Ulta’s Upgraded FY2022 Outlook A Good Sign For Holiday Beauty
Executive Summary
Ulta has increased its fourth quarter and fiscal 2022 full-year outlook on strong third-quarter comparable store sales growth of 14.5%. Mass beauty is outperforming prestige, but CEO David Kimbell said “it’s hard to know for certain if we are starting to see consumers trade down.”
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