All Health & beauty articles – Page 126
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NewsMay like-for-like sales hold up
Retail sales dipped again in May, after growing in March and April.
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AnalysisScott Wheway is embracing the challenge at Best Buy
The former Boots man has taken his time to find the right role but is relishing the challenge of Best Buy. George MacDonald reports.
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NewsMay food inflation falls to lowest level this year
Shop price inflation growth has slowed to 1.3 per cent in May, from 1.4 per cent in April.
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NewsWales and Southwest footfall shows sharpest decline
Wales and the Southwest have experienced the biggest fall in footfall numbers in the UK.
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NewsRecession has 'dramatically' changed spending habits
The recession has caused “dramatic” changes in the way consumers spend their money, according to Experian’s Insight Report.
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NewsVision Express refines targeted marketing with SPSS analytics tool
Vision Express is set to improve the effectiveness of its marketing communications with the introduction of a marketing analytics tool from SPSS.
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NewsLloydspharmacy to roll out online doctors
Lloydspharmacy is to roll out its online doctor service to about 300 stores this year as it seeks to drive its health-related sales.
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NewsRetail sales fall in year to May
Retail sales fell again in the year to May after remaining broadly flat in April.
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NewsBody Shop drafts in former Sainsbury’s director
Eco-friendly cosmetics giant Body Shop is understood to have appointed a former Sainsbury’s rising star for a top role.
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EBay clinches legal victory over L'Oréal
EBay has claimed victory in a Paris court case brought against it by cosmetics giant L’Oréal over counterfeit perfumes on eBay’s website. The court ruled in favour of the internet auction site and said that it was not liable for the fake products and had met its obligations to combat ...
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AnalysisStefano Pessina is picture of good health at Boots
Despite pressure from the supermarkets, Boots is prospering under private ownership. Jennifer Creevy explains how Stefano Pessina’s vision is working
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NewsSpecsavers re-creates its TV ad across billboards
The opticals retailer has taken its “free varifocals” TV ad message and used it across the UK on outdoor billboards.
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NewsAlliance Boots profit surge
Alliance Boots has reported a rise in profits and is confident about the year to come
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NewsONS admits it has overstated sales volumes
The Office for National Statistics is to revise the way it calculates its much criticised official retail sales figures.The Government’s official statistical body said the net impact of the changes will be to revise down its estimates of sales volumes. There will be no impact on the assessment of sales ...
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NewsConsumer confidence falls as unemployment concerns grow
Consumer confidence has fallen nine points since last October, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.
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NewsVision Express profits up despite downturn
Vision Express has reported an uplift in underlying profits in its full-year results as it eyes acquisition opportunities this year.
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NewsLush launches first of six in-store spas as profits skyrocket 89%
Handmade cosmetics retailer Lush has opened its first in-store spa as it revealed group pre-tax profit soared 89 per cent to £19.4m.
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Space NK hires Fraser Allan as new chief executive
Beauty retailer Space NK has hired a former finance director of Liberty as its new chief executive.Fraser Allan is understood to have joined this week, following the departure of Judith Pilkington last month.A source told The Independent that his “remit is to energise and focus the business and get it ...
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NewsCo-op reports record full year results
The Co-operative Group had reported record full year results, with operating profit before significant items up 11 per cent to £393m.
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NewsBoots Opticians successfully merges with Dollond & Aitchison
Alliance Boots has successfully merged Boots Opticians with Dollond & Aitchison, forming the second biggest optical chain in the UK.