Following its April report noting a larger-than-expected beauty category slowdown, Ulta Beauty is expanding its collaboration with DoorDash to get more cosmetic products in consumers’ hands faster and more conveniently.
Ulta Beauty, Inc. is expanding its partnership with local commerce platform DoorDash to offer customers on-demand delivery from over 1,350 Ulta stores across all 50 US states and allowing product purchases from the DoorDash app, the San Francisco beauty retailer announces 20 May.
“Consumers can now shop Ulta Beauty’s unparalleled assortment of more than 25,000 products from over 600 well-known, exclusive and emerging...
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