Sephora United States

Sephora, a renowned French cosmetics company founded in 1970, was launched in the USA in 1998 by opening its first store in New York. It is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. The company also set up an online shop in 1999 and also has a mobile phone application. 

Sephora US operates over 500 stores in the US and is also present in over 600 JC Penney stores and 200 Kohl’s shops.

Sephora US offers over 45 000 references in the non-food category.

Sephora US provides a two week training for its employees.

Sephora US serves more than 3 million customers.

Sephora US currently employs over 1600 people and achieved a turnover of € 1297 million in 2021.

Sephora was acknowledged by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Sephora US offers products in the personal care category which include perfumes, makeup, face care, skin care and hair care.

There are around 400 brands available in Sephora stores which include Anima, Clinique, Escada, Farsali, Fenty Beauty and Korres. 

Furthermore, the company also offers products from Sephora Collection, the company's private label. Products under this range include makeup, perfumes, face care, skin care and hair care. 

Sephora US has partnered with OrangeTwist in order to offer skin treatments next to all Sephora stores in San Diego and Los Angeles in 2019. 

Sephora US set up the Sephora Innovation Lab in San Francisco in 2015. The company develops new ideas in order to improve products and introduce new ideas for Sephora. 

Sephora US owns five distribution centers located in Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, and Utah. The company also partnered with Instacart which offers same-day deliveries. 

The firm’s online shop can be accessed on www.sephora.com