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Cosmetics, Beauty Supply & Perfume Stores

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Industry Description

The cosmetic, beauty supply, and perfume store (beauty store) industry includes about 13,000 stores with combined annual revenue of around $10 billion. Major companies include Sally Beauty Supply, Ulta, Sephora, and divisions of Limited Brands (Bath & Body Works) and L’Oreal (The Body Shop International). The industry is concentrated: the top 50 companies have almost 75 percent of industry revenue.

SIC: 5999
NAICS: 446120
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Hutchison Whampoa Limited26,879.63MHong Kong
DOUGLAS HOLDING AG4,594.15MHagen, Germany
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.3,269.13MDenton, TX
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.1,776.15MBolingbrook, IL
Bath & Body Works, LLC1,532.40MReynoldsburg, OH
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Industry Indicator

US consumer spending on nondurable goods, an indicator of cosmetic, beauty supply, and perfume sales, rose 3.6 percent in March 2012 compared to the same month in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Dior Debuts Foundation Fountain  - In a move that could herald a trend for cosmetics retailers, Christian Dior has launched a new machine designed to dispense customized makeup samples for...
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