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Jan 2025
50m 27s

How Mecca outfoxed Sephora in Australia

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About this episode

Today we’re tracing why Sephora struggled to land in Australia (and how Mecca kept it at bay). But first, we’re swapping in some of our fave recommendations of late. 



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Your hosts today were Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe (@maddisonsullivanthorpe), Anika Joshi-Smith (@anikajoshismith) and Joanna Fleming (@joannafleming). 


And here’s a link to the the reccos we made throughout:


Mode Mischief and With Harper Lu

Whimsy

YouTube video Jo recommended on the origins of Sephora



Style-ish's producers are Lucy Hunt and Cait Emma Burke, the researcher was Chloe Wilson. 


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