Health & Beauty
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Health & Beauty Retail News
Co-op reports bumper profits, lifted by Somerfield acquisition
The Co-operative Group has reported underlying operating profits up 20% to £473m, buoyed by its acquisition of Somerfield.
Topshop and H&M push into beauty market
Young fashion retailers are branching out into the beauty market with own-brand products to sell alongside their clothing ranges.
Iconic Liverpool department store Lewis’s to close
Lewis’s, the 154-year-old department store in Liverpool, will close in June with the loss of 200 jobs.
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Retailer partnerships will build Boots’ legacy
Boots sees partnerships with other retailers as key to its future growth. Three years on from Stefano Pessina’s takeover, Jennifer Creevy visits its Nottingham HQ
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