Health & Beauty
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NewsAmazon Alexa strikes up NHS partnership
Amazon has partnered with the NHS to allow users of its Alexa devices to seek answers to medical queries in a bid to reduce strain on GPs.
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Analysis
In pictures: Boots vs the beauty titans
Can Boots’ new Covent Garden store help it compete with beauty brands and department stores? John Ryan reports.
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Analysis
Analysis: How The Hut Group is supercharging its growth
The Hut Group has recorded another year of swelling sales and profits – Retail Week speaks to boss Matthew Moulding about how it has done it.
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News
The Hut Group sales and profits soar in ‘landmark year’
The Hut Group has posted an uplift in full-year sales and profits bolstered by international growth as the retailer scaled up investments across its brands and technology.
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News
Topshop launches beauty range on Zalando
Topshop has rolled out its beauty range on fashion etail marketplace Zalando in a bid to drive European sales.
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Video
Watch: Boots boss Seb James on wellness and investing in stores
Boots UK boss Seb James speaks to Retail Week at the unveiling of the health and beauty retailer’s new London flagship about expanding its offer and taking back market share from rivals.
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Video
Watch: Will Boots’ ‘store of the future’ revive its fortunes?
This week Boots opened its flagship “store of the future” in central London. The team discuss whether it is enough to turn around the fortunes of the high street stalwart.
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News
The Hut Group makes first foray into bricks and mortar in Manchester
The Hut Group has completed the purchase of a building that formerly housed a Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Manchester, marking its first move into bricks-and-mortar retail.
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Photo gallery
Store gallery: Inside Boots’ new-look London flagship
Boots has opened its first new-look flagship since the retailer’s store refurbishment plans were unveiled, which has a keen focus on wellness and high-octane beauty brands.
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News
Next acquires Fabled beauty brand from Ocado
Next has bought Marie Claire Beauty Limited from Ocado in a deal that is guaranteed to net a minimum of £3m for the online grocer and technology company.
