DENTON, Texas, Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sally Beauty
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH) today announced plans to expand its
investment in North Texas and the
surrounding communities.
The company is investing in new talent and capabilities in
digital commerce, brand marketing and strategy and global
sourcing. As part of this effort, approximately 40 new
positions will be created at the Company's Denton, Texas headquarters. The new
expert capabilities will support both the Sally Beauty Supply
retail beauty business and the Beauty Systems Group wholesale
distribution beauty business.
The Company also announced the planned remodel of approximately
100 Sally Beauty Supply stores in the North Texas region, with stores in communities
surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth
being upgraded consistent with Sally Beauty Supply's recent concept
store test in Las Vegas.
An additional 75 stores in communities surrounding the
North Texas area will be remodeled
or relocated depending on market assessments and negotiations with
landlords as part of Sally Beauty Supply's store operations
transformation efforts.
Finally, the previously announced opening of a new 500,000
square foot automated distribution node in Denton County, Texas, is on track for opening
by March 2020. The operation will
create 270 new jobs in the Dallas-Fort
Worth area.
"The combination of new expertise, new digital capabilities,
refreshed stores and an efficient supply chain all support a great
experience for our customers and will contribute to our growth. We
are making the investments necessary to drive the success of Sally
Beauty for the long-term and North
Texas is at the center of our efforts," said Aaron Alt, President of Sally Beauty Supply and
Chief Financial Officer.
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Sally Beauty
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH) is an international specialty retailer
and distributor of professional beauty supplies with revenues of
approximately $3.9 billion annually.
Through the Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group
businesses, the Company sells and distributes through 5,089 stores,
including 179 franchised units, and has operations throughout
the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru,
the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, France, the
Netherlands, Spain and
Germany. Sally Beauty Supply
stores offer up to 8,000 products for hair color, hair care, skin
care, and nails through proprietary brands such as Ion®, Generic
Value Products®, Beyond the Zone® and Silk Elements® as well as
professional lines such as Wella®, Clairol®, OPI®, Conair® and Hot
Shot Tools®. Beauty Systems Group stores, branded as CosmoProf or
Armstrong McCall stores, along with its outside sales consultants,
sell up to 10,500 professionally branded products including Paul
Mitchell®, Wella®, Matrix®, Schwarzkopf®, Kenra®, Goldwell®, Joico®
and CHI®, intended for use in salons and for resale by salons to
retail consumers. For more information about Sally Beauty Holdings,
Inc., please visit sallybeautyholdings.com.
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