.
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Young shoppers are giving the makeup industry a makeover

Oct 8, 2018
With big chains like Sephora and Ulta on the move, department stores are playing catch up.
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Sephora teams up with iconic black hair brand

Mar 28, 2016
Madam C.J. Walker's legendary hair line is being relaunched for the 21st century.
Madam CJ Walker products displayed at Sephora. 
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LVMH sales bump up 25 percent

Apr 18, 2012
The luxury brand responsible for Louis Vuitton and Dom Perignon saw its sales grow 25 percent in the first quarter of the year. But it turns out, it isn't all because of those upscale products.