All Health & beauty articles – Page 112

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    Superdrug ups value game with £1 cosmetics line

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Superdrug will launch a £1 cosmetics collection next month as it seeks to ramp up its value credentials.

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    Boots and Mothercare team up on children's clothing brand

    2010-02-09T08:19:00Z

    Boots and Mothercare have struck a partnership which will see a new children’s clothing and accessories brand sold exclusively in Boots.

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    Nectar becomes most popular loyalty card scheme

    2010-02-08T12:26:00Z

    The Nectar Card has become the most popular loyalty card in the UK with 16.8m people now using the card.

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    City backs Mothercare’s Boots tie-up

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Mothercare and Boots have forged a strategic tie-up to create a clothing and accessories range.

  • Alliance Boots looks to shut final salary pension
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    Alliance Boots looks to shut final salary pension

    2010-01-29T17:22:00Z

    Alliance Boots has entered a consultation with staff in the UK about proposals to end its final salary pension scheme to existing members.

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    Co-op Pharmacy invests in new mobile devices

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Pharmacy has rolled out hand-held terminals for staff to use with stock-taking and price markdowns in a bid to drive efficiencies.

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    Hair and beauty chain Sally ramps up retail

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Hair and beauty specialist Sally is to test a new format in five stores as it seeks to push its retail offer.

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    Alliance Boots closer to opening stores in Sweden

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Alliance Boots has moved a step closer to opening Boots-branded pharmacies in Sweden by striking a tie-up with a company owned by the Swedish Association of Pharmacists.

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    Walgreens to acquire pharmacies in Puerto Rico

    2010-01-29T00:00:00Z

    US pharmacy retailer Walgreens is to acquire three pharmacies in Puerto Rico from local player El Amal, which filed for bankruptcy last year.As part of the deal, Walgreens has also agreed to buy prescription stock from a further 11 El Amal pharmacies. The sale is expected to be completed in ...

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    ONS reports worse than expected December sales

    2010-01-22T10:40:00Z

    Retail sales volumes in December rose 0.3% compared to November, below than the 1.1% lift expected by analysts, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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    Schlecker renovating stores

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Pharmacy giant Schlecker is to make changes to its store portfolio this year in an effort to fend off its aggressively expanding rivals, DM and AS Watson-owned Rossmann.The retailer plans to renovate up to 500 of its 9,000 traditional Schlecker outlets, steam ahead with rapid expansion of its larger XL ...

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    Ex-Debenhams web boss David Worby to drive online retail at Harrods

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Harrods has hired former Debenhams head of direct David Worby to take the helm at its online division.

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    Perfume Shop to replicate Bluewater refit success

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Perfume Shop is to roll out elements of its refitted shop in Bluewater to its portfolio after revealing UK and Ireland like-for-like sales jumped 8.5% for the five weeks to January 2.

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    Like-for-likes sales down 1% for Douglas Group

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Perfumery operator Douglas Group admitted that the global economic and financial crisis hampered its 2008/09 financial year, as it posted results for the period.Consolidated sales rose 2.3% to E3.2bn (£2.9bn). However, like-for-like sales slid 1% against the previous year’s figure.The brakes were applied to the retailer’s capital expenditure during the ...

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    Boots joins Christmas winners

    2010-01-15T10:00:00Z

    Alliance Boots will today unveil a strong performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales growth at its retail arm approaching 5%.

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    Perfume Shop reports ‘outstanding’ Christmas

    2010-01-15T09:38:00Z

    Perfume Shop, the specialist retailer controlled by global health and beauty giant AS Watson, increased UK and Ireland like-for-like sales by 8.5% over Christmas.

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    Revenue increase at Jean Coutu

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Pharmacy retailer Jean Coutu has reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in revenue to C$678.1m (£396m) for its third-quarter.Retail sales increases reflected overall market growth, new store openings and consumers stocking up on over-the-counter drugs in case of a swine flu outbreak.On a same-store basis, sales climbed 6.3%. Over-the-counter drug sales ...

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    Eyes on Boots ad

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Boots Opticians has launched a TV ad campaign this week to promote its “Free Second Pair” offer.

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    Specsavers TV push

    2010-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Specsavers has funded a 10-part TV series called TV Book Club as part of its advertising plan for this year.

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    X5 Retail and Perfumes Planet Switzerland in joint venture

    2010-01-08T00:00:00Z

    X5 Retail, Russia’s largest retailer in terms of sales, and Perfumes Planet Switzerland, have set up a joint venture.The two companies will develop perfume selling points adjacent to X5’s food retail stores in Moscow, St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and respective regions.PPS and X5 will own 80% and 20% of the ...