All Health & beauty articles – Page 133
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Retail round-up: October 19, 2008
What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.
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London retail sales worst since 2005
Retail sales in London outperformed the rest of the country in September but were still the worst since summer 2005.
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Alliance Boots buys German distributor Megapharm
Alliance Boots has bought a 90 per cent stake in German specialist drugs distributor Megapharm.
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Amazon offers free delivery on orders over £5
Amazon UK has reduced the threshold for free delivery from 15 to 5, in an attempt to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Micky Jagtiani: Truant to Tycoon
At a time when most retailers are recoiling from expansion, Dubai-based retail tycoon Micky Jagtiani has amassed a war chest for investment in the West.
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UK retail like-for-likes down 1.5 per cent in September
UK like-for-like retail sales slid 1.5 per cent in September as turmoil in the financial markets hit consumer confidence hard.
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Majority of shoppers to spend less this Christmas
Two thirds of shoppers will spend less this Christmas compared with last year, according to a poll by Gfk Research Panels.
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Boots culls 240 positions as it aligns support offices
Health and beauty giant Boots is to cut 240 UK positions as it moves to combine two support offices.
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Retailers face insolvency in new year
Hundreds of UK retailers face the risk of going bust in the new year.
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Holland & Barrett promotes Aldis to top role
Health food retailer Holland & Barrett has appointed Peter Aldis as chief executive.
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Superdrug to offer travel vaccinations
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug is to ramp up its pharmacy credentials with the launch of travel clinics next week.
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Retail on the ropes
Sector left reeling as relentless financial crisis leads to dramatic sales slump over past fortnight
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Consumer confidence down due to banking crisis
Consumer confidence levels dipped at the end of September due to the crisis in the financial markets, after having climbed at the beginning of the month, but consumers are beginning to acclimatise to the downturn according to market researchers GfK NOP.
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Cabot Circus opening puts Bristol on the map
Cabot Circus – the 1.5 million sq ft mixed-use retail and residential scheme in the heart of Bristol – opened yesterday.
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Sales fall for majority of retailers
Sales have fallen for the majority of retailers on the high street, with no respite in sight for October.
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Financial turmoil set to add to retailers’ woes
Intense turmoil in the financial markets precipitated by Lehman Brothers’ collapse will pile pressure on retailers’ finances, bankers have warned.
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QVC debuts UK’s first beauty channel
TV shopping giant QVC has launched the UK’s first dedicated beauty channel.
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In-store promotions: Let me entertain you
Enough of the misery – it’s time to inject some fun into retail. Charlotte Hardie discovers how savvy retailers are lifting morale and sales with innovative in-store promotions to beat the blues.
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Holland & Barrett buys Julian Graves
Holland & Barrett’s parent company NBTY Europe has bought its high street competitor Julian Graves from Icelandic investor Baugur.