All Health & beauty articles – Page 134

  • News

    35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords

    2008-08-28T16:59:03Z

    Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.

  • News

    Boots pilots drive-through model as it shakes up team

    2008-08-28T16:34:16Z

    Boots UK opened its first drive-through pharmacy last week, as managing director Alex Gourlay rejigged his top team to accelerate the integration of the former Boots the Chemists and Alliance Pharmacy businesses.

  • News

    Russia still on West’s retail map despite political chill

    2008-08-28T16:24:48Z

    International retailers are likely to push on with expansion in Russia despite a return to icy relations between the Kremlin and the West.

  • Analysis

    Brits abroad

    2008-08-28T15:42:29Z

    The Olympics have reminded us all how great it is to be British, but shoppers around the world love what we stand for. Charlotte Hardie discovers how we can capitalise on their enthusiasm for all things British.

  • News

    Worst retail figures in 25 years, CBI reports

    2008-08-28T11:33:13Z

    Wet weather and difficult trading conditions have resulted in the worst retail performance for 25 years.

  • News

    John Lewis sales slide

    2008-08-22T08:47:26Z

    John Lewis blamed the summer exam results and the Olympics as a distraction for its customers as it suffered a 4.2 per cent drop in sales for the week to August 16.

  • News

    Debenhams plagued by delayed developments

    2008-08-21T13:13:35Z

    Debenhams is understood to have been hit by a string of delays to upcoming schemes it is due to anchor as the slowdown hits property developers hard.

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    Analysis

    Do stars still sell?

    2008-08-21T11:58:00Z

    With marketing budgets feeling the pinch, retailers may be thinking twice about signing celebrities to front their brand. Charlotte Hardie asks when they’re worth it and how they can be put to best use

  • Analysis

    On a health kick

    2008-08-21T11:50:46Z

    Lloydspharmacy managing director Richard Smith believes that high street pharmacists have a growing role supporting the NHS. Jennifer Creevy meets him.

  • News

    Tesco goes live with online opticians

    2008-08-21T09:14:08Z

    Tesco has launched an online optical prescription service to take advantage of the fast-growing eyecare market.

  • News

    Boots UK shakes up top team

    2008-08-21T08:34:42Z

    Boots UK – the pharmacy-led health and beauty retail arm of Alliance Boots – has rejigged its senior team to further accelerate the integration between the former Boots the Chemists and Alliance Pharmacy groups.

  • News

    London sales growth slows but still outperforms UK

    2008-08-18T10:45:58Z

    Sales growth in central London has slowed by more than half compared with the same period last year, but continues to outstrip the rest of the UK.

  • News

    Airport retail bucks economic slump

    2008-08-18T10:34:53Z

    Airport retail is beating the economic downturn and sales are expected to hit 30 billion this year.

  • News

    Russian pharmacy giant posts soaring sales

    2008-08-14T09:43:50Z

    Russian health and beauty giant Pharmacy Chain 36.6 has delivered strong results for the first half of this year, as it ramps up its private label offer.

  • Analysis

    Olympic hopefuls

    2008-08-14T09:20:49Z

    As the London 2012 Olympics nears, British retailers need to prepare themselves for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lisa Berwin reports.

  • News

    Inflation hits 4.4 per cent

    2008-08-12T10:00:35Z

    Inflation has hit 4.4 per cent, more than twice the Government’s 2 per cent target and up by the highest amount since the Consumer Prices Index began in 1997.

  • News

    UK retail sales slip further

    2008-08-12T08:28:18Z

    UK like-for-like retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in July compared with the same month last year.

  • News

    Alliance Boots closes on India deal

    2008-08-08T08:22:33Z

    Alliance Boots is understood to be close to signing an agreement with Reliance Retail to enter India’s health and beauty market.

  • News

    Superdrug confident despite slip in profits

    2008-08-07T11:07:38Z

    Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has reported a sales uplift of 6.8 per cent in its full year accounts, but a dip in pre-tax profits.

  • News

    Neal’s Yard to carve niche in Middle East with 50 stores

    2008-08-07T09:50:10Z

    Hook: Neal’s Yard chief believes the Middle East is a key market for global growth.