All Health & beauty articles – Page 118
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Ulta reports 17.6% sales increase to £219m
Beauty retailer Ulta has reported net sales increased 17.6% to $322m (£219m) for the second quarter ended July 31, 2010. Like-for-like sales increased 10.8% and net income increased 127.2% to $13.1m (£8.9m). Ulta chief executive Lyn Kirby said: “The results include a 10.8% like-for-like sales increase for the quarter, generated ...
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Casa Saba buys 25% of Farmacias Ahumada
Retailer Falabella has sold its 20% stake in Farmacias Ahumada for $100m (£64m) to Mexican Grupo Casa Saba. The latter announced last May it had reached an agreement to acquire Farmacias Ahumada for $637m (£408m), including about $162m (£104m) in debt.The combined company will become one of the leading drugstore ...
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NewsTesco to start selling cut-price Viagra
Tesco is to start selling cut-price Viagra from next Monday, in 300 of its in store pharmacists.
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NewsMaybelline opens Covent Garden pop-up shop
Cosmetics brand L’Oréal has opened the first pop-up shop for its Maybelline brand in Covent Garden to tie in with London Fashion Week.
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AnalysisUS pharmacy chains ramp up their grocery offerings
With more than 25,000 chain drugstores across the US, the opportunity to tap into new consumer segments is massive.
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NewsMelvita to open first UK store in Covent Garden
French organic cosmetics retailer Melvita is to open its first UK store in November at the St Martin’s Courtyard development in Covent Garden.
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NewsSuperdrug signs up Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page to front ads
Superdrug has signed up former Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page as the new face of the health and beauty retailer.
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NewsAlliance Boots to outsource part of pension plan
Health and beauty giant Alliance Boots is to offload about £300m of retirement fund liabilities to specialist buyout vehicle Pension Corporation.
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NewsSuperdrug set to experiment with virtual make-up
Superdrug is trialling virtual mirror technology in two of its stores to allow shoppers to experiment with different colours and shades of make-up.
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NewsProfits improve at The Body Shop
The Body Shop more than doubled profits in its second half, reaching €13.6m (£11.1m) in the six months to June 30, compared to €6.3m (£5.1m) for the same period the year before.
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NewsIn Focus: L Rowland
L Rowland & Company (Retail) Ltd neither slips easily off the tongue nor sparks recognition as being among Britain’s top 50 or so largest retailers. Yet Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s profile update shows in the year to January Rowland hit sales of £526.5m as the UK’s third largest pharmacist - behind Boots and Lloydspharmacy, but ahead of the Co-op.
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CVS to roll out Redbox DVD rental kiosks
Drugstore operator CVS will roll out Coinstar’s automated Redbox DVD rental kiosks at locations across its mainland US, Puerto Rico and Longs Drug outlets in Hawaii. The roll-out, which follows a successful pilot programme, will start this quarter with about 700 installations by the end of this year and is ...
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NewsSuperdrug launches £9.99 value version of luxury skin cream
Health and beauty group Superdrug is to launch a £9.99 high street version of a luxury product more typically sold for £225.
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NewsSuperdrug launches store beauty academies
Superdrug has launched beauty academies in five stores this week to enhance its beauty credentials.
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CVS Q2 revenues increase by 3.7%
Drugstore operator CVS reported revenues in the group’s retail pharmacy segment increased 3.7% in the second quarter to $14.3bn (£9.7bn), with total same-store sales increasing 2.1% over the prior year.Pharmacy same-store sales increased 2.9%, helped by continued growth of its Maintenance Choice prescription offer. Front store same-store sales increased 0.4%, ...
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Rewe explores Bipa launch in Romania
Rewe Group is examining Romania and other central and eastern European markets for the potential launch of its Austrian Bipa drugstore concept. According to a company’s spokesperson, Rewe Group cannot unveil any detailed plans as “they do not yet exist”. Bipa is currently present in Austria, Italy and Croatia.
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NewsSuperdrug plans Christmas ad campaign to win back shoppers
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug is to launch its first TV advertising campaign for 10 years in October, in a bid get customers to rediscover the brand.
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NewsSainsbury’s trials prescription vending machines
Sainsbury’s has today started a trial of prescription vending machines, aimed at allowing customers to securely and conveniently collect NHS prescriptions.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop to trial Superdrug tie-up
The Perfume Shop is gunning to be the number one perfume retailer in the UK, after signing a deal with sister firm Superdrug to trial shop-in-shops in its stores.
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NewsJoules eyes major city centres as profits soar
Lifestyle retailer Joules is targeting major city centre locations for store openings for the first time, after reporting net profit soared 200% to £3.6m in the year to May 1.