All Health & beauty articles – Page 124
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NewsAlliance Boots on track to hit targets after healthy half-year
Alliance Boots has said customer service and value have been the main drivers in helping it deliver sales growth of 11.6% to £9bn in the six months to September 30.
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NewsBodycare backs down on poppy ban
Toiletries and beauty specialist Bodycare has ended a ban on staff wearing poppies after its policy prompted a storm of protest and intervention by an MP.
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NewsAlliance Boots revenue up 11.6%
Health and beauty group Alliance Boots has reported revenue up 11.6% to £9bn for the six months to September 30 and said it is well positioned for the second half including the key Christmas trading period.
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NewsSuperdrug to test concession formats
Superdrug will trial a raft of new concessions in the run-up to Christmas, using the busy shopping period as a testing ground for fresh concepts.
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NewsHolland & Barrett kicks off TV campaign for in-store deal
Health foods retailer Holland & Barrett has launched a TV campaign to promote its buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on everything in-store, which it claims is a first for any retailer in the UK.
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NewsIrish government called on to honour rent pledge
Leading retailers on Ireland’s top shopping street have petitioned the European Parliament to flag up the “anti-competitive” upward-only rents system amid fears that the Irish government is “dragging its heels” on its pledge to abolish the system.
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Walgreens has posted record figures for the year ended August 31
Drugstore chain Walgreens has posted record figures for the year ended August 31, with sales rising 7.3% to reach $63.3bn (£39.76bn).Net earnings for 2008/09 were $2.01bn (£1.26bn) reflecting a 7% decrease from the previous year.The retailer, famed for its rapid expansion, now wants to slow the pace of store openings. ...
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NewsBoots eyes more drive-throughs after trial success
Boots is to expand its drive-through pharmacy business on the back of soaring sales at its trial location.
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Rite Aid Q2 sales down 2.7%
Year-on-year sales at pharmacy chain Rite Aid declined 2.7% to $6.3bn (£3.9bn) for the second quarter to August 29.The slide was attributed primarily to store closures and non-pharmacy same-store sales. Overall, same-store sales fell 1.1% for the quarter, with a 4.9% decrease in non-pharmacy sales and a 0.8% increase in ...
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NewsWaitrose chases convenience market and signs deal with Boots UK
Waitrose is to make a major play for the convenience market, and has embarked on a partnership with Boots UK to sell select product ranges in each others’ stores.
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News‘Recovery hopes premature’ as August UK retail sales fall
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.1% in August as shoppers stayed away from the high street due to very wet weather, casting doubt on early economic recovery hopes.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at LloydsPharmacy
The inside view from HR and change director Fiona Morgan
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NewsJulian Graves fascia to survive acquisition by Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett will retain the Julian Graves fascia in the majority of stores following clearance last Friday from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for its takeover of the chain.
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NewsHolland & Barrett takeover approved
Health food specialist Holland & Barrett’s takeover of Julian Graves does not substantially reduce competition in the food and ingredients sector, the Competition Commission has found.
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Lawson and pharmacy chain Matsumotokiyoshi agree to broad joint venture
Convenience retailer Lawson and pharmacy chain Matsumotokiyoshi have agreed to a broad joint venture that will include new stores selling over the counter medicines, in a move aiming to strengthen their competitive edge.The first store is set to open as early as next spring. The stores will combine each company’s ...
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Pharmacy 36.6 faces bankruptcy proceedings
Pharmaceutical distributor Protek has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against Pharmacy Chain 36.6 in an attempt to recover debts owed by the retail giant.On August 4 Protek filed papers with the Arbitration Court of Nizhny Novgorod recognising the debtor TDE Pharmacy - part of the Pharmacy Chain 36.6 network - as insolvent. ...
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AnalysisCVS strategy pays off as it storms ahead of rivals
“This is shaping up to be a very good year and we expect an even better 2010.” Such upbeat words have not been heard often in retail this year, but Tom Ryan, chief executive of US pharmacy retailer CVS, has every right to be on a high after turning in ...
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NewsCrabtree & Evelyn to focus on heritage
Natural beauty retailer Crabtree & Evelyn has restructured its management and will be led from London rather than the US as it refocuses the brand around its English heritage.
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NewsSuperdrug to focus on beauty as it posts loss
Superdrug is confident it can increase its beauty market share despite suffering a pre-tax loss of £7.4m in the year to December 2008.
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AnalysisJeremy Seigal says AS Watson is back on track
In his first interview since taking the helm of Superdrug owner AS Watson, Jeremy Seigal tells Jennifer Creevy the business is back on track