Updated
Updated · NBC Chicago · Jun 30
Target Launches Beauty Studio in 600 Stores With 80 Prestige Brands
Updated
Updated · NBC Chicago · Jun 30

Target Launches Beauty Studio in 600 Stores With 80 Prestige Brands

3 articles · Updated · NBC Chicago · Jun 30

Summary

  • More than 600 Target stores and Target.com will get a new Beauty Studio this fall, replacing the Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop concept that ends this summer.
  • Eighty-plus global prestige brands are planned for the reworked section, including more than 60 brands Target has not carried before, as the retailer pushes deeper into higher-end beauty.
  • Target said the format will add exclusive launches, beauty-specific Target Circle rewards and new staffing and operating models aimed at giving shoppers more service in the category.
  • August 2026 marks the end of Target's six-year Ulta partnership, and executives are positioning the in-house studio as the next step after 10 straight years of beauty growth.

Insights

Target's last beauty partnership struggled with service. Can a new staffing model truly deliver a prestige experience?
As Target builds its beauty empire, how will Ulta and Sephora fight back to protect their market share?