All Health & beauty articles – Page 120
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NewsShop price inflation rises to 2.1% in December
Shop price inflation rose to 2.1% in December, up from 2% in November, as rising costs pushed prices up.
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OpinionNext offers lessons for a difficult 2011
The shape of things to come for retailers in 2011 was evident in this week’s updates from Next and HMV.
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NewsLush Christmas sales up 6.8%
Ethical cosmetics retailer Lush has reported UK retail sales excluding VAT up 6.8% for the key Christmas trading month of December.
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Rossmann to open 110 stores in Germany in 2011
Drugstore business Rossmann plans to open 110 stores in Germany in 2011. The retailer has earmarked E92m (£79.2m) for investment in the country, out of a total E150m (£129.2m) which will be invested across the business during 2011.Rossmann generated group revenue of E63bn (£54.bn) in 2010, a 12.9% rise over ...
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NewsTed Baker and Lush founders awarded New Year honours
Leading retail entrepreneurs are among the business people recognised in the New Year Honours List.
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NewsSuperdrug to absorb VAT rise on own-brand products
Superdrug is to absorb the January 4 VAT increase on all its own brand beauty, toiletries and household products.
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NewsThe Body Shop seeks growth in India
The Body Shop is gunning to reach 150 stores by 2014 in India.
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Apollo Pharmacy to divest 49% stake in pharmacy chain division
Apollo Hospitals, parent company of Apollo Pharmacy, has said it plans to divest of its 49% stake in its pharmacy chain division in order to generate growth funds. Apollo Hospitals executive director of finance Suneeta Reddy told reporters the company would also explore the option of listing the pharmacy unit.During ...
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Poundworld fined for "severe disregard" for public health
One-price specialist Poundworld has been fined and sharply criticised for “severe disregard for public health” after selling faulty thermometers.
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Shoppers Drug Mart Q3 sales increase 2.6% to £1.9bn
Shoppers Drug Mart has recorded a 2.6% sales rise in the third quarter to CAD3.09bn (£1.9bn), with the company reporting continuing sales growth in all regions of the country. On a like-for-like basis, sales increased 1.2% during the quarter, while prescription sales increased 0.8%, or 0.2% on a like-for-like basis.
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Douglas Gmbh pilots digital signage in Mainz
Perfumery retailer Douglas GmbH has installed digital signage in a store in Mainz to improve the customer shopping experience.
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NewsChristmas retail spend to rise 1% this year
UK retail spend this Christmas is expected to rise by 1% year-on-year, according to a survey by consultants Deloitte.
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NewsIn Focus: Alliance Boots
Alliance Boots now boasts more than 500 stores outside the UK, as detailed in Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s profile update of a UK retail icon that just a few years ago was being tagged as one of Britain’s legacy retailers.
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NewsBoots banks on its gift ranges to secure Christmas market share
Alliance Boots expects its “strong fun gifts” range to lift sales this Christmas and is confident of grabbing market share in the festive period.
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Bath & Body Works launches in Dubai and Kuwait
Limited Brands’ Bath & Body Works is launching in the Middle East with the opening of six stores in Dubai and Kuwait. It already has La Senza lingerie stores located in the countries, but the new stores will mark Bath & Body Works’ first entry into markets outside of the ...
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Sephora Americas to enter Mexico through JV with Grupo Axo
LVMH-owned perfumery Sephora Americas has signed a joint venture agreement with Grupo Axo to establish a retail presence in Mexico. The two partners will begin operations with two store openings in the second half of 2011 and significant additional store openings targeted each year thereafter.This joint venture further signifies Sephora’s ...
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NewsAlliance Boots health and beauty sales up 2%
Alliance Boots has reported sales up 2% in its health and beauty division to £3.637m in its mid-year update with like-for-like sales for Boots UK up 1.8%.