All Health & beauty articles – Page 126
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NewsBoots brand will span the globe, says Stefano Pessina
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has vowed that the Boots brand will be sold in all the major countries in the world within five years.
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Specsavers to double stores in New Zealand
Optical retailer Specsavers is to double the number of stores it operates in New Zealand from 30 to 60.
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NewsBoots celebrates 160th anniversary
Alliance Boots has reiterated its ambitions to become a global brand as the health and beauty retailer celebrates its 160th anniversary.
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AnalysisAS Watson: Gunning for the Chinese lion’s share
Global health and beauty giant AS Watson has big plans for China, with ambitions for as many as 5,000 stores there. Tim Danaher flew to Shanghai for a rare interview with managing director Dominic Lai, the man masterminding the Superdrug owner’s expansion.
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NewsSuperdrug plans to start loyalty programme to focus on customers
Health and beauty giant Superdrug plans to launch a loyalty card in the UK in the next year.
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Celesio reports a 2.9% fall in sales
Healthcare and pharmaceutical company Celesio has reported a 2.9% fall in sales to E2.54bn (£2.26bn) at its Patient and Consumer Solutions division for the first nine months of this year.Growth in local currencies was 6.1%. The division’s EBITDA declined by 3.3% to E218.6m (£194.8m). In local currency terms, this corresponded ...
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AnalysisMarketing: The perfect message mix
Marketers have always been the biggest users of customer data. But by analysing it to create deeper insight, retailers can make their marketing budgets stretch further. Joanna Perry investigates
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Caremark has lost out on £2.9bn in contract renewals
CVS’s pharmacy benefit management arm Caremark has lost out on about $4.8bn (£2.9bn) in contract renewals this year.The retailer warned investors to expect margins to fall by about 10% next financial year as a result. CVS reported a 17.9% year-on-year rise in revenues to $13.6bn (£8.3bn) at its retail pharmacy ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Getting the best return on suppliers’ promotion money
How can we get the best return on the money suppliers give us to run promotions?
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NewsSavers reduces losses and pins hopes on rallying like-for-likes
Value health and beauty chain Savers reduced its losses in the last financial year and is confident it is moving towards profitability.
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NewsAlliance Boots loses out in Sweden
Alliance Boots is understood to have lost out in Sweden’s auction of part of its state-owned Apoteket pharmacy chain.
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NewsBoots awaits decision on bid for Swedish chain
Alliance Boots is expected to learn this week whether it has been successful in its bid to buy part of Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly.
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NewsAlliance Boots on track to hit targets after healthy half-year
Alliance Boots has said customer service and value have been the main drivers in helping it deliver sales growth of 11.6% to £9bn in the six months to September 30.
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NewsPerfume Shop launches Christmas marketing drive
The Perfume Shop is offering shoppers deals of up to 60% off
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NewsVictoria’s Secret unveils plans for launch in UK and Europe
US fashion and beauty giant Limited Brands has outlined plans to open Victoria’s Secret stores in strategic markets including the UK as part of an international expansion drive.
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NewsBodycare backs down on poppy ban
Toiletries and beauty specialist Bodycare has ended a ban on staff wearing poppies after its policy prompted a storm of protest and intervention by an MP.
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NewsAlliance Boots revenue up 11.6%
Health and beauty group Alliance Boots has reported revenue up 11.6% to £9bn for the six months to September 30 and said it is well positioned for the second half including the key Christmas trading period.
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NewsHolland & Barrett kicks off TV campaign for in-store deal
Health foods retailer Holland & Barrett has launched a TV campaign to promote its buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on everything in-store, which it claims is a first for any retailer in the UK.
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NewsSuperdrug to test concession formats
Superdrug will trial a raft of new concessions in the run-up to Christmas, using the busy shopping period as a testing ground for fresh concepts.
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NewsIrish government called on to honour rent pledge
Leading retailers on Ireland’s top shopping street have petitioned the European Parliament to flag up the “anti-competitive” upward-only rents system amid fears that the Irish government is “dragging its heels” on its pledge to abolish the system.