All Health & beauty articles – Page 86
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NewsSupermarket price war, Andy Murray and royal baby effect impact July retail sales
The ongoing supermarket price war, coupled with tough comparables including a British win at Wimbledon and the Tour de France, led to a decline in retail sales last month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Walgreens will score with shoppers by remaining headquartered on home soil
By opting out of a so-called tax inversion scheme, Walgreens is going against the wishes of some investors but will reap the benefits of positive consumer sentiment.
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NewsWalgreens Boots Alliance deal: What do retailers need to know
US drugstore Walgreens and UK counterpart Alliance Boots are to merge next year. Retail Week examines the deal.
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InterviewQ&A: Future president of Boots Simon Roberts on the Walgreens merger
Walgreens and Alliance Boots will merge in February 2015. Retail Week speaks to Alliance Boots managing director of health and beauty for the UK and ROI and future president of Boots Simon Roberts.
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NewsVideo: Marc Jacobs to launch pop-up 'tweet shop' in Covent Garden
Marc Jacobs is opening a pop-up ‘tweet shop’ in Covent Garden next week where transactions will be based on social media interaction rather than cash.
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NewsAlliance Boots boss Stefano Pessina to take £6bn stake in Walgreens
Alliance Boots boss Stefano Pessina will hold an 18% stake in US drugstore chain Walgreens once the two companies fully merge.
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NewsAlliance Boots and Walgreens reassure investors over profit forecast downgrade
Alliance Boots and takeover partner Walgreens reassured investors today after revealing it has revised 2016 profit forecasts down.
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NewsAlliance Boots' Stefano Pessina to lead strategy at Walgreens Boots Alliance
Alliance Boots executive chairman and serial deal-maker Stefano Pessina has been appointed to lead strategy at the combined Walgreens Boots Alliance company.
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NewsWalgreens to complete takeover of Alliance Boots
Walgreens is expected to reveal it will buy the remaining 55% stake in Alliance Boots, completing the merger of the two giants.
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NewsShop prices fall 1.9% in July marking 15th consecutive deflationary month
Shop prices fell sharply in July, marking the fifteenth consecutive month of decline as food inflation dropped to its lowest rate.
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OpinionComment: Low levels of profit warnings are testament to restructures' success
An unusually low level of profit warnings among retailers makes interesting reading as warnings across all companies hit three-year high.
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NewsConsumer sentiment slips as confidence in economic recovery falters
Consumer confidence slipped into negative territory in July, just a month after recording its first positive result in nine years.
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OpinionComment: Sales knowledge is vital to ecommerce success
Retailers must leverage knowledge of their customers’ needs to optimise their ecommerce offers if they want to succeed in online retail.
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AnalysisChristmas in July: Top 10 health and beauty picks for 2014
Beauty is always big at Christmas as party-goers complement their new outfits with hair, skin and nail products and the usual sparkly eye shadows.
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NewsGrocers cut back on working hours despite growth in store numbers
Supermarkets are cutting back on hours worked and equivalent full-time jobs in retail fell in the second quarter despite growth in store numbers.
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NewsRetail sales volumes rebound in July driven by the warm weather
Retail sales volumes returned to growth in the year to July, rebounding “solidly” due to the hot summer weather.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Bestway's Co-operative Pharmacy deal shake up the market?
Bestway is buying The Co-operative Pharmacy for £620m, but it will be entering a competitive sector.
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GalleryStore gallery: Birchbox New York delivers with first store
Online beauty company Birchbox has opened shop – Retail Week looks at how they have translated online personalisation to an in-store format.
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NewsThe Co-operative Group sells pharmacies to Bestway for £620m
The Co-operative Group has agreed to sell its pharmacies to Sir Anwar Pervez’s Bestway in a deal valuing the health specialist at £620m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG June Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.8% in June, the lowest growth for three years, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.