All Health & beauty articles – Page 134
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News
Inflation climbs to 4.7 per cent in August
The annual rate of inflation rose to 4.7 per cent in August, an increase on the previous month’s 4.4 per cent rate, following hikes to food and energy bills.
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Analysis
Plastic bags: Has the problem been exaggerated?
With a target of reducing plastic bag usage by 70 per cent by next spring, retailers are doing all they can to minimise their waste, but has the problem been exaggerated? Liz Morrell sorts fact from fiction
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News
August blow cements September sales fears
Analysts fear non-food like-for-likes will dip further in September, after the BRC revealed a comparable store sales fall of 1 per cent in August.
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Credit crunch will drive Christmas shoppers online
Up to 68 per cent of shoppers are planning to shop online for Christmas presents this year.
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Housing policy brings industry little comfort
The Government’s 1 billion raft of initiatives to kick-start the housing market is unlikely to improve retail trading, store chiefs and analysts have said.
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Lush rethinks format to spotlight skincare
Health and beauty specialist Lush is to roll out a new store design to its UK portfolio to promote its natural cosmetics credentials.
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Boots revamps site to offer live medical advice
Boots has this week relaunched its web site with a strong focus on medical advice.
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Opinion
Act tough now and win later
As famed former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Richard Greenbury points out on page 23, retailers have had a good run. Such a good one, in fact, that many of today’s senior retailers won’t have worked through a recession. Not many of us here at Retail Week have either.
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Christmas in the balance
Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.
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Interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 5 per cent for the fifth month running despite increasing fears of an imminent recession.
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Out-of-town retail parks to ‘lead retail renaissance’
Out-of-town retail is set to bounce back from the economic gloom and will be more successful than town centres in instigating a retail resurgence, a Verdict survey has claimed.
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Walker awaits Woolies talks as doubts emerge
Retail entrepreneur Malcolm Walker’s consortium is keen to start discussions with the Woolworths board about the possible acquisition of its retail arm, but doubts that a deal can be struck started to creep in.
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35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords
Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.
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Boots pilots drive-through model as it shakes up team
Boots UK opened its first drive-through pharmacy last week, as managing director Alex Gourlay rejigged his top team to accelerate the integration of the former Boots the Chemists and Alliance Pharmacy businesses.
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News
Russia still on West’s retail map despite political chill
International retailers are likely to push on with expansion in Russia despite a return to icy relations between the Kremlin and the West.
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Analysis
Brits abroad
The Olympics have reminded us all how great it is to be British, but shoppers around the world love what we stand for. Charlotte Hardie discovers how we can capitalise on their enthusiasm for all things British.
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Worst retail figures in 25 years, CBI reports
Wet weather and difficult trading conditions have resulted in the worst retail performance for 25 years.
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John Lewis sales slide
John Lewis blamed the summer exam results and the Olympics as a distraction for its customers as it suffered a 4.2 per cent drop in sales for the week to August 16.
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News
Debenhams plagued by delayed developments
Debenhams is understood to have been hit by a string of delays to upcoming schemes it is due to anchor as the slowdown hits property developers hard.
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AnalysisDo stars still sell?
With marketing budgets feeling the pinch, retailers may be thinking twice about signing celebrities to front their brand. Charlotte Hardie asks when they’re worth it and how they can be put to best use