ulta beauty inc raised its fullyear sales and earnings guidance thursday following betterthanexpected firstquarter results that reflected strong demand for beauty products the retailer now expects fullyear sales between 935 billion and 955 billion on comparable sales growth of 6 to 8 thats up from guidance issued in march that called for 905 billion to 915 billion in sales and comparable sales up 3 to 4 the company also expects earnings per share between 1920 and 2010 for the full year up from an earlier outlook of 1820 to 1870 they also expect slightly better operating margins ulta maintained its other guidance including for 50 new stores and approximately 900 million in share repurchases the raised view comes as retailers have reported mixed results recently as they grapple with consumers impacted by rising inflation and ongoing supply chain issues