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Case Study

Sephora

A smarter way to shop Sephora locally, connecting nearby inventory, fulfillment, services, and events in one experience.

Services :

Product Strategy, UX/UI, Omnichannel Retail

Year :

2025

Timeline :

12 weeks

The Beauty Opportunity

Sephora’s digital store experience centered around a customer’s preferred location. When a product wasn’t available there, the journey could quickly become a dead end, even when another Sephora nearby had it in stock. I reframed the opportunity around creating a more connected local shopping ecosystem.

Discovery & Alignment

I went into Sephora stores to shadow customers, observe shopping behaviors, and interview associates about availability, fulfillment, and common customer questions. I translated those insights into working sessions with associates and stakeholders to align the team around the highest-value opportunities.

What we heard changed the experience.

Customers weren’t thinking about a “home store.” They were thinking about where they could actually find the product they wanted.

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The Experience Strategy

Journey Orchestration + Experience Architecture

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Connected inventory, fulfillment, services, and events into one scalable omnichannel experience. Designed pathways from product discovery to pickup, delivery, services, events, and in-store visits.

Journey Orchestration + Experience Architecture

01

Connected inventory, fulfillment, services, and events into one scalable omnichannel experience. Designed pathways from product discovery to pickup, delivery, services, events, and in-store visits.

Nearby Store Discovery

02

Expanded product search beyond the home store so customers could quickly find inventory at nearby Sephora locations.

Nearby Store Discovery

02

Expanded product search beyond the home store so customers could quickly find inventory at nearby Sephora locations.

System Design & Validation

03

Built responsive patterns, tested key flows, and refined the system with product, research, and engineering.

System Design & Validation

03

Built responsive patterns, tested key flows, and refined the system with product, research, and engineering.

The Outcome

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+28%

Store-specific product engagement

+19%

Omnichannel conversion intent

+23%

Services & event discovery

“I love being able to check what’s in stock, compare pickup or delivery, and see store services before I go.”

Beauty Insider Customer

Omnichannel Sephora Shopper

+28%

Store-specific product engagement

+19%

Omnichannel conversion intent

+23%

Services & event discovery

“I love being able to check what’s in stock, compare pickup or delivery, and see store services before I go.”

Beauty Insider Customer

Omnichannel Sephora Shopper

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© 2026 Designed By Elle.

© 2026 Designed By Elle.