All Health & beauty articles – Page 85
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AnalysisIn numbers: Alliance Boots full year results
Alliance Boots unveiled its full year results yesterday. Retail Week picks out some key figures from the health and beauty giant’s performance.
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NewsAlliance Boots bids for up-for-sale Co-op Pharmacy chain
Pharmaceutical giant Alliance Boots has emerged as one of a number of bidders battling it out to buy the Co-op’s pharmacy chain.
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NewsEntry deadline extended for Retail Week Rising Stars Awards 2014
The deadline for entries for the Retail Week Rising Stars Awards, retails leading awards for industry staff, has been extended to May 23.
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NewsBoots UK staff miss out on bonuses after business misses targets
Boots UK staff will not receive annual bonuses this year after the business failed to hit its profit targets.
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NewsAlliance Boots Stefano Pessina eyes more deals before retirement
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has revealed he is eyeing further global deals before he eventually leaves the business.
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NewsAlliance Boots reports trading profit up 0.4% to £1.3bn
Health and beauty giant Alliance Boots has reported trading profit up 0.4% to £1.3bn and sales up 4.3% to £23.4bn in the year to March 31.
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NewsVision Express sales and profits boosted by Heston Blumenthal range
Vision Express has increased sales and profits in its full year, boosted by its exclusive collaboration with chef and famous spectacles wearer Heston Blumenthal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG April Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales sprang back in April when they rose 4.2% on a like-for-like basis boosted by Easter, according to the BRC KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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OpinionComment: Rivalry matters, but so does teamwork
A promotion in Milan this weekend points towards a tendency for teamwork that should be emulated by retailers in this country.
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NewsBoots unveils 'ground-breaking' new No7 Protect & Perfect anti-ageing serum
Boots has unveiled a more powerful version of its flagship No7 Protect & Perfect serum as it aims to recreate the success it had first-time around.
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InterviewQ&A: Stefano Pessina on Alliance Boots' plans to acquire pharmacies in Latin America
Alliance Boots plans to buy two Latin American pharmacy chains - Farmacias Ahumada and sister company Farmacias Benavides. Retail Week speaks to Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina.
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NewsAt a glance: Alliance Boots' Latin American acquisition, Farmacias Ahumada
As Alliance Boots acquires two pharmacy chains in Latin America, Retail Week lifts the lid on parent firm Farmacias Ahumada.
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NewsAlliance Boots to acquire two pharmacy chains in Latin America
Alliance Boots is set to acquire two pharmacy chains in Latin America, adding 1,400 stores to its estate.
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NewsVideo: Superdrug healthcare director Steve Gray on its new wellbeing format
Superdrug has today launched its first wellbeing format store in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Retail Week speaks to healthcare director Steve Gray about what’s different.
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GalleryIn pictures: Superdrug's first health and wellbeing format store
Superdrug unveiled its new health and wellbeing format store today as it aims to grow its reputation as a pharmacy and healthcare retailer.
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NewsAlliance Boots UK health and beauty boss to co-chair Government high street forum
Alliance Boots UK heath and beauty boss Simon Roberts has been appointed to co-chair the Government’s Future High Streets Forum.
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GalleryIn pictures: Leightons Opticians unveils new look as it plans to double estate
London-based Leightons Opticians has rebranded, with a new store and logo design, as it plans to double its store estate in the next five years.
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NewsEconomic growth gains pace in April as retailers are optimistic about next quarter
Economic growth gained pace in April as retailers forecast even stronger growth next quarter.
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InterviewQ&A: Superdrug co-founder Peter Goldstein celebrates its 50th year
Brothers Peter and Ronald Goldstein founded Superdrug in 1964. Here, Peter speaks about how the business has fared over the years.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Boots, B&M, Co-op, Burberry, Game and more
Retail news round-up on April 25, 2014: Boots launches European website, B&M to refinance £585m of loans before IPO, Burberry launches on Alibaba, Scotmid operating profits plunges, Labour eyes cutting ties with Co-op Bank and more.