Sephora and Estée Lauder suspend business in Russia

By Becky Bargh | Published: 8-Mar-2022
Regulatory Retail

Two of beauty’s biggest names have severed ties with the country over its invasion of Ukraine

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Sephora and Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) have become the latest corporations to break ties with Russia.

The LVMH-owned pure play beauty retailer has suspended its sephora.ru website and temporarily closed all of its outlets in the region.

This includes its stores in Moscow and St Petersburg.

“We are temporarily suspending

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