Sephora to open first stores in Scotland
Sephora UK is to open its first stores in Scotland this summer following “immense” demand online.
The LVMH-owned beauty retailer will launch stores at Edinburgh’s St James Quarter and Glasgow’s Silverburn Shopping Centre. The sites will span 4,961 and 5,048 square feet respectively.
Subscribe to TRBBoth stores will offer Sephora UK exclusives and a selection brands, including the likes of Rhode, Haus Labs, Makeup by Mario, Merit Beauty, INNBeauty Project, Tower 28 and Half Magic.
Sarah Boyd, managing director of Sephora UK, said: “”The Sephora UK team and I are thrilled to finally reveal that we’re bringing our ‘temples of beauty’ to not one, but two incredible Scottish cities this summer – with fans crying out for a Scottish beauty playground.
“It has been three years since we opened our first UK store; from the very beginning we’ve been searching for the perfect locations for us to open in the region – and we are so happy to have found them in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter and Silverburn Glasgow.
“Opening in both Edinburgh and Glasgow this summer is about bringing double the energy, double the access, and double the magic to a country that has long been calling for it.
“We know how eagerly our Scottish customers have waited while we expanded across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and we truly want to say thank you for your patience and loyalty.”
The new stores will be among some of the first to introduce Sephora UK’s Beauty Scan technology, where beauty advisors use an advanced lens to analyse a customer’s skin for an individualised consultation and personalised product recommendations. Shoppers will also able to access personalised redeemable beauty consultations, gift-wrapping and engraving services,
Anne Ledgerwood, estate director at St James Quarter, said: “The opening of Sephora’s first store in Scotland is a major moment for both St James Quarter and Edinburgh’s shopping scene.
“As one of the most influential names in global beauty, its arrival brings a new retail experience to the city and an exciting addition to St James Quarter’s growing beauty line-up”.
David Pierotti, general manager of Silverburn, said: “Sephora coming to Glasgow marks such a big moment for the city and the west of Scotland and we are so pleased to be home to its largest store in the country.
“I know our community in Glasgow will be very excited to see another globally recognised brand join us and we look forward to welcoming them to Sephora’s ‘temple of beauty’ here at Silverburn.”
Sephora has recently announced that it will be opening a new boutique format store in London’s Carnaby Street, which will be its first in the West End.
