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M&S to open Sephora beauty departments in 100 stores
+8.4 strongly positive
Outlets report M&S has partnered with Sephora to roll out 100 in-store beauty departments plus an online offer across UK stores.
How each outlet covered it
| Outlet | Headlines | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Traders Union | 2 | +9.2 |
| ouispeakfashion.com | 1 | +10.0 |
| RetailDetail EU | 1 | +10.0 |
| ET BrandEquity | 1 | +10.0 |
| Personal Care Insights | 1 | +9.2 |
| Retail Systems | 1 | +9.2 |
| Home of Direct Commerce | 1 | +9.2 |
| Retail Sector | 1 | +9.2 |
| NationalWorld | 1 | +9.2 |
| What's The Jam | 1 | +9.2 |
| The Guardian | 1 | +9.2 |
| TheIndustry.fashion | 1 | +9.2 |
| The Sun | 1 | +9.2 |
| Retail Week | 1 | +8.3 |
| WWD | 1 | +8.3 |
| Bournemouth Echo | 1 | +8.3 |
| thestreet.com | 1 | +8.3 |
| Trend Hunter | 1 | +8.3 |
| Metro | 1 | +8.3 |
| Liverpool Echo | 1 | +8.3 |
| Cambridge News | 1 | +7.5 |
| The Mirror | 1 | +7.5 |
| Insider Media Ltd | 1 | +6.7 |
| Daily Express | 1 | +5.0 |
| Financial Times | 1 | +0.8 |
Day by day
Monday 5 October 2026
M&S and Sephora will bring beauty retail to 100 UK stores from spring 2027.
- +10.0 M&S and Sephora Partner to Bring Beauty Retail to 100 UK Stores from Spring 2027
Major Sephora beauty partnership across 100 stores
Saturday 3 October 2026
A retail wrap mentions the M&S Sephora beauty launch and the Metrocentre acquisition.
- +6.7 Retail wrap: M&S Sephora beauty launch; Burnham’s £210m package to revive high streets; Metrocentre acquired for £516m
Sephora beauty launch at M&S
Friday 2 October 2026
Commentary and a letter discuss the M&S and Sephora deal.
- +8.3 ‘M&S’s deal with Sephora looks like a boss move in a valuable market’
Sephora deal described as a boss move - +0.8 Letter: M&S and Sephora: both sides have much to lose
Letter on M&S and Sephora deal, mixed risks
Thursday 1 October 2026
M&S partners with Sephora to open beauty concessions in 100 UK stores.
- +9.2 M&S adds Sephora to 100 UK stores in beauty push
Sephora in 100 stores, beauty push - +9.2 M&S partners with Sephora to launch beauty concessions in 100 UK stores
Sephora concessions in 100 UK stores - +9.2 M&S brings Sephora to 100 stores
Sephora coming to 100 M&S stores - +9.2 M&S partners with Sephora for beauty counter rollout
Sephora beauty counter rollout partnership - +9.2 M&S and Sephora team up in major beauty shake-up at 100 UK stores
Major beauty shake-up with Sephora in 100 stores - +9.2 Beauty giant Sephora set to launch inside 100 M&S stores
Sephora launching inside 100 M&S stores - +8.3 Inside Sephora’s Marks & Spencer and U.K. Strategy
Analysis of Sephora and M&S UK strategy - +8.3 M&S announces major change coming to 100 stores across the UK next spring
Major change across 100 stores next spring - +8.3 Sephora is expanding to 100 stores at this major retailer
Sephora expansion into M&S stores, positive partnership - +8.3 Retail Beauty Partnerships: Sephora Brings Its Beauty Experience to 100 M&S Stores
Sephora experience coming to 100 M&S stores
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Outlets report M&S has partnered with Sephora to roll out 100 in-store beauty departments plus an online offer across UK stores.
- +10.0 Sephora to open 100 beauty stores within Marks & Spencer stores across the UK
Sephora to open 100 beauty stores in M&S; big positive deal. - +10.0 Britain's M&S joins forces with Sephora to expand beauty offer
Sephora partnership expands beauty offer. - +9.2 M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers
Sephora tie-up to attract younger shoppers. - +9.2 Marks & Spencer expands beauty offer with new Sephora partnership
Beauty expansion with Sephora partnership. - +9.2 M&S to roll out 100 in-store beauty departments under deal with makeup giant
100 in-store beauty departments under Sephora deal. - +9.2 Marks & Spencer expands beauty push with Sephora UK store and online partnership
Sephora UK store and online partnership. - +9.2 Marks and Spencer expands beauty push with Sephora deal in UK
Beauty push with Sephora deal. - +8.3 Sephora is moving into Marks & Spencer and beauty fans can't wait
Sephora move into M&S welcomed by beauty fans. - +8.3 M&S makes major brand announcement as huge retailer coming to 100 UK stores
Sephora coming to 100 stores; major brand announcement. - +7.5 M&S confirms changes in 100 stores and gives start date
Store changes confirmed with start date. - +7.5 New M&S announcement confirms change for 100 UK stores
Change confirmed for 100 stores via Sephora. - +5.0 Marks and Spencer to make huge 2027 change to UK stores
Planned 2027 store change, tied to Sephora rollout.