\nGlossier\u2019s Brooklyn store marks its return to New York City.<\/p>\n
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2022 proved to be an eventful year for the beauty company. In May, founder Emily Weiss <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>exited as CEO<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a role she had held since starting the company in 2014. She remained on the company’s board as executive chair, and Kyle Leahy, then the chief commercial officer, became its CEO.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWith a new leader at the helm, the company continued its physical and digital expansion. In July, the brand <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>opened its fifth store,\u00a0in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0and announced plans for stores in Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York. That same month, the brand <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>signed a wholesale deal with Sephora<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0to sell its products in stores, on the beauty retailer\u2019s website and through its mobile app<\/span><\/span>, but the company declined to say at that time whether it would sell via Sephora at Kohl\u2019s shop-in-shops.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAmid the expansion, Glossier scaled back its workforce. First, in January the company laid off more than 80 employees as Weiss acknowledged the retailer had \u201cmade some mistakes\u201d on its path to scale.\u00a0Then in August, Leahy disclosed in a company letter that Glossier <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>laid off about two dozen employees<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a move it made in light of its pivot away from single-channel distribution.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Retail](\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\")
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