Ulta Beauty, Inc. (Ticker: 0LIB.L) is a leading beauty retailer offering an extensive assortment of cosmetics, fragrance, skin care, hair care products and salon services through its retail stores, e-commerce platform and mobile applications. The company provides over 25,000 products from more than 600 brands, including prestige, mass and its own Ulta Beauty Collection private label line encompassing makeup, skin care, hair care and fragrance categories; salon services feature hair styling, haircuts, makeup applications, brow services and skin treatments. Ulta Beauty operates 1,451 stores across 50 U.S. states, complemented by its award-winning website and app that deliver curated content, tutorials and fast fulfillment.
Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Ulta Beauty--formerly ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.--targets beauty enthusiasts with a one-stop shopping experience blending product discovery, services and experiential retail.
In July 2025, Ulta Beauty acquired Space NK Limited, a premium British beauty retailer with 83 stores in the UK and Ireland, from Manzanita Capital to mark its entry into the UK market and advance its international expansion strategy under the Ulta Beauty Unleashed plan, which also encompasses growth initiatives in Mexico and the Middle East. Space NK operates as a standalone subsidiary retaining its management team and focus on curated luxury brands. The acquisition, funded via cash reserves and credit facilities, contributed to net sales growth in fiscal 2025's second quarter and aligns with ongoing store openings, including 62 net new Ulta Beauty locations and 83 from Space NK.