All Health & beauty articles – Page 125
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at…Boots UK
The inside opinion from head of recruitment services Paul Stretton
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Pharmacy Chain 36.6 reports preliminary consolidated sales drop
Pharmacy Chain 36.6 reported preliminary consolidated sales dropped 13.1 per cent in the first half of the year to RUB11.63bn (£222.1m).The company’s retail sales slumped 17.4 per cent on the year to RUB8.8bn (£168m).At the end of June the company had 1,036 pharmacies in 29 Russian regions. It opened six ...
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NewsLloydspharmacy to sell Tamiflu online
Lloydspharmacy has become the first major retailer to sell the swine flu drug Tamiflu online.
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NewsRazwar.com takes razor blades online
Razors and blades have been synonymous with the marketing strategy that has been used to sell them since King C Gillette started using razor blade handles as a loss-leader to encourage ongoing sales of his disposable razor blades in 1901.
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Avon plans job cuts
Mail order and door-to-door beauty specialist Avon is planning to cut 1,200 jobs over the next four years in a major cost-saving drive.The retailer expects to take on a second-quarter charge of about $90m (£54.5m) for its restructuring plan. The overhaul – which includes focusing on streamlining the business and ...
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NewsPerfume Shop pricing helps fend off recession
AS Watson-owned The Perfume Shop has said it is “well positioned” in the recession as it seeks to raise awareness of its value-priced offer.
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OpinionA well deserved second chance?
Should people be given a second chance in business? Some lessons from the comebacks by George Davies and Andy Hornby
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Schlecker interested in buying Woolworths Germany stores
Chemist Schlecker is understood to be interested in buying some of the stores of insolvent retailer Woolworths Germany. The health and beauty giant would convert the shops to its Schlecker XL fascia.Other retailers interested in snapping up some of the 160 stores are thought to be discount grocers Lidl and ...
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NewsHolland & Barrett's merger with Julian Graves provisionally cleared
Holland & Barrett’s acquisition of rival Julian Graves has been provisionally cleared by the Competition Commission.
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Celesio’s acquisition of a majority stake in Pharmexx has been approved
The European Commission’s antitrust panel has approved German pharmacy giant Celesio’s acquisition of a majority stake in Pharmexx.Celesio revealed in March its intentions to increase its shareholding in the company from 30 per cent to 65 per cent. Pharmexx provides marketing and sales solutions to pharmaceutical and biotech companies.The deal ...
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NewsCrabtree & Evelyn files for bankruptcy protection in the US
The US arm of Crabtree & Evelyn has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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NewsEstée Lauder redesigns website
Beauty brand Estée Lauder has redesigned its website, adding tools and content in an attempt to match the service experience customers get from one of its department store counters.
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NewsBoots UK severs ties with ethical body
Boots UK has ended its membership of ethical trading standards body the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), prompting criticism from the organisation.
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Perfume Shop relocates second warehouse
The Perfume Shop has moved its second warehouse from Maidenhead to Dunstable to aid growth.
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NewsSuperdrug hiring of Steve Jebson fuels ‘son of Woolies’ doubts
Former Woolworths commercial director Steve Jebson has been appointed to the same role at Superdrug, the health and beauty giant owned by AS Watson.
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NewsStefano Pessina defends Andy Hornby hiring as key to Alliance Boots progress
Stefano Pessina has said that Alliance Boots’ 115,000 staff should not be concerned at the appointment of Andy Hornby as group chief executive, despite his association with the HBoS shipwreck.
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Dm Drogerie Markt to double its Czech Republic stores
German pharmaceuticals chain Dm Drogerie Markt wants to double the 155 stores it has in the Czech Republic. The retailer’s founder and co-owner Götz Werner said he plans to open 20 stores this year. The Czech Republic arm is owned by Dm Austria, which oversees expansion outside Germany.The move follows ...
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NewsAndy Hornby set to earn more than £1m at Boots
Andy Hornby is set to earn more that £1m a year as Alliance Boots chief executive.
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NewsProduct of the Year logo recognised by half of UK consumers
The Product of the Year logo has experienced a “dramatic” rise in awareness levels among UK consumers.