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Sephora to run beauty departments in 100 M&S shops from next year

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Saker-Clark, H. (2026, September 29). Sephora to run beauty departments in 100 M&S shops from next year. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/m-s-beauty-oxford-street-france-press-association-b1298818.html

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Marks & Spencer has partnered with Sephora to operate beauty departments in 100 of its stores starting from spring 2027. This collaboration aims to enhance M&S's fashion, home, and beauty offerings by introducing a range of established and emerging beauty brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare, and bodycare categories. While Sephora will manage the new beauty sections in most stores, some locations will continue to offer M&S's own-label beauty products. Both companies view this partnership as a strategic move to attract more customers and redefine high street beauty experiences in the UK.

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Marks & Spencer (M&S) has partnered with Sephora, the US-based beauty retailer, to launch Sephora-branded beauty departments in 100 of its stores across the UK from spring 2027. This move aims to transform M&S’s fashion, home, and beauty business by attracting younger customers and offering a wider range of established and emerging beauty brands. While some M&S stores will retain their current own-label beauty products, most will replace them with Sephora offerings covering skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare, and bodycare. Sarah Boyd, managing director of Sephora UK, emphasized the potential to redefine high street beauty experiences for customers in the UK. John Lyttle, managing director of M&S’s fashion, home, and beauty division, stated that this partnership is a significant step towards improving customer experience and driving business efficiency and profitability.

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Sephora to run beauty departments in 100 M&S shops from next year Marks & Spencer has struck a partnership deal for Sephora to run beauty departments in rafts of its stores from next year. asserted

Sephora → run → year

The UK high street giant said it will be rolling out the Sephora operation to 100 M&S stores and its online platform from spring 2027. asserted

it → say → spring

M&S said the move, which will create Sephora at M&S, is part of the “next step” in the transformation of its fashion, home and beauty business. asserted

which → say → business

Sephora branded beauty departments will replace current M&S beauty areas selling branded products in the 100 stores. asserted

departments → brand → stores

It is understood that M&S will continue sell its own beauty products in stores. asserted

M&S → understand → stores

A small number of stores with current beauty departments will not be part of the initial roll-out and will keep their own beauty departments, focused on own-label products. asserted

number → keep → products

The brands said the move will make Sephora’s specialist beauty experience accessible to more shoppers across the UK and could help attract more customers to M&S. The deal will bring established beauty products, emerging brands and exclusive products across skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare and bodycare to stores, M&S said. uncertain

M&S → say → stores

John Lyttle, managing director of fashion, home and beauty at M&S, said: “We’re transforming fashion, home and beauty at M&S, creating a better experience for our customers and building a more efficient, more profitable business. “Our new partnership with Sephora is the next step in this transformation. asserted

partnership → say → transformation

Sarah Boyd, managing director of Sephora UK, said: “Together, we can re-define what high street beauty means for customers across the UK, bringing the very best curated brand and beauty experience to the M&S stores to complement their food, fashion and home expertise. asserted

beauty → say → expertise

Read More “We are excited to introduce our incredible beauty advisors to the stores to provide a truly personalised experience, and to reach customers in more communities where they already live, shop and spend their time. asserted

they → read → time

“This partnership marks an important milestone in our continuing drive to become a truly winning formula on the UK high street.” asserted

partnership → mark → street

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