All Health & beauty articles – Page 89
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NewsOptical Express subsidiary collapses into administration
Optical Express is to close 40 stores after plunging its subsidiary into administration in the face of a “significant economic slowdown on the high street”.
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Dia to take over troubled German drugstore chain Schlecker
Dia is taking over the Spanish division of troubled German drugstore chain Schlecker for e70.5m (£55.9m). The deal includes 1,127 outlets in Spain and 41 stores in Portugal, as well as four distribution centres, three in Spain and one in Portugal. Dia will also retain the 4,000 former Schlecker employees.The ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is Optical Express?
Optical Express is calling in the administrators for one of its nine subsidiary groups, with 40 stores set to close. But who is the optician chain?
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OpinionComment: Closing the wrong stores can lead to a click-and-collect disaster
For the avoidance of doubt, I’m a practicologist not a proctologist.
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NewsOptical Express to close 40 stores
Optical Express is closing 40 stores after filing an intention to appoint an administrator to one of its subsidiary companies.
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Walgreens to close 76 USA Drug-affiliated stores
Walgreens is to close its 76 USA Drug-affiliated stores by November as part of its acquisition of LaFrance Pharmacy.The closures will be in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. The programme comes after Walgreens announced the $438m (£269.9m) LaFrance acquisition in July.Walgreens spokesman Jim Graham said: “Our decisions about store closures are ...
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NewsSuperdrug drives pharmacy with new healthcare director appointment
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has appointed former Lloydspharmacy director Steve Gray to the newly created position of healthcare director.
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OpinionBlog: Vision Express conjures up the perfect fit
Magic tricks are not what you expect from a standard check up at the opticians but that’s what Vision Express did when it waved its wand to find me a pair of glasses that do not make me want to hide in the shadows.
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NewsHolland & Barrett moves closer to omnichannel ambitions
Holland & Barrett is driving its omnichannel ambitions as it prepares to improve its loyalty card offer, refresh its website and develop a mobile-optimised site.
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Walmart launches health food programme
Walmart has launched a health food programme with HumanaVitality, a subsidiary of the Humana healthcare company.The Vitality HealthyFood scheme offers members an incentive to purchase healthier foods by offering a 5% discount on items awarded Walmart’s ‘Great For You’ symbol.The scheme is due to begin on October 15.Shoppers can join ...
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NewsRetailers must globalise to survive, says Alliance Boots chairman Pessina
Alliance Boots chairman Stefano Pessina said it is critical that retailers react to the growing need to be global.
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NewsBoots boss warns discounters pose hypermarket threat
The high street discounters’ move into branded products will threaten the viability of hypermarkets, warned Boots boss Ken Murphy.
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OpinionComment: Hamleys deal opens the door to overseas growth
This week’s acquisition of Hamleys, which famously describes itself as the “finest toy shop in the world”, paves the way for the retailer to test that claim on a truly global scale.
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NewsWalmart boss Cheeseright: 'Low price is our best loyalty scheme'
Asda’s everyday low prices stance means it does not need to launch a loyalty card, according to Walmart boss David Cheesewright.
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NewsOnline sales slump to five-year low in August
Internet retail sales slumped in August as the Olympics distracted Brits from online shopping, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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InterviewQ&A: Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina
As health and beauty retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots acquires a 12% stake in chinese chain Nanjing Pharmaceutical, Retail Week speaks to the group’s chairman Stefano Pessina about his plans for the business and what’s next in his quest for global domination.
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NewsLloydspharmacy profits plummet
Lloydspharmancy’s pre-tax profits plummeted by 45% from £104.7m to £57.2m in 2012 as sales remained flat at £1.76bn.
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NewsAlliance Boots strikes £56m deal with Chinese pharmaceutical giant
Health and beauty retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots is to buy a 12% stake in one of China’s biggest pharmaceutical companies for £56m, as it extends its global leadership credentials.
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OpinionBlog: The Body Shop finds its catwalk feet
Sitting front row at London Fashion Week as a guest of The Body Shop, fascinated by the sky high heel-less heels that the models wore as they elegantly strutted down the catwalk, I couldn’t believe my luck.
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NewsHarvey Nichols hunts for Beauty Bazaar locations
Harvey Nichols is already eyeing further locations for Beauty Bazaar, the specialist boutique that will make its debut in Liverpool in November.