bidding adieu to SHU

According to WWD, beauty brand Shu Uemura (a favorite of FF) will close ALL of their U.S. operations (no set date has been determined). Says Carol Hamilton (president of L’Oreal USA’s Luxury Division, who houses Shu Uemura), “This decision is about our desire to focus on growing the larger brands in the Luxury Products portfolio, not because the brand isn’t vibrant and beautiful. We love the brand, but it is a very small part of our portfolio. It’s a simple decision after a very complex analysis: we have a very large portfolio, and we want to focus on growing the brands which have a larger presence in the U.S. market.” But don’t fret TOO much, you’ll still be able to purchase the goods online.

Source: WWD

5 Responses to “bidding adieu to SHU”

  1. Seth P.No Gravatar said on March 30th, 2010 at 6:44 pm:

    Don’t scare us like that- I thought we were losing SHEW for a second.

  2. ShewNo Gravatar said on March 30th, 2010 at 11:01 pm:

    Awww hahaha! THIS Shew will still be residing in the U.S. ;)

  3. ShewNo Gravatar said on March 30th, 2010 at 11:11 pm:

    Sad to see Shu Uemura pulled from the US, but in all honesty the prices didn’t have me visiting the counters very often. Ladies before this line is pulled make sure you check out their cleansing oils, eyelash curler, ME Brown 850 eyeshadow (thee perfect taupe), the rouge unlimited lipsticks, and drawing pencils. I will be visiting the Shu counter at Saks to stock up on my faves. Good thing I have family in Manila and family that visit Japan often. I absolutely hate paying shipping charges :\

  4. Oscar XNo Gravatar said on March 31st, 2010 at 12:57 am:

    Dammit Summer looks like I’m going to be using YOUR eyelash curler! You better not give me pink eye bia!

  5. ShewNo Gravatar said on March 31st, 2010 at 2:19 am:

    Reminds me of when Oscar wanted to use my eyelash curler and I was offended when he thought it was MAC lol! “It’s SHU UEMURA!” Lmao

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