All Health & beauty articles – Page 122
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NewsThe Body Shop reports resilient trading
The Body Shop has reported total retail sales up 1% and like-for-like growth at up 0.7% in its full year 2009 figures.
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NewsBoots mulls click-and-collect tie-ups with other retailers
Alliance Boots is weighing up allowing other retailers to use its stores as collection points for online orders, as it accelerates its strategy of forming partnerships withother retailers.
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AnalysisRetailer partnerships will build Boots’ legacy
Boots sees partnerships with other retailers as key to its future growth. Three years on from Stefano Pessina’s takeover, Jennifer Creevy visits its Nottingham HQ
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NewsSuperdrug ups value game with £1 cosmetics line
Superdrug will launch a £1 cosmetics collection next month as it seeks to ramp up its value credentials.
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NewsBoots and Mothercare team up on children's clothing brand
Boots and Mothercare have struck a partnership which will see a new children’s clothing and accessories brand sold exclusively in Boots.
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NewsNectar becomes most popular loyalty card scheme
The Nectar Card has become the most popular loyalty card in the UK with 16.8m people now using the card.
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NewsCity backs Mothercare’s Boots tie-up
Mothercare and Boots have forged a strategic tie-up to create a clothing and accessories range.
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NewsAlliance Boots looks to shut final salary pension
Alliance Boots has entered a consultation with staff in the UK about proposals to end its final salary pension scheme to existing members.
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NewsCo-op Pharmacy invests in new mobile devices
The Co-operative Pharmacy has rolled out hand-held terminals for staff to use with stock-taking and price markdowns in a bid to drive efficiencies.
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NewsHair and beauty chain Sally ramps up retail
Hair and beauty specialist Sally is to test a new format in five stores as it seeks to push its retail offer.
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NewsAlliance Boots closer to opening stores in Sweden
Alliance Boots has moved a step closer to opening Boots-branded pharmacies in Sweden by striking a tie-up with a company owned by the Swedish Association of Pharmacists.
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Walgreens to acquire pharmacies in Puerto Rico
US pharmacy retailer Walgreens is to acquire three pharmacies in Puerto Rico from local player El Amal, which filed for bankruptcy last year.As part of the deal, Walgreens has also agreed to buy prescription stock from a further 11 El Amal pharmacies. The sale is expected to be completed in ...
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NewsONS reports worse than expected December sales
Retail sales volumes in December rose 0.3% compared to November, below than the 1.1% lift expected by analysts, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Schlecker renovating stores
Pharmacy giant Schlecker is to make changes to its store portfolio this year in an effort to fend off its aggressively expanding rivals, DM and AS Watson-owned Rossmann.The retailer plans to renovate up to 500 of its 9,000 traditional Schlecker outlets, steam ahead with rapid expansion of its larger XL ...
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NewsEx-Debenhams web boss David Worby to drive online retail at Harrods
Harrods has hired former Debenhams head of direct David Worby to take the helm at its online division.
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NewsPerfume Shop to replicate Bluewater refit success
The Perfume Shop is to roll out elements of its refitted shop in Bluewater to its portfolio after revealing UK and Ireland like-for-like sales jumped 8.5% for the five weeks to January 2.
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Like-for-likes sales down 1% for Douglas Group
Perfumery operator Douglas Group admitted that the global economic and financial crisis hampered its 2008/09 financial year, as it posted results for the period.Consolidated sales rose 2.3% to E3.2bn (£2.9bn). However, like-for-like sales slid 1% against the previous year’s figure.The brakes were applied to the retailer’s capital expenditure during the ...
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NewsBoots joins Christmas winners
Alliance Boots will today unveil a strong performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales growth at its retail arm approaching 5%.
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NewsPerfume Shop reports ‘outstanding’ Christmas
Perfume Shop, the specialist retailer controlled by global health and beauty giant AS Watson, increased UK and Ireland like-for-like sales by 8.5% over Christmas.
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Revenue increase at Jean Coutu
Pharmacy retailer Jean Coutu has reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in revenue to C$678.1m (£396m) for its third-quarter.Retail sales increases reflected overall market growth, new store openings and consumers stocking up on over-the-counter drugs in case of a swine flu outbreak.On a same-store basis, sales climbed 6.3%. Over-the-counter drug sales ...