Ulta Beauty’s Women-Led C-Suite Pushes Stores, Marketplace and a Flagship

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Ulta Beauty’s senior bench — including CEO Kecia Steelman and a women-led retail, merchandising and marketing trio — is expanding internationally, running a marketplace and opening a Times Square flagship.

The company is being watched as a case study in a beauty retailer run from the top by women operators.

Results this year will show whether the store-plus-marketplace model holds.