All Health & beauty articles – Page 103
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NewsThe Hut Group raises £4m to launch new site
Online group The Hut has raised £4m in equity from existing shareholders to help launch new site MyVitamins.com in August.
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OpinionBoots’ Walgreens deal creates a retail giant
In selling a 45% stake in Alliance Boots to the US pharmacy giant Walgreens, owner Stefano Pessina has struck perhaps the most significant deal for a UK retailer since the Walmart acquisition of Asda and realised his own dreams of transforming the Boots brand.
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NewsAlliance Boots in talks with Musgrave about food tie-up
Alliance Boots is in discussions with food manufacturer Musgrave, supplier to Budgens, about stocking its food products in stores.
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NewsWalgreens' share price falls on concern about Alliance Boots deal
Shares in Walgreens have fallen 10% since the merger with Alliance Boots was revealed on Tuesday.
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AnalysisHighs and lows of click-and-collect
As retailers step up their multichannel offers, click-and-collect forms a core part of the shopping experience. Anna Richardson Taylor examines some of the more – and less – impressive services.
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NewsBoots to lead innovation after Walgreens buys in
Boots pledges its Nottingham home will be key hub for research and development following the retailer’s landmark deal with US giant Walgreens.
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Drugstore operator dm expresses interest in Platz stores
Drugstore operator dm has expressed an interest in acquiring 60 to 80 Ihr Platz stores from Schlecker, after a potential deal between Schlecker and investor Dubag broke down.Chief executive Erich Harsch said that the stores could be taken over and converted into dm’s store layout. Dm is currently on an ...
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InterviewQ&A: Alliance Boots' Alex Gourlay
Alliance Boots chief executive of health and beauty Alex Gourlay speaks exclusively to Retail Week about how the merger with US pharmaceutical giant Walgreens will impact the UK business.
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NewsSuperdrug commercial director Steve Jebson to step down
Superdrug commercial director Steve Jebson is to leave the health and beauty retailer after three years, sparking a restructure of the trading team.
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NewsPessina: Walgreens deal will not mean job cuts at Alliance Boots
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has insisted there will not be job cuts as a result of the merger with US pharmaceuticals giant Walgreens.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Alliance Boots' new partner Walgreens
The US giant, which is teaming up with European counterpart Alliance Boots, is the clear market leader in pharmacy in its homeland. Retail Week takes a look at the retailer’s key financial data.
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AnalysisAlliance Boots: The attractions of the US pharmacy market
Alliance Boots’ strategic partnership with US pharmacy giant Walgreens is likely to herald a period of fundamental change for the retailer as it takes significant steps into the huge North American market.
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NewsAlliance Boots in game-changing tie up with US giant Walgreens
Alliance Boots and US pharmacy giant Walgreens are set to form a strategic partnership that will make it the “global leader in pharmacy and health retailing” with more than 11,000 stores in 12 countries.
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NewsFormer Boots boss Andy Hornby hired as Pharmacy2U chairman
Former Boots chief executive Andy Hornby has become chairman of small online business Pharmacy2U.
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Walmart teams up with Procter & Gamble in month-long promotion
Walmart has teamed up with Procter & Gamble in a month-long promotion of online and mobile shopping in New York City.A lorry covered with QR codes for several P&G products, including Bounty paper towel, Head & Shoulders shampoo and Lams dog food, will tour the city. New Yorkers can use ...
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NewsJubilee footfall dampened by wet weather
Footfall fell 1.56% in total across the Jubilee bank holiday against the Whitsun bank holiday last year, as the wet weather on Sunday kept shoppers away from the high street.
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Rite Aid elects John Standley to chairman position
Pharmaceutical retailer Rite Aid’s board has elected president and chief executive John Standley to the additional position of chairman, with effect from June 21. Standley will succeed Mary Sammons, who has served as chairman since June 2007 and whose term of service in the role concludes at the June annual ...
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NewsVision Express appoints new chief financial officer
Vision Express has appointed Simon Hope as its chief financial officer, replacing Dominic Evans after two years in the post.
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NewsDiamond Jubilee contributes to weekly footfall surge of 8.6%
Footfall surged 8.6% week-on-week in the seven days including the weekend of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, according to footfall data from Experian.
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Drugstore chain Schlecker’s German stores set to close
All of insolvent drugstore chain Schlecker’s 2,800 German stores are set to close after administrators to the business failed to find a buyer. Around 13,200 jobs will be lost in the country.After months of attempting to save it, administrator Arndt Geiwitz said there was no way to keep the business ...