Amid calls for holiday season boycotts, Sephora and other large retailers refute claims of political donations.

Sephora has laid off 117 people, with "a number" of those affected working in corporate positions related to its partnership with JCPenney, Retail Dive was first to report earlier this week.

JCPenney leans on its partnership with Sephora to drive foot traffic to its stores and boost sales, but analysts say the favor is not being reciprocated as these mall-based locations weigh on ...

Roughly equivalent in footprint—1,174 Ulta stores and about 1,100 free-standing Sephora stores and J.C. Penney shop-in-shops—both retailers did extremely well last year. Ulta Beauty just ...