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Beauty Brands to Close Two Kansas City Stores

12/14/2025

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Beauty Brands, a cosmetics retailer in Kansas City, Missouri, will close two locations on December 28, 2025.
The affected stores are at 15320 Shawnee Mission Parkway and 438 Ward Parkway, per CEO David Bernstein.
Founded in 1995, Beauty Brands faced challenges after Ulta Beauty's market entry and filed bankruptcy in 2019.
It remains open with one store in Kansas City and one in Topeka, and thanks the community for support.

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Story summary

Beauty Brands, a cosmetics retailer in Kansas City, Missouri, will close two locations on December 28, 2025.
The affected stores are at 15320 Shawnee Mission Parkway and 438 Ward Parkway, per CEO David Bernstein.
Founded in 1995, Beauty Brands faced challenges after Ulta Beauty's market entry and filed bankruptcy in 2019.
It remains open with one store in Kansas City and one in Topeka, and thanks the community for support.