All Health & beauty articles – Page 17
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation 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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AnalysisHow 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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NewsLush 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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AnalysisWhat 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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NewsTHG 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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NewsLVMH 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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AnalysisDunelm 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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NewsSuperdrug 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.
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NewsRevolution Beauty faces FCA market abuse probe
Cosmetics specialist Revolution Beauty is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for potential market abuse.
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NewsTHG offloads OnDemand division to management to focus on core operations
Online group THG has sold its OnDemand business – which includes entertainment specialist Zavvi – to the division’s management.
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NewsBoots says rewards scheme delivers £50m savings for customers
Boots has reported that customers with an Advantage Card have saved almost £50m through Price Advantage deals since January last year.
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AnalysisThe biggest consumer trends of Christmas 2023
How customers will be shopping during the 2023 golden quarter
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NewsRevolution Beauty CEO and chair to resign as ‘compromise’ reached with Boohoo
Revolution Beauty’s chief executive Bob Holt and chair Derek Zissman have “agreed to resign” from its board as the beauty retailer announces it has entered into a “settlement agreement” following an ongoing war of words with fast-fashion retailer Boohoo.
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AnalysisBarbie-mania: How much is the hype going to be worth to retail?
Will the hype translate into retail sales? How long will it last? And what’s the next zeitgeist picture you should have on your radar?
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GalleryInside NYX’s Barbie beach club in Covent Garden
A week before the release of the highly anticipated Barbie movie, makeup and beauty brand NYX has opened its Barbie beach club pop-up store in Covent Garden, London.
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AnalysisFashion and beauty retailers will be most resilient this Christmas
Fashion and health and beauty will be the only two sectors to record both value and volume sales increases this golden quarter, Retail Week’s new report reveals
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NewsSuperdrug profits surge off the back of strong own-brand product performance
Superdrug has reported surging profits and sales off the back of improved footfall, successful own-brand product launches and a strong Christmas performance.
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NewsRevolution Beauty CEO may quit as part of compromise deal
Revolution Beauty’s chief executive Robert Holt may quit as part of a compromise with fashion retailer Boohoo.
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NewsLush’s plastic-free collection crosses £1m global sales in a week
Lush’s latest plastic-free collection in collaboration with Spongebob Squarepants has crossed £1.3m in global sales since launching at the end of June.
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NewsRevolution Beauty says ‘compromise’ with Boohoo near
Revolution Beauty says “a compromise position with Boohoo is close” as it sets out a date for a requisition meeting.