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Sephora

Type	Division of holding company (LVMH)
Industry	Consumer goods
Founded	1970[1]
Founder(s)	Dominique Mandonnaud[1]
Headquarters	Paris, France
Products	Cosmetics & beauty
Revenue	€1.94 billion (2012)
Parent	LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A.
Website	www.sephora.com

Sephora is a French brand and chain of cosmetics stores founded in Paris in 1970, and acquired by French conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton and Moet Hennessy) in 1997. The Sephora chain includes more than 1,750 points of sale in 30 countries across the world.^[2] Carrying more than 100 brands, along with their own private label, Sephora offers beauty products including makeup, skincare, fragrance, hair care, bath and body products, and hair and make-up tools.

Overview [edit]

Sephora is a combination of "sephos", which is Greek for "beauty" and the name Zipporah, the exceptionally beautiful wife of Moses in the Book of Exodus.^[1] The name Zipporah in the Greek Old Testament (LXX or Septuagint) is rendered, Σεπφώρα Sephora. The Sephora logo is a white "S" shaped flame against a black background.

History [edit]

Sephora opened its first United States store in New York City in 1998.^[3][4] Its North American headquarters is located in San Francisco, with marketing offices in New York City and Montréal. Sephora is owned by the Paris-based LVMH.

Sephora, Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sephora launched its online store to the U.S. in 1999 and into Canada in 2003 ^[3] Sephora currently operates over 1,700 stores in 30 countries worldwide.^[5]

Sephora is the name of the ship the character Leggatt swam from in Conrad's short story, "The Secret Sharer."

Lines [edit]

In 2013, the brand debuted fragrance collections with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and a makeup line with Marc Jacobs.^[6]

Sephora carries a private label featuring make-up, skin care, beauty tools, and accessories. Packaging for the line features the company's elongated flame logo in standard black print.

Sephora Inside J.C. Penney [edit]

Sephora began opening stores inside J.C. Penney in October 2006. As of February 2013, there are Sephora locations in 386 J.C. Penney stores.^[7] Inside all Sephora inside J.C. Penney stores is the 'Beauty Studio'.

Charity [edit]

Sephora supports a number of charitable causes including Women's Health, Child Education, Environmental Awareness, World Hunger.^{[citation needed]}

References [edit]

External links [edit]

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