All Health & beauty articles – Page 121
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Virgin retail cosmetics business wound up
The remnants of Virgin’s retail cosmetics business has been liquidated.
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NewsAlliance Boots to introduce new pension scheme in July
Alliance Boots is to introduce a new defined contribution pension scheme from July.
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X5 could purchase A5 pharmacies
X5 Retail Group could purchase the A5 Pharmacy Chain in 2011 as part of a recent agreement, chief executive Lev Khasis has said. The price of the deal will depend on the chain’s results in 2010.X5 Retail Group said in May 2009 that it planned to open A5 Pharmacy Chain ...
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NewsLloydspharmacy MD Richard Smith to leave
Lloydspharmacy managing director Richard Smith is to leave the retailer.
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Rite Aid revenues slide 2.4%
Pharmacy retail giant Rite Aid has posted a year-on-year revenue decline of 2.4% to $25.7bn (£14 bn) for 2009, primarily as a result of 121 net store closures and a decline in same store sales of 0.9%.Same store retail sales slid 2.9%, while pharmacy sales rose 0.1%. The number of ...
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AS Watson total revenues down 2%
Total revenues at Hutchison Whampoa’s AS Watson retail division shrank 2% to HK$116.09bn (£9.81bn) for the 2009 full year, but climbed 5% on a constant currency basis.However, EBIT soared 30% to HK$5.69bn (£480.7m) due to continued improvement in costs, operational efficiency and cautious expansion. AS Watson plans to double its ...
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NewsLush profitability rising after fall last year
Ethical cosmetics specialist Lush suffered a slide in earnings last year but profitability has improved since.
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NewsBoots and Waitrose begin in-store partnership
Boots UK and Waitrose have confirmed details of the first trial in their recently announced in-store partnership, which will see Waitrose food products sold in selected Boots stores and Boots health and beauty products available in selected Waitrose stores.
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NewsIsraeli cosmetics chain Laline targets UK via Land Securities tie-up
Israeli cosmetics chain Laline is on the hunt for stores in the UK as part of a deal with landlord Land Securities’ Brand Empire venture.
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AnalysisLloydspharmacy: Just the medicine
Giving more responsibility to local managers is helping Lloydspharmacy as it focuses on delivering more healthcare services and helping develop its staff too
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NewsCo-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.
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Schlecker to close 32 stores in Belgium
German drugstore group Schlecker expects to close 32 of its 36 stores in Belgium by the end of this year.The decision comes after it was revealed that Schlecker will also axe its stores network in the Netherlands.Schlecker’s online store for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg was axed in late February. ...
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AnalysisCase study: What’s in store at Raise?
Discovering what separates your best and worst stores needn’t be based on guesswork - there are tools available that can expose the gaps in performance and provide a template for future best practice
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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.
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NewsIconic 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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NewsSales of Fairtrade goods rise 12%
Sales of Fairtrade goods rose 12% in 2009, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation.
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NewsPerfume Shop’s new look
The Perfume Shop is to open its second new-concept store in Glasgow next month after recording a “fantastic reaction” to its first remodelled shop in Bluewater.
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NewsHolland & Barrett moves in on food to go with Suffolk opening
Holland & Barrett is to make a play for the food-to-go sector with the unveiling of a new-look store concept today.
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US giant Walgreens buys Duane Reade
US health and beauty retailer Walgreen has bought New York-based chain Duane Reade for $1.075bn.