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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/sephora-marks-and-spencer-ms-beauty-b1298818.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-29 · by Henry Saker-Clark

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Sephora will operate beauty departments in 100 Marks & Spencer stores starting next year as part of M&S’s plan to transform its fashion, home, and beauty offerings. The agreement involves replacing current M&S beauty areas with Sephora-branded sections selling a range of products including skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare, and bodycare from established brands and emerging labels. While some M&S stores will retain their own-label beauty departments, the partnership aims to enhance customer experience and attract more shoppers by integrating Sephora’s expertise into M&S stores.
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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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M&S M&S. Marks & Spencer Sephora Sephora UK

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M&S ORG · 9× Sephora ORG · 6× John Lyttle PERSON · 1× M&S. ORG · 1× Marks & Spencer ORG · 1× Sarah Boyd PERSON · 1× Sephora UK ORG · 1×

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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. “
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🔮 Sephora to run beauty departments in 100 M&S shops from next year US beauty chain Sephora will run beauty departments in certain Marks & Spencer stores from next year.
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Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Sephora to run beauty departments in 100 M&S shops from next year US beauty chain Sephora will run beauty departments in certain Marks & Spencer stores from next year. asserted
Sephora → run → year
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. asserted
We → say → business
Read More “Our new partnership with Sephora is the next step in this transformation. asserted
partnership → read → 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
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 → introduce → 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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