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What Beauty Industry Insiders Make Of Recent Retail Partnerships And Acquisitions

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we ask 40 beauty brand founders, executives and consultants: There have been a slew of acquisitions and partnerships in the retail and e-tail portion of the beauty business. For example, Sephora has purchased Feelunique and entered Kohl's with in-store shops; …
Rachel Brown·August 20, 2021·1 min read
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In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we ask 40 beauty brand founders, executives and consultants: There have been a slew of acquisitions and partnerships in the retail and e-tail portion of the beauty business. For example, Sephora has purchased Feelunique and entered Kohl’s with in-store shops; The Hut Group picked up Cult Beauty; and Ulta Beauty has put installations in Target. What impact do you think these developments will have on indie beauty brands?

The players

5 mentioned
Brand

AS Beauty

Founded2019
HQNew York, New York, United States
Revenue Range$150M+
Retailer

Ulta Beauty

Retailer

Target

Retailer

Ulta Beauty

Retailer

Target