All Health & beauty articles – Page 50
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AnalysisAnalysis: What’s next for retail subscription services?
Zalando’s launch of premium service Zet is the latest retail membership scheme, adding to the proliferation of such initiatives.
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GalleryStore of the week: Etude House, South Korea
Beauty retailer Etude has combined colourful design and digital technology to pull the punters into its main store in Seoul.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Peak stuff? It’s leisure spend that’s vulnerable
Ikea reckons consumers have hit “peak stuff”. Next’s Lord Wolfson says there’s a “continuing trend towards spending on experiences”, and Dixons Carphone’s Seb James thinks “shoppers are now only grazing on ownership”.
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NewsFeelunique launches unlimited next-day delivery service
Feelunique is rolling out a new service called Unlimited Delivery, which will allow shoppers to pay an annual fee for free next-day delivery.
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OpinionWhy Amazon's grocery deal doesn’t herald offline shift
The news of Amazon’s planned acquisition of Whole Foods has inevitably led to speculation that online pureplays will ultimately all open physical stores.
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NewsSuperdrug stablemate Savers posts spike in profits
Superdrug stablemate Savers has posted a jump in profits and sales, buoyed by new store openings and strong like-for-like growth.
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GalleryStore gallery: Superdrug's beauty superstore
Standout performer Superdrug has a new retail park format – no nonsense beauty products and services.
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NewsHolland & Barrett sales up but investment hits profits
Holland & Barrett posted a fall in profits in preliminary results, as the retailer ploughed investment into its multichannel proposition.
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OpinionOpinion: How Superdrug made up ground in beauty
Superdrug’s stellar full-year results were driven by strong sales in its cosmetics division as the retailer contours its business for a younger shopper.
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NewsSuperdrug profits and sales soar in “strong year”
Superdrug reported a leap in preliminary pre-tax profits and like-for-like sales as the retailer’s store expansion and cosmetics offer bolstered growth.
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NewsRetail diary: How Iceland keeps its competitive cool
Colley’s not sticking to his knitting, Boots staff are fabulous at 50 and Iceland is blowing an ill wind.
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NewsWalgreens Boots sales up as Rite Aid merger scrapped
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s domestic sales edged up in its third-quarter but the pharmacy giant was hit by currency fluctuations and scaled back its proposed takeover of Rite Aid.
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AnalysisAt a glance: The Body Shop owner Natura Cosméticos
The Body Shop has been sold by L’Oréal for £880m. Retail Week takes a closer look at the beauty retailer’s new owners, Natura Cosméticos.
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NewsUpdated: The Body Shop sold to Brazilian beauty brand
L’Oréal has agreed to sell The Body Shop to Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer Natura Cosméticos for £880m as it seeks to ramp up its international credentials.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Body Shop, BHS and more
Retail news round-up: The Body Shop sold to Natura; Green sold BHS to avoid pension liabilities; and Net-a-Porter unveils new tech hub.
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Retail VoiceHabits of the British shopper revealed
Consumers hate queuing and love shopping online, but are still more likely to buy in store, according to research by Adyen on today’s shopper.
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OpinionOpinion: Holland & Barrett price shows global potential
Just a couple of days after Retail-week.com revealed private investment business L1 Retail’s interest in Holland & Barrett, the deal was done.
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NewsHolland & Barrett sold to L1 Retail for £1.8bn
Holland & Barrett has been sold to investor L1 Retail for £1.8bn.
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NewsRetail diary: Poundland’s pummelling and Kiefer at Cabot
Poundland’s homewares display features poo, Kiefer Sutherland stops off at Cabot Circus, and Benefit brings ‘wow brows’ to Glastonbury.
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NewsFund linked to ex-Argos boss eyes Holland & Barrett bid
A private investment firm advised by former Home Retail boss John Walden and ex-Lidl chief Karl-Heinz Holland is among potential buyers circling Holland & Barrett.