Sephora, squeezed by Olive Young, pulls out of Korea

Sephora is exiting the Korean market after struggling to understand the preferences of the country's consumers. It has faced an uphill battle against domestic beauty chain CJ Olive Young.

2024-03-19

Local cosmetics brand Sioris to be sold in six more Asian regions

Sioris, a local cosmetics brand invested in by K-pop agency JYP Entertainment, announced Friday that it will expand its business to six more Asian regions. It will open in Sephora stores both on and offline in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand...

2023-01-27

[THINK ENGLISH] 세포라 코리아, 2년 연속 적자…명동점도 문 닫아

Sephora Korea recorded a deficit for two consecutive years. There is speculation that the company may even retreat from Korea as the global beauty shop had a hard time getting settled in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the company’s...

2022-05-04

Sephora Korea fails to find beauty in 2nd straight year of deficit

Sephora Korea recorded a deficit for two consecutive years. There is speculation that the company may even retreat from Korea as the global beauty shop had a hard time getting settled in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic ...

2022-04-27

Korea's first KFC is latest victim of Covid-19

The pandemic continues to claim businesses, including some with deep histories.

2022-01-03

Fenty Beauty products available at Sephora from Thursday

Pop star Rihanna’s cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty, will be made available at Sephora, starting with the beauty retailer’s online shopping mall, Thursday, and four offline Sephora stores from June 18.

2020-06-10