Bluemercury’s chief executive officer is departing the retailer.

Maly Bernstein, who first assumed the top role in 2021, is leaving. Her last day will be Sept. 26.

Bernstein’s next move could not be learned, and a successor is yet to be named.

Bernstein masterminded the specialty beauty retailer’s growth strategy, including a range of store openings, upgrades and remodels to existing doors, a focus on efficacious products as well as discovery via its program The Cache.

“We’re going to do 30 new stores and 30 remodels at least over the next three years,” Bernstein told WWD in 2024. “We’re creating a self care escape in the most coveted neighborhoods and we’re carefully curating beauty rooted in efficacy, craftsmanship, service and education. With our strategy, we’re planning to be

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