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Leading retailers where U.S. consumers bought skin care products in 2016

Share of consumers who bought skin care products at selected retailers in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2016

The data displays the share of consumers who bought skin care products at selected retailers in the past 12 months in the U.S. as of October 2016. During the survey, approx. 51% of U.S. respondents reported having purchased skin care products from Walmart or Walmart Supercenters in the past year.

Skin care awareness and consciousness are some of the driving forces behind the booming industry. Although older consumers are still key to marketing efforts, younger consumers are becoming more aware of the value in taking care of their skin.

Walmart or Walmart Supercenter 51.25
Target or Super Target 27.84
Walgreens 26.44
CVS 19.93
Amazon.com 16.47
Sephora 14.96
Ulta 14.41
Grocery store / supermarket 14.08
Dollar Store (such as Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree) 13.11
Macy’s 10.08
Rite Aid 9.64
Sally Beauty 8.67
In home sales person (such as Avon, Mary Kay, Amway, Nu Skin, Other) 6.39
Any other internet sites (such as Drugstore.com, CoverGirl.com or other site; or any retailer websites like Walmart.com, Target.com, CVS.com, etc) 6.28
Other outlet 6.07
Specialty discounters (such as TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Ross Stores) 5.85
Specialty cosmetic internet website (such as KissandmakeupNY.com, Beautyjoint.com, Feelunique.com) 4.66
JC Penney 4.23
Kohl’s 4.01
Other Discounter (such as Kmart, Shopko, Meijer) 3.36
Other cosmetic or beauty specialty store 3.03
Home shopping – such as QVC, HSN, etc 2.93
Nordstrom 2.71
Dillard’s 2.17
Belk 2.17
Other department store 2.06
Bloomingdales 2.06
Nieman Marcus 1.84
Lord & Taylor 1.63
Saks 1.52
Other drug store 1.3