All Health & beauty articles – Page 140
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Rituals makes its UK debut
Dutch cosmetics chain Rituals opened its first UK store on Oxford Street last week.
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Opinion
King faces his toughest times
When Arabian royals come knocking to buy your company, doubts about them having deep enough pockets are probably the last thing that will enter your mind.
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Dutch cosmetics chain seeks to conquer UK
Cosmetics retailer Rituals is to open its first UK store at the east end of Oxford Street tomorrow.
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Analysis
A healthy obsession
With more than 20 years at the retailer behind him, Alex Gourlay knows Boots inside out. Jennifer Creevy talks to the pharmacist turned director about his plans for the next phase of growth under private ownership
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Boots revs up growth strategy as it chases global leadership
Health and beauty giant invests in better stores and more innovative services
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Boots unveils festive ad campaign
Alliance Boots will launch its Christmas TV ad campaign this Sunday, focusing on women looking gorgeous for their Christmas parties.
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Boots’ first beauty salon opens at Kingston shop
Alliance Boots has struck a deal with beauty guru George Hammer to open a salon on the first floor of its Kingston store.
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Fruits and Passion heads for London
Canadian health and beauty retailer Fruits and Passion is to open its first store in London early next year, following a UK trial in Manchester this summer.
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Alliance Boots insists profit fears misguided
Alliance Boots has rejected speculation that Government cuts to pharmacy payments will hit profits ( Retail Week Online , October 5) and said that it is trading ahead of expectations.
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NHS payment changes threaten Boots' profits
Health and beauty giant Alliance Boots faces a profits blow of as much as 80 million following a government decision to cut medicine payments to pharmacies.
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Perfume Shop overhauls store communications
The Perfume Shop is migrating its store communications to an electronic format following the roll-out of an intranet application. Store managers now receive about 15 messages a day through the system, in addition to one longer weekly message that provides a summary of the promotional and marketing activity taking place. ...
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Superdrug tests green health fascia
Superdrug has unveiled a new-format store as part of its£23 million investment to bring fashion-focused health services to the high street. The Superdrug Health pharmacy store in Brighton bears a green version of the retailer’s new pink fascia, which is being rolled out to 150 stores. The pilot store offers ...
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King plans brand influx at House of Fraser
House of Fraser will unveil a raft of big-name brands in stores this autumn, but has warned it will toughen supplier terms. Body Shop, Mappin & Webb, Thomas Pink and The Pen Shop are among the debutantes at the retailer, which was bought by Baugur last November for£341 million. It ...
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Opinion
Putting Fraser’s house in order
When the long-serving butler was told his services were no longer required at House of Fraser’s Howick Place headquarters, it was clear things would never be the same again.The winds of change have blown ferociously through head office since John King and Don McCarthy took charge following Baugur’s takeover of ...
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Asda becomes first grocer to offer online pharmacy
Asda has become the first UK supermarket to sell pharmacy products online, in a move that could see it process electronic prescriptions next year. Last week, Asda soft launched Asda-pharmacy.co.uk, which sells over-the-counter products and items that some customers may be embarrassed to purchase in stores. The 1,500 products range ...
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Boots seals online deal for Pessina’s healthcare drive
Major deal with medical journal steers giant further into the healthcare arena
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Champneys builds high street presence with Enfield signing
Upmarket health and beauty resort operatorpicks Palace Exchange for second high street shop
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Organic sales hit £2 billion
Demand for organic clothing, cosmetics and food are helping to fuel an explosion in organic sales