‘Brace yourselves Manchester’: Sephora confirms Arndale Centre opening in summer 2025

Now Sephora has confirmed it is bringing a second store to Manchester. Joining the Trafford Centre shop is a new shop at the Arndale Centre.

The unit which will be the new Sephora shop has a sign on its front that reads ‘Brace yourself Manchester, you’ve scored twice. Another Sephora’s coming. Summer’25’. This will be Sephora’s eighth UK outlet.

Sephora is known for its vast range of cosmetics and recognisable brands including Charlotte Tilbury and Tom Ford. As well as stocking an extensive range of exclusive and non-exclusive beauty brands, Sephora will also have its own dedicated Sephora Collection section to showcase its own range of cosmetics, body care and hair care.

The arrival of Sephora sees it become the latest international retailer to move to Manchester Arndale after the centre welcomed 23 new tenants during 2024. During the past year, Manchester Arndale welcomed a host of new stores, restaurants, and leisure operators to Manchester city centre, ranging from established brands such as Rituals, Space NK, Go Outdoors, and Castore, through to online favourites such as Represent, BPerfect, PureSeoul, and Trailberg, with the latter two selecting the centre as its first physical retail space.

Scott Linard, Portfolio Director for M&G Real Estate, said: “Through the addition of another globally recognised international retailer, Manchester Arndale is enhancing its reputation as the leading retail hub in the North West. We expect Sephora’s product range to really align well with our young shopper demographic who are eager to sample new and exciting brands. Following a bumper 2024, Sephora’s signing helps us start 2025 with a bang, and we hope to welcome even more exciting names during the next 12 months.”

Sarah Boyd, Managing Director, Sephora UK, said: “Manchester showed us phenomenal support when we opened our first store in the region, which blew away all our expectations. We are thrilled to be bringing a second beauty playground to our customers in this vibrant and culturally rich city, allowing us to reach even more shoppers with a city centre location at Manchester Arndale.

“We already know there is strong appetite from beauty enthusiasts in Manchester as we saw 2000 eager customers queue on official opening day last year, and we look forward to recreating the same energy at Manchester Arndale as we continue to provide a beauty experience like no other.”