All Health & beauty articles – Page 120
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NewsLush rapped on knuckles by ASA
Ethical cosmetics retailer Lush has been rapped on the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority for claims it made about fox-hunting in an in-store leaflet.
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NewsAndy Hornby earns £2m for first nine months as Alliance Boots chief
Alliance Boots boss Andy Hornby was paid over £2m for the first nine months in his role at the pharmacy and beauty chain.
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NewsBoots to open Advantage Card to other retailers
Loyalty card tie-up aims to generate new growth through strategic partnerships
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NewsAlliance Boots profit tops £1bn
Health and beauty giant Alliance Boots has reported profit has topped £1bn for the full year to March 31.
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OpinionAye, aye Captain
A visit to Unilever’s Customer Insight & Innovation Centre highlights just how seriously it takes its role as a category captain.
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NewsBoots addresses sale of its products in Poundland
Health and beauty retailer Boots has acted over the sale of some of its No7 and Botanics lines in Poundland.
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NewsPoundland embarrassment for Boots
Product identical to Boots No7 and Botanics lines is being sold in Poundland at a much lower price, it has emerged, potentially embarrassing the health and beauty giant.
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Shoppers Drug Mart sales up 5.7%
Drugstore chain Shoppers Drug Mart’s sales jumped 5.7% to C$2.32bn (£1.5bn) in the first quarter of 2010. The company continues to enjoy sales growth in all regions of the country, led by gains in Quebec and Western Canada. Like-for-like sales increased 3.1% over the quarter.Net earnings increased 8.2% to C$116m ...
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Virgin retail cosmetics business wound up
The remnants of Virgin’s retail cosmetics business has been liquidated.
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NewsAlliance Boots to introduce new pension scheme in July
Alliance Boots is to introduce a new defined contribution pension scheme from July.
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X5 could purchase A5 pharmacies
X5 Retail Group could purchase the A5 Pharmacy Chain in 2011 as part of a recent agreement, chief executive Lev Khasis has said. The price of the deal will depend on the chain’s results in 2010.X5 Retail Group said in May 2009 that it planned to open A5 Pharmacy Chain ...
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NewsLloydspharmacy MD Richard Smith to leave
Lloydspharmacy managing director Richard Smith is to leave the retailer.
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Rite Aid revenues slide 2.4%
Pharmacy retail giant Rite Aid has posted a year-on-year revenue decline of 2.4% to $25.7bn (£14 bn) for 2009, primarily as a result of 121 net store closures and a decline in same store sales of 0.9%.Same store retail sales slid 2.9%, while pharmacy sales rose 0.1%. The number of ...
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AS Watson total revenues down 2%
Total revenues at Hutchison Whampoa’s AS Watson retail division shrank 2% to HK$116.09bn (£9.81bn) for the 2009 full year, but climbed 5% on a constant currency basis.However, EBIT soared 30% to HK$5.69bn (£480.7m) due to continued improvement in costs, operational efficiency and cautious expansion. AS Watson plans to double its ...
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NewsLush profitability rising after fall last year
Ethical cosmetics specialist Lush suffered a slide in earnings last year but profitability has improved since.
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NewsBoots and Waitrose begin in-store partnership
Boots UK and Waitrose have confirmed details of the first trial in their recently announced in-store partnership, which will see Waitrose food products sold in selected Boots stores and Boots health and beauty products available in selected Waitrose stores.
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NewsIsraeli cosmetics chain Laline targets UK via Land Securities tie-up
Israeli cosmetics chain Laline is on the hunt for stores in the UK as part of a deal with landlord Land Securities’ Brand Empire venture.
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AnalysisLloydspharmacy: Just the medicine
Giving more responsibility to local managers is helping Lloydspharmacy as it focuses on delivering more healthcare services and helping develop its staff too
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NewsCo-op reports bumper profits, lifted by Somerfield acquisition
The Co-operative Group has reported underlying operating profits up 20% to £473m, buoyed by its acquisition of Somerfield.