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9 May

Tracee Ellis Ross Talks Pattern Beauty’s Purpose, U.K. Expansion

Tracee Ellis Ross is taking her vision for Pattern across the pond. The actor and entrepreneur is launching product within the U.K. in an exclusive partnership with Boots, starting on Wednesday. For Ross, the move was a natural extension of her accessible vision for textured hair care. “The unique dream for the brand was to be a world brand because I feel that the curly and textured community is one which spans across the globe,” she told WWD. “I desired to expand that mission so that everyone has access to their most beautiful and healthy hair.” Boots made a super partner for the brand given its broad footprint. “85 percent of the U.K. population is inside 10 minutes of a Boots store,” she...

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29 Jan

Sephora’s First Recent U.K. Store is in West London

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Beauty, Featured

Sephora’s First Recent U.K. Store is in West London

Sephora is planting its flag in London’s Westfield shopping mall because it makes its brick-and-mortar return to the U.K. Confirming a previous report by WWD, Sephora, a part of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, said it can open its first location within the U.K. since 2005 within the White City-located mall in West London in March. The world has undergone a metamorphosis in recent times, with the nearby former BBC Television Center was a swanky SoHo House complete with a rooftop pool. Other tenants at Westfield London include Apple, Coach, Gucci, Boots, Jimmy Choo, Aesop, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiehl’s and Mulberry. Of its return to the U.K., Sarah Boyd, the brand new managing director of Sephora U.K., told WWD she believes the U.K. is home...

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16 Dec

Smashbox Exits U.K. and Ireland – WWD

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Smashbox, the Los Angeles-born cosmetics brand best known for its primers, is pulling out of the U.K. and Ireland, a key beauty market. “An accumulation of challenges has sadly been greater than our business can withstand and we’ve needed to make the heart-breaking decision to now not accept orders within the U.K. and Ireland starting September 29, 2022. We’ve loved being a component of your creativity and expression and we’re endlessly grateful,” it posted on Twitter Wednesday. A spokesperson for owner The Estée Lauder Cos. added that over recent years, Smashbox’s UK sales have been “impacted by changes within the brand’s retail space and placement, combined with competitive challenges,” but stressed that it would proceed to sell in various other markets world...

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8 Dec

Sephora Unveils Plans for the U.K. Market: EXCLUSIVE –

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PARIS — Sephora has unveiled details of the primary phase of its reentry into the U.K. market. “After many rumors, Sephora is finally coming to the U.K.,” said Sylvie Moreau, the retailer’s president of Europe and the Middle East. On Oct. 17, Feelunique.com, which Sephora acquired one yr ago, will likely be transformed into sephora.co.uk. That can have all of the associated codes, including the sweetness retailer’s signature black-and-white stripes. The web site will likely be twinned with Sephora’s application within the U.K., as well. Beauty brands available on the platform are to incorporate quite a few exclusive to the country, including Tarte Cosmetics, Ilia, Makeup by Mario, One/Size by Patrick Starrr, Gxve by Gwen Stefani, Skinfix and Vegamour, plus Sephora’s private-label line. Premium...

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