First Look: Inside Sephora's New Innovation Lab

The big beauty brand's new team and facility model a retail future where both on- and off-line shopping are kicked up by a serious notch.

When Sephora launched in the U.S. in 1998, it radically changed the cosmetics buying experience, replacing the controlled department store counter transaction with a hands-on, candy store-style field day for makeup lovers. In recent years, the brand has aggressively integrated digital and in-store retail, and today opened its new Innovation Lab, a team and facility focused on "envisioning the future of retail for Sephora, and making sure that we're staying ahead of our clients and the different trends that are out there," says Bridget Dolan, a 14-year digital marketing veteran of the company whose title is now VP, Innovation Lab.

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