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Morphe closing all 20 of its U.S. stores

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Morphe, which was able to use recommendations from social media influencers to achieve a $2 billion valuation, is closing all its stores in the U.S. The company’s sales have fallen dramatically after the very same influencers who helped it achieve success were caught up in various scandals.

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