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How Ulta Beauty Is Finding Growth in a Slowdown

The beauty retailer’s ‘Ulta Beauty Unleashed’ turnaround plan is paying off as the retailer overcame a broader beauty slowdown in the first half of the year, but headwinds loom.
Ulta Beauty is returning to its roots.
Ulta Beauty is returning to its roots. (Ulta Beauty)

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Why Ulta Beauty and Target Broke Up

The largest beauty retailer in the US announced it will not renew its shop-in-shop partnership with Target. While initially popular, poor execution, changing shopping habits and overlap between the two stores’ locations and customers brought the collaboration to a halt, experts said.

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Liz Flora
Liz Flora

Liz Flora is a Beauty Correspondent at Business of Fashion. She is based in Los Angeles and covers beauty and wellness.

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