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Ulta Beauty main competitors are Mary Kay, Sephora, and Beauty Express.

Competitor Summary. See how Ulta Beauty compares to its main competitors:

  • Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. has the most employees (415,000).
  • Employees at Mary Kay earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $44,499.
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Ulta Beauty vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1990
4.3
Bolingbrook, IL2$11.2B37,000
1990
4.5
Reynoldsburg, OH1$7.3B336
1956
4.6
New York, NY3$11.0B20,000
1898
4.4
York, PA1$2.7B23,300
1970
4.5
San Francisco, CA1$10.0B28,540
1826
4.9
New York, NY1$1.4B9,000
1964
4.3
Denton, TX1$3.7B30,050
1872
4.2
New York, NY4$2.8B302
1888
4.3
Charlotte, NC2$3.7B25,000
1960
3.8
New York, NY1$1.6B415,000
1961
4.5
New York, NY1$747.0M2,105
2012
4.1
San Diego, CA1$4.4B25,000
Beauty First
-
3.5
--$360,00010
1992
3.9
Marlboro, NJ1$10.0M100
1992
4.4
Anaheim, CA1$380.0M3,000
1995
3.6
Shiloh, IL2$1.5M35
1976
4.4
Brisbane, CA6$428.0M4,433
-
3.6
Golden Valley, MN1$49.9M870
1963
4.7
Addison, TX2$3.0B5,000
1946
4.4
Grand Rapids, MI1$300.0M1,300
1999
4.0
Houston, TX1$407.5M7,500

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Ulta Beauty salaries vs competitors

Among Ulta Beauty competitors, employees at Mary Kay earn the most with an average yearly salary of $44,499.

Compare Ulta Beauty salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
Ulta Beauty
$32,643$15.69-
Bath & Body Works
$29,929$14.39-
CHANEL
$32,963$15.85-
Bon-Ton
$29,661$14.26-
Sephora
$43,889$21.10-
Lord & Taylor
$29,223$14.05-

Compare Ulta Beauty job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
Ulta Beauty
$70,652$33.97
Bon-Ton
$98,694$47.45
Belk
$97,786$47.01
Sephora
$97,325$46.79
Mary Kay
$94,603$45.48
Lord & Taylor
$91,935$44.20
Duane Reade Holdings, Inc.
$89,903$43.22
Bath & Body Works
$87,972$42.29
Bloomingdale's
$81,408$39.14
bebe
$80,150$38.53
Beauty Express
$44,033$21.17
Styles For Less
$43,184$20.76
CHANEL
$37,716$18.13
Century 21 Stores
$36,066$17.34
Sally Beauty Holdings
$34,264$16.47
MC Sports
$32,474$15.61
Beauty Brands
$31,946$15.36
Petco Holdings, Inc.
$31,326$15.06
francesca's
$31,044$14.92
Beauty Plus Salon
$30,514$14.67

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Ulta Beauty demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Ulta Beauty vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Sally Beauty Holdings16%84%
Ulta Beauty17%83%
Bath & Body Works17%83%
bebe20%80%
Belk30%70%
Bon-Ton33%67%

Compare race at Ulta Beauty vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
61%19%11%6%3%
9.6
51%26%10%9%4%
9.0
60%20%11%5%3%
9.4
70%11%10%7%3%
9.9
62%17%12%6%3%
9.7
61%10%20%6%3%
9.9

Ulta Beauty revenue vs competitors

Ulta Beauty revenue is $11.2B. Among it's competitors, the company with the highest revenue is CHANEL, $11.0B . The company with the lowest revenue is Beauty First, $360.0K.

Ulta Beauty and similar companies CEOs

CEOBio
Steven Lawrence
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Christian Brickman
Sally Beauty Holdings

Mr. Brickman has served on the Board of Directors since September 2012 and is the Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer, a role he has held since February 2015. Prior to being appointed to his current role, Mr. Brickman served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation from June 2014 to February 2015. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Brickman served as President of Kimberly-Clark International from May 2012 to February 2014, where he led the Corporation’s international consumer business in all operations. From August 2010 to May 2012, Mr. Brickman served as President of Kimberly-Clark Professional. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Brickman served as Chief Strategy Officer of Kimberly-Clark and played a key role in the development and implementation of Kimberly-Clark’s strategic plans and processes to enhance enterprise growth initiatives. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Brickman was a Principal in McKinsey & Company’s Dallas, Texas office and a leader in the firm’s consumer packaged goods and operations practices. Before joining McKinsey, Mr. Brickman was President and CEO of Whitlock Packaging, the largest non-carbonated beverage co-packing company in the United States, from 1998 to 2001. From 1994 to 1998, he was with Guinness/United Distillers, initially as Vice President of Strategic Planning for the Americas region and then as General Manager for Guinness Brewing Worldwide’s Latin America region. Mr. Brickman was awarded an advanced bachelor’s degree in economics in 1986 from Occidental College in Los Angeles where he graduated with honors, Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude.

