Ulta Making Space For Skin Care, Championing ‘Conscious Beauty’ As COVID Grip Loosens
Executive Summary
The retailer is growing its skin- and hair-care assortments to meet strong demand and highlighting “clean” with the coming launch of its Conscious Beauty certification program. Sales will remain challenged for the remainder of fiscal 2020, but longer-term prospects are optimistic, Ulta leadership said during the firm’s second-quarter earnings call.
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