Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
3 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Marks & Spencer is has signed a deal with Sephora to open areas under the beauty brand’s name within its stores, in its latest tactic to attract younger shoppers.
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Marks → sign → shoppers
The French retailer is set to launch branded areas staffed by Sephora employees in 100 M&S stores and sell through the British retailer’s website in spring next year.
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retailer → set → spring
Seophora relaunched in the UK in 2023 with huge fanfare and now has about 18 stand-alone British stores.
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Seophora → relaunche → stores
The company is owned by LVMH, the luxury goods group led by Bernard Arnault, who with his family is among the world’s richest people with a $171bn (£129bn) fortune, according to Forbes.
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who → own → Forbes
The company has rapidly expanded on its second attempt to enter the UK market after closing a handful of stores in 2005, having failed make a dent in a competitive sector.
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company → expand → sector
The deal with M&S marks a new strategy in its expansion plans.
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deal → mark → plans
Analysts have said Sephora’s work with up-and-coming brands and collaborations with high-profile influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube has helped the brand reach its target female audience of 24- to 36-year-olds.
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brand → say → olds
John Lyttle, the managing director of M&S’s fashion, home and beauty division, said: “Beauty is an important category for M&S, with the potential to attract new customers to shop with us and give existing customers the opportunity to shop with us more often.”
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Beauty → manage → us
“Combining Sephora’s specialist expertise with the strength of the M&S brand, our store estate and our growing digital platform,” Lyttle said.
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Lyttle → combine → brand
“Alongside this, we will continue investing in our own-label beauty categories where we have established strength and customer trust.”
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we → continue → strength
Retailers have been battling to grab a share of the beauty market after the disappearance of many department stores.
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Retailers → battle → stores
In recent years a swathe of UK department stores have closed, including Debenhams, Beales and about half the House of Fraser chain.
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swathe → close → Fraser
Sephora’s self-service model – which allows consumers to touch and test makeup and perfume without the help of shop staff – is seen to appeal to younger shoppers, who may test in store and buy online.
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who → allow → store
The tie-up could provide increased competition for the specialist health and beauty chains Boots and Superdrug.
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up → provide → chains
Lyttle said the deal was part of M&S’s wider transformation plan, which involves £700m of investments in revitalising stores, modernising its supply chain and distribution system, and further improvements in products.
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which → say → products
The group, which employs more than 65,000 people, has 227 full-line stores – containing food, clothing, homewares and beauty – after closing dozens of old and out-of-place outlets.
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which → employ → outlets
More will shut over the next two years and a handful of new outlets are opening with the aim to have 200 full-line stores in the UK.
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handful → shut → UK
M&S’s food arm is expanding rapidly, with 18 food-only stores opening this year as it heads for a target of 420, compared with 335 directly operated outlets.
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it → expand → outlets
Franchise partners run another 466 in the UK and more overseas.
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partners → run → UK
Sarah Boyd, the managing director of Sephora UK, said: “Together, we can redefine what high street beauty means for customers across the UK, bringing the very best curated brand and beauty experience to the M&S stores.”
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beauty → manage → stores
She said the group would introduce its beauty advisers to M&S stores to “provide a truly personalised experience, and to reach customers in more communities where they already live, shop and spend their time”.
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they → say → time
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