All Health & beauty articles – Page 123
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NewsEyes on Boots ad
Boots Opticians has launched a TV ad campaign this week to promote its “Free Second Pair” offer.
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NewsSpecsavers TV push
Specsavers has funded a 10-part TV series called TV Book Club as part of its advertising plan for this year.
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X5 Retail and Perfumes Planet Switzerland in joint venture
X5 Retail, Russia’s largest retailer in terms of sales, and Perfumes Planet Switzerland, have set up a joint venture.The two companies will develop perfume selling points adjacent to X5’s food retail stores in Moscow, St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and respective regions.PPS and X5 will own 80% and 20% of the ...
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NewsSuperdrug to slash prices in £5m Sale
Superdrug is to launch a £5m Sale on Boxing Day, cutting the prices across its stores by up to 80%.
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NewsJohn Lewis has record week
John Lewis has had another record week of sales, taking £110m in the week to Saturday December 12, the most the department store has ever taken in a week.
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Specsavers to double stores in New Zealand
Optical retailer Specsavers is to double the number of stores it operates in New Zealand from 30 to 60.
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NewsBoots brand will span the globe, says Stefano Pessina
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has vowed that the Boots brand will be sold in all the major countries in the world within five years.
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Revenue at pharmacy operator Nepstar declines 9.3%
Revenue at pharmacy operator Nepstar declined 9.3% in the third quarter to Yn556m (£495m), while net income remained stable at Yn7m (£33m).Nepstar chief finance officer William Dai said: “Our ability to consistently generate strong free cash flow demonstrates that our financial health has strengthened throughout the economic recovery and paves ...
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NewsBoots celebrates 160th anniversary
Alliance Boots has reiterated its ambitions to become a global brand as the health and beauty retailer celebrates its 160th anniversary.
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NewsSuperdrug plans to start loyalty programme to focus on customers
Health and beauty giant Superdrug plans to launch a loyalty card in the UK in the next year.
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AnalysisAS Watson: Gunning for the Chinese lion’s share
Global health and beauty giant AS Watson has big plans for China, with ambitions for as many as 5,000 stores there. Tim Danaher flew to Shanghai for a rare interview with managing director Dominic Lai, the man masterminding the Superdrug owner’s expansion.
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AnalysisMarketing: The perfect message mix
Marketers have always been the biggest users of customer data. But by analysing it to create deeper insight, retailers can make their marketing budgets stretch further. Joanna Perry investigates
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Celesio reports a 2.9% fall in sales
Healthcare and pharmaceutical company Celesio has reported a 2.9% fall in sales to E2.54bn (£2.26bn) at its Patient and Consumer Solutions division for the first nine months of this year.Growth in local currencies was 6.1%. The division’s EBITDA declined by 3.3% to E218.6m (£194.8m). In local currency terms, this corresponded ...
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NewsSavers reduces losses and pins hopes on rallying like-for-likes
Value health and beauty chain Savers reduced its losses in the last financial year and is confident it is moving towards profitability.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Getting the best return on suppliers’ promotion money
How can we get the best return on the money suppliers give us to run promotions?
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Caremark has lost out on £2.9bn in contract renewals
CVS’s pharmacy benefit management arm Caremark has lost out on about $4.8bn (£2.9bn) in contract renewals this year.The retailer warned investors to expect margins to fall by about 10% next financial year as a result. CVS reported a 17.9% year-on-year rise in revenues to $13.6bn (£8.3bn) at its retail pharmacy ...
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NewsAlliance Boots loses out in Sweden
Alliance Boots is understood to have lost out in Sweden’s auction of part of its state-owned Apoteket pharmacy chain.
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NewsBoots awaits decision on bid for Swedish chain
Alliance Boots is expected to learn this week whether it has been successful in its bid to buy part of Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly.
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NewsVictoria’s Secret unveils plans for launch in UK and Europe
US fashion and beauty giant Limited Brands has outlined plans to open Victoria’s Secret stores in strategic markets including the UK as part of an international expansion drive.
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NewsPerfume Shop launches Christmas marketing drive
The Perfume Shop is offering shoppers deals of up to 60% off