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Sephora Location Inside Howell Kohl’s To Open In 2021
Beauty retailer Sephora will be making a home for itself in Howell Kohl's store by fall 2021 in a partnership dubbed "Beauty at Kohl's".

HOWELL, NJ - Beauty connoisseurs and makeup addicts, rejoice: the Howell Kohl’s on Route 9 will be getting a makeover by Fall 2021.
In partnership with department store giant Kohl’s, high-end beauty retailer Sephora aims to create an “immersive beauty experience by Fall 2021 titled “Beauty at Kohl’s” with 850 Sephora stores inside Kohl's stores by 2023. The collaboration’s first 200 stores were announced Thursday.
“The Kohl's and Sephora partnership will bring a transformational, elevated beauty experience to Kohl's from the top global name in beauty,” said Michelle Gass, Kohl’s CEO, in a statement. “This new collaboration is an excellent example of two customer-centric, purpose-driven companies leveraging each other’s strengths to make aspirational beauty far more accessible to millions of customers all across the country.”
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Each site will be located in a 2,500 square foot space prominently placed at the front of the store featuring an inventory of makeup, hair, skincare and fragrance products.
Kohl’s also plans to begin selling Sephora products on its online store this fall. The shops will be staffed by Sephora-trained Beauty Advisors.
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Current Sephora stores inside JCPenney locations will phase out as their leases run out.
Kohl’s locations in 29 states will see the new partnership come to life, with 22 sites in New York and 20 sites in California alone. The department store touts over than 1,150 locations across the country, while Sephora has over 2,700 locations in 35 countries.
11 “Beauty at Kohl’s” locations have been announced in New Jersey, including locations in North Plainfield, Hillsborough and Hamilton.
“At Sephora, delivering a strong client experience through passionate employees is at the heart of who we are, and we are thrilled to find a partner who shares this identity,” said Jean-André Rougeot, President & CEO of Sephora Americas. “This is not a pop-up collaboration, but an investment our brand partners can rely on for the long-term; as a company with a history of sustained decades-long partnerships, Sephora has every confidence in the future of this collaboration and the unique experiences it will bring to consumers across the U.S.”
Here’s the full list of New Jersey Kohl’s locations set to get a beauty makeover:
- Clifton: 14 Main Ave., Clifton, NJ 07014
- Hamilton Township: 460 Market Place Blvd., Hamilton Township, NJ 08691
- Hillsborough: 315 US 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
- Howell: 4799 US 9, Howell, NJ 07731
- Paramus: 165 NJ 4 W., Paramus, NJ 07652
- Ramsey: 1300 NJ 17, Ramsey, NJ 07446
- Secaucus: 3 Mill Creek Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094
- Turnersville: 5851 NJ 42, Turnersville, NJ 08012
- North Plainfield: 1701 US 22 Ste 12, Watchung, NJ 07069
- Wayne: 1800 US 23 North, Wayne, NJ 07470
- Woodland Park: 1710 US 46: Woodland Park, NJ 07424
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