Who owns Space NK?
Space NK is owned by Ulta Beauty (the United States, NASDAQ: ULTA), which has owned the brand since 10 July 2025.[1]
Evidence: Ulta Beauty, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ulta Beauty, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Bolingbrook, Illinois
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Retail › Specialty retail › Beauty & drugstore retail
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: ULTA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Space NK
Space NK is a luxury beauty retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with 84 stores in the UK and two in Ireland at the end of fiscal 2025, as well as online. Ulta Beauty acquired 100% of Space NK Limited on 10 July 2025; it runs as a standalone subsidiary led by its pre-acquisition management team.
Ownership timeline of Space NK
- 2025 – present Ulta Beauty [1] verified
Where Space NK sits in Ulta Beauty
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ulta Beauty
Ulta Beauty controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in retail.
Also in retail
- Ulta Beauty (1990)
Other brands in beauty & drugstore retail, and who owns them
The 8 brands in beauty & drugstore retail on Brandtree belong to 5 owners. The largest is Sally Beauty Holdings, with 3; Ulta Beauty has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong McCall | Sally Beauty Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sorbet | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Bluemercury | Macy's, Inc. | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BeautyBox | TFG | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Cosmo Prof | Sally Beauty Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sally Beauty | Sally Beauty Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Ulta Beauty
Ulta Beauty is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States, founded in 1990. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: ULTA.
Ulta Beauty is an American specialty beauty retailer, founded in Illinois in 1990 and run from Bolingbrook. It says it is the largest specialty beauty retailer in the United States, with more than 1,500 stores selling cosmetics, fragrance, skin care, hair care and wellness products alongside salon services. In 2025 it bought the British retailer Space NK and set up a joint venture in Mexico and a franchise in the Middle East.
🇬🇧 Space NK and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Space NK among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Space NK?
The parent company of Space NK is Ulta Beauty, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Space NK British or American?
Space NK originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Ulta Beauty, which is headquartered in the United States. So Space NK is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Ulta Beauty owned Space NK?
Ulta Beauty has owned Space NK since 10 July 2025.
Is Space NK still owned by Ulta Beauty?
Yes. As of 13 October 2026, Space NK is still owned by Ulta Beauty. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ulta Beauty, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 13 October 2026.
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