Sephora is opening another huge store in Manchester this summer

Last year, beauty buffs around Manchester went wild as Sephora opened its first major UK store outside of London in the Trafford Centre. Following huge success in London's Westfield shopping centre, the Trafford Centre seemed the obvious next step for the beauty giant to bring its extensive offering to a Northern audience.

The Trafford Centre Sephora launch, which took place in May 2024, saw huge crowds forming ahead of its doors opening - with a thousands-long queue so extensive it curved through the entire shopping centre and into the car park. Some shoppers were so keen to get in first they were spotted camping outside.

Since it opened, the Trafford Centre's Sephora store continues to see a heavy stream of shoppers - which comes as no surprise given the vast array of makeup, fragrance, haircare and skincare brands in store - many of which cannot be found elsewhere. Paired with its more tailored and personalised approach to beauty, with its own brow bar, a Sephora Lip Bar, a Hot on Social corner consisting of the 10 most talked-about products on social media, a personalized gifting and gift wrapping, and a fragrance engraving service, it's no wonder it's become a pinnacle of the Greater Manchester shopping centre.

Now, the Manchester Evening News can exclusively reveal that Sephora has confirmed it is opening a second Manchester store - in the Arndale. The launch is scheduled for summer 2025.

Manchester Arndale will be Sephora UK’s tenth store. Other Sephora stores that will be opening in 2025 include Liverpool ONE and Sheffield’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Sephora UK’s current store locations include Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Manchester’s Trafford Centre, Newcastle’s Eldon Square, Gateshead’s