Sally Beauty Raises $1.3 Million for Komen

From April 2011 through March 2012, Sally Beauty Holdings and its operating units Sally Beauty Supply and CosmoProf raised funds for Komen through a 5% donation of the sales price of designated products, as well as by collecting donations at the register in its stores. All Sally Beauty Holdings’ U.S.-based operating units and many of its suppliers and manufacturers participated in the fundraising program.

“We are thrilled to partner with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s leading breast cancer organization.Komen Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker’s commitment to the promise she made her sister, Susan G. Komen, to rid the world of breast cancer is what convinced our company and our professional beauty industry partners to join the cause,” commented Gary Winterhalter, president and CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

“Sally Beauty and CosmoProf would like to extend a special thank you to our supplier and manufacturer partners, whose generosity helped us achieve this outstanding contribution.Their commitment to this cause is commendable, as the majority of our customer base is women,” adds Winterhalter.

Customers were involved in this effort by purchasing designated products in Sally Beauty Supply stores in the U.S. this past October.Five percent of the sales price was donated to Susan G. Komen. Additionally, consumers were invited to join the cause year round by placing donations in canisters at the registers in U.S. Sally Beauty Supply stores.


Since September 2011, purchase of any of the designated products in CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall stores triggered a donation to Komen of 5% of the sales price.Additionally, donations were accepted at the register in over 1,100 CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall stores.

The second year of Sally Beauty Holdings fundraising program for Susan G. Komen will run through March 31, 2013.