All Health & beauty articles – Page 9
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Hundreds of redundant Debenhams staff triumph in legal battle
A total of 419 former Debenhams employees who were made redundant following the retailer’s collapse have won a legal battle after a tribunal judge ruled Debenhams had “failed in its duty to consult with its staff”.
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Analysis
From source to sale: How retailers are making sense of sustainability
Climate change is accelerating and so are consumer’s environmental concerns. We explore how retailers are stepping up their eco-efforts with investments throughout the supply chain
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The Perfume Shop price freeze saved customers £870k
The Perfume Shop said its price-freeze initiative, rolled out in late 2022, has saved UK shoppers more than £870,000 this year.
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Analysis
The Body Shop: what went wrong and who will buy it?
Days after The Body Shop said it was “fundamentally reassessing every aspect of its business” after a streak of dwindling profits, its Brazilian parent company Natura &Co announced that it was exploring “strategic alternatives”, including a potential sale of the business.
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Boots to launch beauty-only store in Battersea Power Station
Boots will launch a new beauty-only store in London’s Battersea Power Station as it continues to invest in its beauty offering across the UK.
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Analysis
Strategy spotlight: Five ways Sephora is set to disrupt the UK market
Sephora returned to the UK in March 2023 with its first store after a nearly 15-year hiatus. What has brought the global beauty specialist back for round two and what can other retailers learn from its return?
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Superdrug to employ 500 people with new apprenticeship scheme
Superdrug has announced plans to employ 500 apprentices as part of its ‘Rise Up to Level Up’ campaign aimed to increase apprenticeship employment across the UK.
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Analysis
Boots vs Superdrug: battle of the high street health and beauty heroes
As they continue to innovate both on- and offline and right-size their store estates, both retailers’ financial upward trajectories are expected to gain momentum. But which health and beauty retailer will emerge victorious when we put them head to head?
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Innovation of the Week
From metaverse beauty tie-ups to rental housing – 18 innovations changing retail
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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Analysis
How can The Body Shop reverse its fortunes as profits take a hit?
As The Body Shop reports dwindling sales in the second quarter of the year, Retail Week takes a closer look at what the bath and body retailer can do to turn the tide
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Interview
Q&A: Superdrug’s own-brand director Jamie Archer on democratising beauty
Superdrug own-brand director Jamie Archer talks to Retail Week about democratising beauty for all and why he thinks Superdrug is the most inclusive shop on the high street
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The Body Shop reviewing ‘every aspect’ of its business as profits hit
Cosmetics giant Natura & Co posted strong profitability driven by gross margins but said The Body Shop is ”fundamentally reassessing every aspect of its business” as profits fell.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Lush pop-ups hit the right note at festivals
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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Analysis
How are beauty retailers using tech to enhance customer experience?
From virtual stores to tech that can detect how different fragrances affect your brain, the world of beauty retail has always been ahead in adopting the latest trends in technology. Retail Week takes a look at some of the recent tech innovations helping beauty retailers drive sales.
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Lush paid managers £5m in bonuses after claiming £5m government support
Lush reportedly paid managers almost as much as it claimed in business rates relief in bonuses, despite recording a drop in profits.
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Analysis
What does THG see in old media after snapping up City AM?
In a move that surprised many observers, health and beauty retailer THG has snapped up business newspaper City AM, saving it from insolvency in an eleventh-hour deal. How does the paper fit in with the rest of THG’s business? Retail Week finds out
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THG snaps up business newspaper City AM
THG, which owns brands such as Lookfantastic and MyProtein, has snapped up London-based business newspaper City AM in an 11th-hour deal to save the newspaper from the brink of insolvency.
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LVMH revenue rises as brands continue to thrive
Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH posted an “excellent first half” as it saw strong revenue growth across its fashion and beauty divisions.
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Analysis
Dunelm x Pets at Home: Retail collaborations dreamed up by ChatGPT
There’s been a bit of a collaboration drought of late, so we asked ChatGPT to come up with some new retail partnerships and ran the responses through AI image generator Midjourney to see what they might look like.
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Superdrug adds new accessibility features to website
Superdrug has introduced new accessibility features on its website to make it more inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities.