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Ulta Beauty Inc, US’s biggest cosmetics retailer, plans to increase spending on inclusion and antidiscrimination training programs and will boost the number of products for sale by Black-owned businesses as the industry tries to address racial inequality.
Included in the commitment is $2 million for staff training this year to “ensure equality in guest experiences.†In 2019, several Ulta employees spoke out about racial profiling of customers in the company’s stores.
In an effort to blunt criticism, the makeup and skin-care industries have been rolling out diversity commitments after the police killing of George Floyd last year sparked widespread protests against systemic racism. Last June, Estee Lauder Cos pledged to boost Black hiring after an employee revolt and Sephora laid out a plan in January to crack down on bias among its staff and improve its standing with shoppers of colour.