All Health & beauty articles – Page 109
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NewsFeelunique.com sales increase by 50% in December
Turnover at beauty etailer Feelunique.com grew by 50% over the Christmas period.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2012
Retailers reveal the business resolutions that they will be sticking to during the good and bad of 2012. By Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson.
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NewsLush reports strong Christmas trading
Christmas sales at beauty retailer Lush “exceeded expectations” as customers were pulled in by own-brand products and the “engaging” store experience.
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NewsRetail spending to rise only 1.2% in 2012
Retail spending in 2012 is likely only to rise by 1.2%, the third lowest rate in almost four decades.
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News'Christmas on a knife edge' as footfall dips last week
High street footfall dipped in the week beginning December 5, down 2.6% year-on-year.
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Schlecker closes 400 stores
Drugstore operator Schlecker had to close about 400 stores in November and a further 200 will follow this month, according to Spiegel.Chief executive and owner Anton Schlecker is said to have already invested a double-digit million euro sum of the company’s private assets to restructure the chain, which lost its ...
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OpinionA new customer is for life, not just for Christmas
As is fairly obvious, I don’t need my looks to earn my living – if I did, I’d have been through a CVA some time ago. However, I do try my best to look after myself.
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Celesio sets sights on Latin America acquisitions
German pharmacy retailer and wholesaler Celesio has set its sights on more acquisitions in Latin America to offset sluggish growth in its home market. Chief executive Markus Pinger revealed the plans and said that he would expect to be ready to expand in 2013 and 2014 – giving the company ...
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NewsEx-Uniqlo man becomes Body Shop UK boss
Cosmetics specialist Body Shop has hired former Uniqlo director Simon Coble as its new UK boss.
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AnalysisKindle is setting Amazon’s Christmas trading on fire
Amazon is a company that always does well at Christmas, but this year’s growth could be bigger than ever as the internet giant looks likely to receive a boost from its recent investment.
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AnalysisChristmas adverts: Who are the winners and losers?
Retail’s latest batch of Christmas ads have both riled and delighted TV viewers in equal measure. Rebecca Thomson and Richard Huntington sort the crackers from the turkeys.
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NewsBoots tailors its offers at the tills
Boots is producing personalised messages and coupons at the till as part of a drive to improve its loyalty programme.
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NewsIrish Government scraps plans to change upward only rent reviews
The Irish Government has scrapped plans to ban upward-only rent review clauses from existing leases.
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NewsShop price inflation falls to 2% in November
Overall shop price inflation dropped to 2% last month, from 2.1% in October, representing the lowest rate for 12 months as the supermarket price war kept prices down.
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NewsNovember retail like-for-likes down 1.6%
Retail like-for-like sales in November fell 1.6%, the weakest performance since May.
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NewsBoots to roll out in-store spas if pilot is successful
Health and beauty retailer Boots will roll out in-store spas if its first in Milton Keynes proves successful.
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NewsTed Baker opens first ladies beauty salon
Designer brand Ted Baker today opened its first ladies beauty salon in its Cheapside store, London.
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NewsBoots debuts pop up shop on Oxford Street
Boots has opened its first pop up Christmas store on Oxford Street as it relocates one of its shops on the famous shopping destination.
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NewsSelfridges reveals Christmas frontrunners
Patriotic purchases and trendy technology are dominating sales at Selfridges in the lead up to Christmas.
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Sales uplift for Sa Sa International
Beauty retailer Sa Sa International generated a sales uplift of 32.7% to HKD2.79bn (£226m) for the six months ended September 30. The performance benefited from a strong performance in Sa Sa’s core Hong Kong and Macau market, with like-for-like sales rising by 24.1%.The retailer said the increase was driven mainly ...