All Health & beauty articles – Page 90
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers’ evolving communications strategies
Retailers’ evolving communications strategies have sparked reviews of the creative agencies they work with.
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NewsFood price inflation flat as it 'bottoms out'
Shop price inflation edged up 0.1%, while food price inflation remained flat in August, despite fears that food prices are set to soar due to a difficult harvest in the US this year, said the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsVision Express to open Oxford Street flagship
Vision Express will next month launch a new flagship store on Oxford Street which the optical retailer will use to trial new ranges and multichannel initiatives.
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NewsRetail sales suffer in Olympics month
The Olympics failed to boost spending in August, when retail sales were at their lowest level in nine months, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Career opportunities at specialist retailers
Specialist retailers can offer great career opportunities and are often keen to attract store managers with wide retail experience rather than expert know-how.
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NewsJulian Graves bidders put off by 'lack of standalone management'
Defunct dried fruit and nut specialist Julian Graves failed to attract bidders in the administration process because of its “lack of stand-alone management”, according to the administrator’s report
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Rossmann to introduce Rossmann Express banner
Watson-affiliated drugstore group Rossmann is introducing the Rossmann Express banner to the 20 railway station stores it recently bought from insolvent competitor Schlecker’s Ihr Platz in Germany.The concept will follow the former Ihr Platz Express model, comprising a range of ambient, chilled and frozen foods in addition to the drugstore ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: The top loyalty cards on the high street
As fashion retailer Jaeger claims its new loyalty offer is “the most generous fashion brand loyalty scheme on the high street”, Retail Week takes a look at other top reward schemes available.
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NewsRetail sales set to worsen
Flat August sales were broadly in line with retailers’ expectations but the next three months are expected to worsen as sentiment deteriorates, the CBI said.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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OpinionComment: A decade of change and more to come
Our firm’s recent 10th anniversary has caused us to reflect on what has happened in the retail sector over the past decade – an extraordinary period of change and corporate activity – and to wonder what might happen in the next 10 years.
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Douglas installs multimedia terminals in its perfumeries
Shoppers at perfumery retailer Douglas can test make-up in stores and share photos with friends on Facebook, according to trade magazine Lebensmittel Zeitung.Douglas has installed multimedia terminals in 15 of its perfumeries, which it has called ‘Girlfriends Tables’. Each has a webcam allowing customers to take photos and share them ...
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NewsJulian Graves disappears from high street as all stores closed
Julian Graves has disappeared from the high street after all its stores were closed by administrators that were unable to find a buyer for the dried fruit and nut specialist.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Co-op’s battle continues as new era dawns
With its boss stepping down amid challenging market conditions and falling sales, can the Co-op reverse its decline and continue to compete against the big four?
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NewsInflation jumps to 2.6% in July
Inflation increased to 2.6% in July, up from 2.4% in June, driven by the clothing and footwear sectors as well as transport fares.
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NewsStefano Pessina praises UK's culture of innovation at Government retail summit
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina praised the UK retail sector’s unique openness to innovation in a presentation at the Government’s Business Summit for Retail, Food and Drink at Lancaster House today.
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Tap 09 to acquire Austrian Schlecker stores
Drugstore operator Schlecker has found a buyer for its stores in Austria and markets affiliated to the Austrian business. Private equity company Tap 09 is to acquire 1,350 drugstores in Austria, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Luxembourg.Tap 09 intends to convert the shops to a neighbourhood store concept called ‘daily’. Sale ...
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NewsJuly retail sales edge up 0.1%
Like-for-like retail sales were flat in July when the start of extended opening hours for the Olympics combined with the warm weather at the end of the month helped food retailers, the British Retail Consortium–KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsLloydspharmacy makes 120 head office redundancies
Lloydspharmacy has made 120 redundancies at its head office in Coventry following a restructure.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should do more to capitalise on the Olympics
Bonkers, barmy, brilliant and British: the opening ceremony is over, the greatest show on earth has begun and the world is watching.