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Sephora, the Home Depot for Women, will be opening up it’s second Winnipeg location next year. They successfully broke into the Winnipeg market on May 29, 2009 when they opened their first location at Polo Park Shopping Centre.

Sephora is a chain of cosmetics stores founded in France in 1970 and acquired by Paris-based conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton and Moet Hennessy) in 1997. The Sephora chain includes more than 750 stores in 17 countries. Carrying over 250 brands, including Sephora’s own private label, the store offers cosmetic and beauty items that include makeup, skin care, fragrance, bath and body, hair product, and hair and make-up tools.

Doors to the new St. Vital location is expected to open February 10, 2012. [SEPHORA]