Chris Lialios

Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer & Controller, Ulta Beauty

Search every verified Chris Lialios interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Chris Lialios, interim chief financial officer of Ulta Beauty, participated in the company's Q3 fiscal 2025 earnings call on December 4, 2025. During the call, he discussed the company's financial performance, noting that stores continue to account for approximately 80% of the business while e-commerce has seen three consecutive quarters of double-digit comparable sales growth. He attributed recent e-commerce momentum to new capabilities introduced in 2025, including split cart, replenish-and-save, wish list, and Venmo payment options. Lialios also addressed the company's efforts to reduce inventory shrinkage, stating that Q3 showed modest improvement and that Q4 is expected to bring another modest improvement. He said Ulta Beauty expects full-year 2025 shrink to be lower than in 2024, while acknowledging there remains opportunity to reduce shrink further. He expressed confidence in the company's ability to continue growing market share and indicated that plans for 2026 are in early development, with more details to be shared in March.