Retail Report: Rhode’s Sephora Era + Ulta’s Big Space NK Buy
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan
4.8 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Rhode is officially landing at Sephora — but what does that mean for other brands at the retail store? Kirbie and Sara dive into Rachel Strugatz’s report on Puck and unpack how Hailey Bieber’s buzzy brand could disrupt the Sephora ecosystem. Plus, Ulta Beauty has acquired beloved UK beauty retailer Space NK — is this the first step toward UK expansion, or a move to solidify Ulta Beauty’s luxury ambitions stateside? Tune in as we explore what’s next in the beauty retail landscape.
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| 0:00.0 | G.M. Los Angeles. |
| 0:05.6 | Hi, Kirby. Hi, Sarah. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:14.4 | So I've been listening to a lot of OG jams. |
| 0:19.6 | Okay. |
| 0:20.1 | From the 90s. |
| 0:24.5 | Love that. Today I was driving here. Do you listen to the wave? |
| 0:30.9 | I don't listen to the radio anymore because I just have my Spotify. I got dragged for that. But here's also why I listen to the radio. One, because I love supporting radio, especially public radio. |
| 0:35.3 | But my Spotify account is connected to our Google Home. |
| 0:40.1 | So like, Kaden, the nanny, are listening to like Elmo. And I can't listen to it in the car. |
| 0:46.0 | So if I'm listening to my Spotify, all of a sudden it turns to Elmo. |
| 0:49.8 | Yes. So that's a reason why. But sorry to interrupt. I was just saying the wave, great 90s jams. |
| 0:55.0 | I do love public radio. |
| 0:57.4 | And I really wish that DJs would have more autonomy to play what they want to play |
| 1:02.0 | versus like having to play certain things. |
| 1:04.0 | Totally. |
| 1:05.1 | Different. |
| 1:05.8 | What are not studios? |
| 1:07.0 | Like what's on the like billboard charts? |
| 1:08.9 | Yes. |
| 1:09.1 | And like yeah. |
| 1:09.7 | And also like DJs back in the day just just totally different than Casey Kaysam is a lot different from some of these DJs now that are just like playing. |
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