All Health & beauty articles – Page 103
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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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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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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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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.
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NewsJulian Graves begins round of store closures
The administration of dried fruit and nuts specialist Julian Graves has begun closing stores but is still seeking a buyer for the retailer, which hit the buffers last month.
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NewsHolland & Barrett chief urges supermarkets to ban plastic bags
Holland & Barrett’s boss has called on supermarkets to follow its lead and ban plastic bags following data showing grocers’ plastic bags usage was on the rise.
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Drugstore group Schlecker begins clearance Sales
Insolvent drugstore group Schlecker has begun clearance Sales in the remaining 358 Schlecker XL and 367 Ihr Platz shops. Products have been discounted by between 30% and 50%, according to administrator Werner Schneider.The Schlecker XL shops will be closed in August. Schneider is still searching for buyers of the remaining ...