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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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Ulta Beauty is returning to its roots. (Ulta Beauty)

Ulta Beauty’s partnership with Target will come to an end in Aug. 2026,

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Daniela Morosini
Daniela Morosini

Daniela Morosini is Senior Beauty Correspondent and Special Projects Editor at The Business of Beauty at BoF. She covers the global beauty industry, with an interest in how companies go to market and overcome hurdles.

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