SHOPPERS have just hours left to make the most of a 75% off sale at a major beauty chain as it prepares to close its doors for good.
Ulta Beauty is shutting down one of its locations in Chicago in a matter of hours leaving fans scrambling for an alternative beauty spot.
Ulta Beauty is closing one of its stores after 12 years with shoppers given 75% off deals (stock)[/caption]
Customers have just hours left to make the most of the closing down sale (stock)[/caption]
After serving the local community for over a decade, the store in South Loop’s Roosevelt Collection Shops is closing.
As officials prepare for the move they have launched closing down sales of up to 75% off.
Shoppers don’t have much longer to make the most of the deals with the store closing at 9 pm local time on June 14.
“What are we supposed to do now without Ulta?” one fan desperately asked on Facebook after hearing the news.
“I need to get to Chicago fast,” another wrote after hearing about the sales.
“DAMN I really just started using them as my go-to,” a third added as others called it a “major bummer”.
But before shoppers go rushing off for the cosmetics sales, fellow beauty lovers have warned that discounts are not store-wide.
“Was there the other day. At least then, most stuff was still regular price and few things were 75% off,” one customer said.
“I went and only a small shelf of makeup was 75% off the good stuff they are putting in Ultas nearby,” another added.
The closure comes after the company’s new CEO Kecia Steelman admitted the chain is facing “challenges” and is “not immune to pressures”.
Steelman took over at the helm in January and has unveiled her plans to try to revive the Sephora rival after being transparent in an earnings call about the brand’s struggles.
“I am aware of the challenges that we face,” she previously told investors.
“Some of them are external, while others we own…It’s clear to me that how we’ve operated must change to ensure that we capture the opportunities in front of us.”
While no precise reason has been given for the closure of the South Loop location, Steelman previously told The U.S. Sun that Ulta is “not immune” to economic pressures impacting consumer behavior.
Saturday’s closure appears to be an isolated case for the company in what is the latest blow for the South Loop retail complex.
Other retailers including The Container Store and Kido Chicago have also recently abandoned the site.
But Ulta officials have urged shoppers not to worry about the latest closure with customers in the area being provided with numerous other locations.
“We’re excited to continue welcoming guests at our nine other Ulta Beauty stores across the Chicagoland area,” a spokesperson told Block Club Chicago.
“We encourage guests to visit ulta.com/stores to find the location most convenient for them.”
Elsewhere, a beloved department store is set to leave a major US city by the end of the year and will not be returning.
Some shoppers have warned that not all products are included in the 75% off sale (stock)[/caption]
