Sephora expands Australian network with New Store Openings across Australia in 2024

SYDNEY, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SEPHORA, the global leading omnichannel prestige beauty retailer, is thrilled to unveil the opening of three new stores as part of its expansion across Australia for 2024. These new locations— Westfield Marion, Adelaide opening October 16th, Westfield Fountain Gate, Melbourne opening October 24th and Westfield North Lakes, Brisbane opening on November 14, 2024.

Mark O'Keefe, General Manager of Sephora Australia and New Zealand, commented, "We are excited to offer our customers an immersive beauty experience where they can explore our extensive product range and engage with the latest beauty tech and digital elements. Our Sephora stores represent the perfect blend of innovation and experience, allowing our customers to immerse themselves in the world's best beauty brand. As we celebrate a decade in the Australian market, 2024 is a significant year for Sephora as we continue with our expansion with new stores in Marion; South Australia, Fountain Gate; Victoria, and North Lakes; Queensland".

The new Sephora stores are a testament to Sephora's passion for experiential retail, offering consumers a thoughtfully curated and trend-forward beauty assortment. The stores will house over 100 brands, featuring sought-after brands like Paula's Choice, Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, and Fenty Beauty by Rihanna.

Each of the stores' Beauty & Hair Studios will offer a dynamic lineup of services, showcasing the latest product launches and brand collaborations, continuously updated to reflect the newest trends. 

The grand opening festivities will feature exclusive pre-opening events from 7 am to 9 am on each launch day. Attendees will enjoy live DJ performances, engaging beauty stations, and thousands of product samples. The first 10 guests in line will get the unique opportunity to shop before the stores open to the public, and the first 100 gift bags will include the coveted tarte Amazonian Clay Face Palette valued at $69. Additional attractions include Sephora-branded merchandise, complimentary coffee, treats, and more.

Sephora invites media representatives and beauty enthusiasts to join in celebrating this exciting expansion, offering fresh inspiration and personalised beauty experiences across Australia.

Notes to Editor:

Sephora Store Openings and Pre-Opening Party Details:

Marion: Opens 9am, Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Pre-Opening Party at 7am.
Details on Sephora Events Page and Westfield Marion channels.
Fountain Gate: Opens 9am, Thursday, October 24, 2024. Pre-Opening Party at 7am.
Details on Sephora Events Page and Westfield Fountain Gate channels.
North Lakes: Opens 9am, Thursday, November 14, 2024. Pre-Opening Party at 7am.
Details on Sephora Events Page and Westfield North Lakes channels.

Sephora Spokesperson interviews available upon request.

Media contact:
Grace Powers, Hatrik House grace@hatrikhouse.com 

About Sephora  

Sephora is the world's leading global prestige beauty retail brand. With 52,000 passionate employees operating in 34 markets, Sephora connects customers and beauty brands within the world's most trusted and dynamic beauty community. We serve a highly engaged community of hundreds of millions of beauty followers across our global omnichannel network of more than 3,000 stores, iconic flagships, e-commerce and digital platforms, offering personalised, immersive and seamless experiences across every touchpoint. With our curation of close to 500 brands and our own label, Sephora Collection, we offer the most diverse range of prestige beauty products, tailored to our customers' needs from fragrance to make-up, haircare, skincare and beyond, as we constantly reimagine the world of prestige beauty.

Since our inception in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, we have been disrupting the prestige beauty retail industry. Today, we continue to break with convention to drive our purpose: to champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty.

SYDNEY, Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SEPHORA, the global leading omnichannel prestige beauty retailer, is thrilled to unveil the opening of three new stores as part of its expansion across Australia for 2024. These new locations— Westfield Marion, Adelaide opening October 16th, Westfield Fountain Gate, Melbourne opening October 24th and Westfield North Lakes, Brisbane opening on November 14, 2024.

Mark O'Keefe, General Manager of Sephora Australia and New Zealand, commented, "We are excited to offer our customers an immersive beauty experience where they can explore our extensive product range and engage with the latest beauty tech and digital elements. Our Sephora stores represent the perfect blend of innovation and experience, allowing our customers to immerse themselves in the world's best beauty brand. As we celebrate a decade in the Australian market, 2024 is a significant year for Sephora as we continue with our expansion with new stores in Marion; South Australia, Fountain Gate; Victoria, and North Lakes; Queensland".

The new Sephora stores are a testament to Sephora's passion for experiential retail, offering consumers a thoughtfully curated and trend-forward beauty assortment. The stores will house over 100 brands, featuring sought-after brands like Paula's Choice, Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, and Fenty Beauty by Rihanna.

