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Ulta was founded by Richard E. George, the former president of Osco Drug, Inc., and Terry Hanson. George left work at Osco in 1989 to develop a business plan for a retailer that would offer beauty products at different price levels. [3] Other Osco executives joined George and Hanson in the business and raised $11.5 million in venture capital.
[1] [2] The company produced Ultra Wave, a hair relaxer aimed at men that George developed while at Fuller Products, an African American cosmetics company. [1] [3] The product was sold in Chicago, Harlem and other African American neighborhoods of New York City to barbers. [3] Joan repositioned the product in 1957 as Ultra Sheen and marketed it ...
George and Alice Millard moved to Pasadena after George's retirement in 1913. The couple converted a bungalow on Huntington Drive in South Pasadena into a book salon. When George died, Alice carried on with their book-buying business, along with antique furniture. She commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright.
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George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Johnson is the founder of Johnson Products Company, an international cosmetics empire headquartered in Chicago, Illinois which created products such as Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 1987, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington opened an exhibit featuring Joyner's permanent wave machine and a replica of her original salon. [6] On October 24, 1990, Joyner's 95th birthday, she was honored by the city of Chicago, proclaiming her birthday Marjorie Stewart Joyner Day within the city. [3]
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