Sephora to close all retail stores in the US and Canada as coronavirus pandemic escalates

Published: 17-Mar-2020
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The LVMH retailer’s President and CEO said it was a “difficult decision” to shut its bricks-and-mortar sites, but sephora.com and sephora.ca sites remain operational

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Sephora has closed all of its retail stores in the US and Canada as public health authorities recommend implementing social distancing in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

All store employees will continue to

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