{"id":203802,"date":"2026-05-05T08:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/?p=203802"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:16:43","slug":"space-nk-chief-commercial-officer-margaret-mitchell-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/space-nk-chief-commercial-officer-margaret-mitchell-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Space NK chief commercial officer Margaret Mitchell to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Space NK chief commercial officer Margaret Mitchell is set to leave the beauty retailer after nearly a decade with the business.<\/p>\n

Mitchell joined Space NK in 2016 as head of buying and has since held a string of senior roles, including global buying director and chief merchandising officer, before becoming chief commercial officer.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining the retailer, she worked at Mecca Brands and The Boston Consulting Group.<\/p>\n

During her time at Space NK, Mitchell has been credited with playing a central role in the retailer\u2019s growth and transformation, as the business expanded its store estate, strengthened its digital offer and built its position as a key player in the premium beauty market.<\/p>\n

Her departure comes after Space NK was acquired by Ulta Beauty from previous owner Manzanita Capital last year, marking the US beauty giant\u2019s first move into the UK market.<\/p>\n

Following the deal, Space NK became a standalone subsidiary within Ulta Beauty\u2019s portfolio, while retaining its existing leadership team and brand positioning.<\/p>\n

The retailer has continued to trade strongly, reporting record performance in the run-up to Christmas, with total business growth of 26 per cent between November and December. Online sales rose 30 per cent, supported by the launch of its new app.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Space NK\u2019s store openings included a flagship on London\u2019s Oxford Street and its largest shop outside the capital at Birmingham\u2019s Bullring.<\/p>\n

The retailer is now understood to be searching for Mitchell\u2019s successor as it enters its next phase of growth under Ulta Beauty\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Space NK chief commercial officer Margaret Mitchell is set to leave the beauty retailer after nearly a decade with the business. Mitchell joined Space NK in 2016 as head of buying and has since held a string of senior roles, including global buying director and chief merchandising officer, before becoming chief commercial officer. Prior to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":850,"featured_media":203803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2646,2635,2620],"tags":[5693,59101,5385],"class_list":["post-203802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-appointments","category-fashion","category-news","tag-chief-commercial-officer","tag-margaret-mitchell","tag-space-nk"],"comment_count":0,"featured_video":false,"extra_images":false,"featured_youtube_video_url":"","featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5bcf8318-96e3-4e30-bdb9-8f79d87c23c7.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5bcf8318-96e3-4e30-bdb9-8f79d87c23c7-300x169.png","views":"400","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203804,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203802\/revisions\/203804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}