All Health & beauty articles – Page 29
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NewsBoohoo drafts in beauty retail specialist to join Revolution Beauty coup
Boohoo has this morning proposed a third new member for Revolution’s board, despite the beauty retailer slamming its attempted boardroom coup yesterday and labelling the fashion pureplay’s approach as “value-destructive, opportunistic and self-serving”.
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NewsTHG predicts increase in profitability ahead of AGM
THG says it expects an increase in profitability in the first half of 2023 as it continues its “successful focus on profitability and cash generation”.
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InterviewQ&A: THG Beauty’s Lucy Gorman on why the opportunities for growth are online
Retail Week talks to THG Beauty chief executive Lucy Gorman about the future of direct-to-consumer businesses, loyalty schemes and her time at the business
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NewsRevolution Beauty threatens legal action against former CEO
Revolution Beauty is considering legal action against its founder and former chief executive Adam Minto amid an ongoing crisis at the brand.
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NewsSuperdrug rolls out personal diagnostics service in all stores
Superdrug has entered a two-year partnership with Thriva Solutions, a personal diagnostics and health platform, to roll out a nationwide service to all its customers.
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NewsBoohoo seeks greater control of Revolution Beauty in boardroom coup
Boohoo, which owns a 26.6% stake in Revolution Beauty, announced its intentions to vote against the reappointment of the beauty brand’s senior executives as it moves to take control of the struggling business.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Sephora opens second ‘store of the future’ in Shanghai
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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InterviewQ&A: Bodycare’s Tony Brown on building a ‘truly national brand’
Founders Graham and Margaret Blackledge launched Bodycare in 1970 from a market stall in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Today the health and beauty retailer’s portfolio has grown to more than 130 stores across the UK
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NewsTHG Ingenuity partners with PwC to drive digital growth
THG’s tech arm Ingenuity has announced a strategic alliance with international professional services brand PwC to drive digital growth and enhance online customer experience.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Lush’s Wes Anderson-themed pop-up in Soho, London
Lush has opened its doors to an Asteroid City themed gift shop, inspired by Wes Anderson’s latest film.
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NewsHolland & Barrett investing in AI to improve operations and customer experience
Holland & Barrett is keen to invest in generative AI and plans to use it on a trial basis.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches beauty packaging takeback scheme in stores
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a beauty packaging return scheme to cut waste and boost recycling as part of its sustainability programme.
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NewsExclusive: Bodycare eyes raft of new stores as part of southern expansion plans
Bodycare is set to expand its estate and launch a loyalty scheme by the end of the year, as it targets growth in the south of England, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBoots chief financial officer quits after five years
Boots chief financial officer Michael Snape has quit his role after five years, a year after its US parent Walgreens Boots Alliance halted plans to sell the business.
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NewsTHG faces push back from shareholders over ‘unjustified’ salary of new CFO
THG will face a shareholder dispute over the “unjustified” salary of new chief financial officer Damian Sanders at its annual general meeting later this month.
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NewsRevolution Beauty revenues slip as it navigates accounting scandal
Revolution Beauty revenues have slipped as the brand continues to navigate an audit investigation that revealed “unacceptable” business practices.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Frasers Group aims to elevate its proposition
In 2021/22, Frasers Group’s total sales climbed 32.5% to £4.8bn for the 52 weeks to 24 April, 2022, and it recorded pre-tax profits of £335.6m.
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NewsSuperdrug slashes prices on own-brand suncare range
Superdrug has reduced the price of its own-brand suncare Solait by 20% as it “recognises sun protection as a healthcare essential and not a beauty product”.
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NewsRevolution Beauty investigation reveals ‘unacceptable’ business practices
Revolution Beauty’s audit has revealed several “unacceptable” business practices that it has vowed to never repeat.
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InterviewQ&A: Zero-waste beauty brand SBTRCT founder Ben Grace on why less is more
After spending 10 years as the managing director of men’s skincare brand Bulldog, Ben Grace launched SBTRCT in August 2020 with “a mission to create the highest-performing skincare products with the lowest environmental impact”.