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Ulta Beauty Provides COVID-19-Related Business Update
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) today shared further updates to its operations regarding plans to reopen select stores,
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[{"type":"text","content":" BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUlta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) today shared further updates to its operations regarding plans to reopen select stores, its new Curbside Pickup service, and increased safety measures and processes.\n\n\n“Throughout the last few months, we have navigated the fluid dynamics of COVID-19 with the safety of our guests and associates at the heart of every decision we have made. That commitment to safety has guided our thoughtful, phased approach to reopening,” said Mary Dillon, chief executive officer. “In the last few weeks, we have introduced curbside pickup in more than 700 locations and this Monday, we will reopen approximately 180 stores in select states. Our focus has been on how to reopen safely – not just when – throughout our preparation and planning to ensure we are confident to welcome guests and associates back to Ulta Beauty.”\n\n\nSelect stores reopening in this first phase are located throughout Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. A number of these reopened locations will offer hair services with heightened safety protocols as well.\n\n\nTo create safer shopping environments in store, Ulta Beauty worked with government and health guidance to inform safety policies and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) to collaborate across the industry and share best practices that inform how guests will experience shopping. These best practices, our Shop Safe Standards, include but are not limited to the following:\n\n\n\nFace Coverings: All associates will wear face coverings in-store; the Company asks all guests do the same while shopping.\n\n\nSocial Distancing: To limit contact without forgoing the unique Ulta Beauty experience, guests will find visual cues, such as signage or floor decals, to ensure six feet of separation are maintained. Additional measures include limited occupancy, safely-spaced registers with protective barriers, and options for contactless payment.\n\n\nSalon Service Safety: By appointment only, hair services will be available in select stores. Safety measures for salon services include required face coverings for guests and associates, gloves for associates, increased laundering of capes and aprons, staggered stations to support social distancing, and added sanitization processes.\n\n\nTesters: Product testers are not ava...