Sephora

Sephora SA
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCosmetics
Founded1969 (1969) in Paris, France[1]
Founderfill[1]
Headquarters41 Rue Ybry, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
47°08′30″N 2°15′35″E / 47.141791°N 2.2598276°E / 47.141791; 2.2598276
Number of locations
2,600+ stores[1]
Areas served
34 countries worldwide
Key people
Guillaume Motte (CEO)
Products
RevenueIncreaseOver US$10 billion (2019) (estimated)[2]
ParentLVMH
Websitesephora.com

Sephora is a French multinational retailer of personal care and beauty products with nearly 340 brands,[3] along with its own private label, Sephora Collection, and includes beauty products such as cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, nail color, beauty tools, body lotions, and haircare.

The company was founded in Limoges in 1969[4] and is currently based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.[5] Sephora is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH as of 1996.[6][7] The name comes from the Greek word meaning beauty, sephos, and the Greek spelling of Zipporah (Greek: Σεπφώρα, Sepphōra), wife of Moses.[8]

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  2. ^ "2019 Financials". 28 January 2020.
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  4. ^ Tungate, Mark (2011). Branded Beauty: How Marketing Changed the Way We Look. Kogan Page. p. 188. ISBN 9780749461812.
  5. ^ Parsons, Sarah (27 November 2017). "A sneak peek inside Sephora's new international head office". Cosmetics Business. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ Loeb, Walter. "Sephora: Department Stores Cannot Stop Its Global Growth". Forbes. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. ^ Born, Pete (24 October 2013). "Calvin McDonald Named CEO of Sephora Americas". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ^ Sephora facts byrdie.com