Each of the stores' Beauty & Hair Studios will offer a dynamic lineup of services, showcasing the latest product launches and brand collaborations, continuously updated to reflect the newest trends. 

The grand opening festivities will feature exclusive pre-opening events from 7 am to 9 am on each launch day. Attendees will enjoy live DJ performances, engaging beauty stations, and thousands of product samples. The first 10 guests in line will get the unique opportunity to shop before the stores open to the public, and the first 100 gift bags will include the coveted tarte Amazonian Clay Face Palette valued at $69. Additional attractions include Sephora-branded merchandise, complimentary coffee, treats, and more.

Sephora invites media representatives and beauty enthusiasts to join in celebrating this exciting expansion, offering fresh inspiration and personalised beauty experiences across Australia.

Notes to Editor:

Sephora Store Openings and Pre-Opening Party Details:

Marion: Opens 9am, Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Pre-Opening Party at 7am.
Details on Sephora Events Page and Westfield Marion channels.
Fountain Gate: Opens 9am, Thursday, October 24, 2024. Pre-Opening Party at 7am.
Details on Sephora Events Page and Westfield Fountain Gate channels.
North Lakes: Opens 9am, Thursday, November 14, 2024. Pre-Opening Party at 7am.
Details on Sephora Events Page and Westfield North Lakes channels.

Sephora Spokesperson interviews available upon request.

Media contact:
Grace Powers, Hatrik House grace@hatrikhouse.com 

About Sephora  

Sephora is the world's leading global prestige beauty retail brand. With 52,000 passionate employees operating in 34 markets, Sephora connects customers and beauty brands within the world's most trusted and dynamic beauty community. We serve a highly engaged community of hundreds of millions of beauty followers across our global omnichannel network of more than 3,000 stores, iconic flagships, e-commerce and digital platforms, offering personalised, immersive and seamless experiences across every touchpoint. With our curation of close to 500 brands and our own label, Sephora Collection, we offer the most diverse range of prestige beauty products, tailored to our customers' needs from fragrance to make-up, haircare, skincare and beyond, as we constantly reimagine the world of prestige beauty.

Since our inception in 1969 in Limoges, France, and as part of the LVMH Group since 1997, we have been disrupting the prestige beauty retail industry. Today, we continue to break with convention to drive our purpose: to champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty.

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Sephora expands Australian network with New Store Openings across Australia in 2024

TOKYO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GA technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President, CEO: Ryo Higuchi; Stock Code: 3491; hereinafter referred to as the "Company") announces that its AI real estate investment service, "RENOSY," has launched an initiative to rebrand "Renters Warehouse" (operated by RW OpCo, LLC [Headquarters: United States], a Group company), as "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse."

URL: https://www.renterswarehouse.com/

• Background and Outlook of the Brand Integration and Renewal

Since its founding in 2013, the Company has operated under its corporate philosophy:

"Spark excitement and inspiration by fusing technology with innovation to propel the world forward." The Company's core business is the AI real estate investment service "RENOSY," which leverages technology to provide unique one-stop services for property purchase, management, and sale.

RW OpCo, LLC, founded in 2007, operates the real estate investment marketplace "Renters Warehouse." Primarily serving individuals and institutional investors in the United States, the platform functions as an online marketplace and currently operates in 18 states and 31 locations across the country.

The Company completed the consolidation of RW OpCo, LLC as a subsidiary in March 2024 and began providing real estate services in the U.S. market.^[1] Since the fiscal year ending October 2025, the business has maintained strong performance, achieving quarterly profitability and growing rapidly to become the Company's third pillar of profit.^[2]

The Company has now moved to rebrand its U.S. business from "Renters Warehouse" to "RENOSY by Renters Warehouse," aiming to drive further growth in the U.S. market and maximize group synergies. Through the full-scale expansion of "RENOSY" in the U.S. market, the Company looks to promote the adoption of services that enable reliable, seamless, and optimal asset formation through real estate in the country.

The impact of this matter on the Company's business results is insignificant.

• AI Real Estate Investment RENOSY

RENOSY is an AI real estate investment service that utilizes technology. Reliable, seamless, and optimal asset-building through real estate is realized by providing one-stop support for the purchase, management, and sale of property, maximizing operational effectiveness. An extensive product lineup is offered that includes condominiums, apartments, and detached houses, etc. Surveys conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research have ranked RENOSY No. 1 in Japan in real estate investment sales and purchases.^[3]