Murad tops ’08 skin-care sales charts at Sephora, Ulta

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Murad Inc., which was founded in 1989 by Howard Murad M.D., has announced that it is once again the top-selling clinical skin-care brand at Sephora and Ulta for the third year running, based on 2008 sales data reported by these retailers.

“It is tremendously gratifying to learn that we have once again topped the skin-care sales charts at our retail partners Sephora and Ulta,” stated Richard Murad, COO. “We enjoyed great success at retail in 2008. Not only did we maintain our No. 1 position at Ulta, Sephora and Sephora inside J.C. Penny, we further extended the margin by which we lead our competition. With a record-breaking sales year overall in 2008, we look forward to further building upon that success and extending it into other venues in 2009.”

Sephora has more than 750 stores in 21 countries, while Ulta operates 211 stores within 26 U.S. states.

The Murad brand is known for its topical and internal skin-care lines. It offers 88 consumer products and 45 professional products throughout 45 countries.