Sarah Elizabeth Nash
Bath & Body Works

Lisa Harper
Belk

Tony Spring
Bloomingdale's

Raymond A Gindi
Century 21 Stores

Raymond A Gindi is a Co-Chief Executive Officer at CENTURY 21 DEPARTMENT STORES. He has experience at Blue Star and IMT ACCESSORIES GROUP INC and has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Bluestar Alliance.

Nick Hochland
CHANEL

Oges Vaghadia
Lord & Taylor

Oges vaghadiawork atLord & Taylor and a ceo at Lord & Taylor and are based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

David Holl
Mary Kay

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

Learning skills and sales and marketing strategies. Worked in collaborative Teams with the vendors to upsell as well as meet our numbers and our goals. It’s definitely an independent environment, where you know your duties and obligations and you complete them. Very fast space environment definitely involves a lot of communication as well as organizational skills. Opportunity and it gives you the experience you can explore more options.

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

Communication lack of awareness and somewhat laziness on the managers zones as well as favoritism bias and discrimination when it comes to medical background.

Ulta Beauty benefits

25% off

What do you like best about Ulta Beauty's CEO and the leadership team?

They could benefit from giving a little bit more to their employee and offering more support as well as empowering us to make those numbers by attending and caring about the needs and mental health of the staff.

How would you improve Ulta Beauty's culture?

More diversity, less bias, and favoritism understanding that your employer bringing in the revenue so they deserve acknowledgment as well as perks. Higher raises, More discounts, More offers offered for the year to take off for family for yourself, etc.

How did you prepare for the Ulta Beauty interview?

Having confidence and understanding what you’re praying for in the passion and that you have for the industry that you’re choosing to be in the interview very smooth. I can professionally dress, and I come ready to express why I deserve the position.

How does your compensation at Ulta Beauty compare to the industry average?

It doesn’t compare the numbers don’t match.

What's the diversity at Ulta Beauty like?

I don’t feel confident in it. I think it has a lot of work that needs to be done.

What brings you the most joy at Ulta Beauty?

My clients, their satisfaction, their appreciation and the success of my collaborations with vendors and my team.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

Great atmosphere and positive people.

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

Covid made it difficult to give clients the usual comfortable hairdressing experience.

Ulta Beauty benefits

Extensive product sales and selection

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1.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2022
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

I like the discount on the the products I receive

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

Having to stand during whole shift. The rude managers. Not enough money.

Ulta Beauty benefits

The discount I get

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1.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2022
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

I really like the customers, and learning about products.

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

It has been one of the most toxic environments I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. It's worst than a middle school group of girls.

Ulta Beauty benefits

50% off salon services.

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2022
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

beauty products and services

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

unstable Management

Ulta Beauty benefits

the product knowledge training

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2021
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

My manager team and benefits

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

One employee can ruin it for all

Ulta Beauty benefits

Free products and talking with clients

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

It's a fun environment to learn more about beauty and exploring what you like and interacting with customers in a more personal way by exchanging personal suggestions and genuinely liking when customers enjoy a product you suggested!

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

The somewhat competitive/judgemental working environment to know the most about the beauty industry and display it through how you dress and do your makeup and pressure to always be up on the latest trends

Ulta Beauty benefits

The employee discounts are great!!

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

Very hands on. My managers were understanding when mistakes were made, and there were many opportunities for growth and promotion.

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

I loved my job at Ulta Distribution, although I feel that not everyone was treated equally. There were many of us who had been given much more demanding tasks, whilst others didn’t seem to have to do anything that they were not a fan of doing.

Ulta Beauty benefits

Free merchandise. Once a month or more, employees were given goodie boxes/bags full of slightly damaged product, worth anywhere from 5-500 dollars.

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

Collaboration, team work, also independency

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

Insufficient clientele

Ulta Beauty benefits

Available health care, discount on products

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2019
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

Very flexible hours, understanding management

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

Very long commute

Ulta Beauty benefits

Free services, discounts on products

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2018
Pros of working at Ulta Beauty

I enjoyed being around my co workers everyone seemed to get along we never had big issues the time that I worked there. The job itself wasn't as stressful like other jobs I've had. The most stressful customers you get would be the ones that complained about a coupon and that was pretty much it other than that the job was pretty easy and the pay was more than minimum wage and hours were pretty decent with at least 15-30 hours for being part time in my area.

Cons of working at Ulta Beauty

Theres being a Beauty Advisor or Prestige Beauty Advisor and I was the Beauty Advisor which you were basically the person trapped at the cashier. I felt like I did a good job working getting done what had to be done always showing up on time to work. But I felt like managers didn't really care I mean they would say good job or give me a pat on the back and that was about it. Working at Ulta you get "gratis" and free training of new products and I never got to be apart of that because I wasn't "Prestige" but I remember working with this one girl and she was one of the Prestige Beauty Advisors and most of the co workers complained about her not doing her job, being late, calling out, yet she got to be apart of the trainings and get free products just because her title being prestige and that just shows how managers definitely have their favorites.

Ulta Beauty benefits

I liked the discount and being around makeup and getting to know when the next new thing will come out.

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