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Makeup, Online Drives Q1 Beauty Sales

Makeup up 9% as online continues to steal share from brick and mortar, according to NPD data.

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By: Christine Esposito

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In the first quarter of 2016, sales of US prestige beauty products were $3.7 billion, a 4% increase from Q1 2015. The growth across all categories was in large part driven by online sale, according to The NPD Group's Q1 Industry Pulse report released today. Representing 14% of dollar sales during Q1, and a 2% increase over Q1 2015, online continues to capture share from brick-and-mortar.   “Online is beauty’s primary growth engine, not just for the future, but now. It’s the arena where...

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