All Health & beauty articles – Page 87
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NewsSuperdrug unveils premium B brand
Superdrug is to launch a premium skincare and make-up brand as it seeks to offer customers more quality products at accessible prices.
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NewsFood price inflation eases
Food price inflation fell in December as a result of competition in the grocery sector and easing commodity prices.
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NewsChristmas retail like-for-likes edge up 0.3%
Retailers are preparing for a flat trading year after like-for-like sales edged up just 0.3% in the critical December trading period, against a 2.2% increase in the same month the previous year.
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NewsRetailers brace themselves for another tough year in 2013
Next year looks set to be as tough as 2012 for retailers, with “shaky consumer confidence” likely to continue into 2013.
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Sephora plans South American store openings
LVMH-owned beauty chain Sephora plans to open 50 stores in South America in the next four years.The retailer, which entered Brazil in 2010 with the acquisition of beauty etailer Sack’s, opened two stores in São Paulo this summer.
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NewsRetail sales values rise 1.5% in November
The value of retail sales jumped 1.5% year-on-year last month, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Drugstore retailer CVS anticipates "solid enterprise growth"
Drugstore retailer CVS anticipates “solid enterprise growth” for the 2013 financial year, with net revenue growth increasing from 0.75% to 2%. Retail pharmacy net sales growth is expected to be in the 1.25% to 2.5% range, with like-for-like sales gains of 0.25% to 1.5%.
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NewsAnalysis: Overseas success for beauty retailer Lush
The beauty products retailer continues to build sales and narrow UK retail losses.
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NewsGlasses Direct owner acquires contact lens specialist LensOn
Optical specialist Prescription Eyewear has acquired online contact lens specialist LensOn.
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InterviewQ&A: Feelunique will "aggressively" grow UK revenue following sale, says chief executive Aaron Chatterley
Online health and beauty retailer Feelunique.com has sold a majority stake in the business to Palamon Capital Partners and Sirius Equity. With £10m of investment set to be ploughed into the business, Retail Week speaks to co-founder and chief executive Aaron Chatterley about its growth plans.
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NewsFeelunique.com bought in £26m private equity deal
Online beauty retailer Feelunique.com has been bought in a deal led by Palamon Capital Partners that has valued the business as £26m.
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NewsAlliance Boots extends loan facilities
Alliance Boots has extended over £5bn worth of loan facilities by up to three years, as its own brand No7 makes its debut in Walgreens stores in the US.
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NewsBoots extends ten year IT deal
Boots has extended its 10-year strategic partnership with IT services provider Steria.
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NewsLloydspharmacy to rebrand as new trial stores launched
Lloydspharmacy is rebranding to create an aligned European pharmacy chain and moving to a more service-led offer as it aims to bolster its brand with new high quality products, and the cutting edge technology.
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GalleryStore of the week: Kirk Originals, Conduit Street, London
Making much of little is what Kirk Originals, an eyewear retailer and optician, is about. Its products are uniformly small when put in the context of the size of the space that accommodates them, and yet the store has real wow factor.
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NewsNovember retail sales jump to highest level since June
November retail sales rose at their fastest pace since June this year, data from the CBI Distributive Trades Survey shows.
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NewsEnterprise Zone investment to boost innovation at Boots
Larger research and development site will provide extra capacity to realise retailer’s US ambitions.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Boots, Let’s Feel Good
Ahead of Christmas, Boots has dumped its ‘Here Come The Girls’ advertising theme for a new ‘Let’s Feel Good’ campaign.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are retail adverts now behind the times?
Retail campaigns often focus on women, but changes in shopping habits and society may mean a new approach is needed.
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NewsAlliance Boots to extend loan facilities
Retail and pharmaceuticals giant Alliance Boots is preparing to extend the maturity dates on existing loan facilities to facilitate its likely full merger with US drugstore powerhouse Walgreens.