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Americans splurge on beauty, despite pullbacks elsewhere

FILE - This is the sign on a Sephora store in Pittsburgh on Jan. 12, 2022. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. Sephora sales reflect broader findings released in July by NPD Group, which showed among 14 discretionary industries tracked by the group this year, beauty was the only category that saw a rise in sales. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) FILE - This is the sign on a Sephora store in Pittsburgh on Jan. 12, 2022. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. Sephora sales reflect broader findings released in July by NPD Group, which showed among 14 discretionary industries tracked by the group this year, beauty was the only category that saw a rise in sales. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) This photo provided by Kohl’s shows the outside the Kohl’s Sephora department store in Ramsey, N.J. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. It comes as major retailers slashed their financial outlooks for the year after seeing shoppers pull back on many discretionary items in the latest quarter. ( Kohl’s via AP) This photo provided by Kohl’s shows the interior of the Sephora section inside of the Kohl’s department store in Ramsey, N.J. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. It comes as major retailers slashed their financial outlooks for the year after seeing shoppers pull back on many discretionary items in the latest quarter. ( Kohl’s via AP) This photo provided by Kohl’s shows the interior of the Sephora section inside of the Kohl’s department store in Ramsey, N.J. ( Kohl’s via AP) This photo provided by Target shows the Ultra Beauty inside Target department store in Edina, Minn., on Aug. 14, 2021. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. It comes as major retailers slashed their financial outlooks for the year after seeing shoppers pull back on many discretionary items in the latest quarter. (Target via AP) This photo provided by Target shows the Ultra Beauty inside Target department store in Edina, Minn., on Aug. 14, 2021. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. It comes as major retailers slashed their financial outlooks for the year after seeing shoppers pull back on many discretionary items in the latest quarter. (Target via AP) This photo provided by Target shows the Ultra Beauty inside Target department store in Edina, Minn., on Aug. 14, 2021. Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores. It comes as major retailers slashed their financial outlooks for the year after seeing shoppers pull back on many discretionary items in the latest quarter. (Target via AP)
Americans splurge on beauty, despite pullbacks elsewhere