All Health & beauty articles – Page 94
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NewsOnline sales up 16% in April as pureplays outperform multichannel retailers
Online sales increased 16% in April driven in particular by the beer, wine and spirits category.
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NewsAlliance Boots prepares for overseas etail drive
Health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots is to kick-start online overseas expansion as part of plans to make Boots a global brand.
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NewsLloydspharmacy to roll out new store design as it reveals drop in group earnings
Lloydspharmacy will roll out its new store design to 70 UK shops, as its parent company reveals a drop in first-quarter earnings.
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NewsLush delivers record pre-tax profit of £26m
Lush’s group pre-tax profits jumped 22.5% to £26.1m in the year to June 30, 2012, and it has begun an in-store spa development drive in the UK.
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NewsApril like-for-likes hit by early timing of Easter
April retail like-for-likes fell 2.2% against a 3.3% decline in the same month last year, as the early timing of Easter hit sales.
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NewsShop price inflation drops to lowest level in more than three years
Shop price inflation dropped to its lowest level in more than three years in April as retailers ramped up promotions to draw in shoppers.
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NewsQuirky new Specsavers advert depicts shortsighted vet
Specsavers will air the latest installment in its ‘Should’ve gone to Specsavers’ TV campaign on Saturday, depicting a shortsighted vet.
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NewsVision Express acquires 12 stores from optician Crown Eyeglass
Vision Express has bought 12 stores from optician Crown Eyeglass but just four will stay open bringing its store estate to 331.
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AnalysisVerdict Customer Satisfaction Survey winners
Verdict today revealed the winners of its Customer Satisfaction Survey, which ranked John Lewis the top retailer overall. Retail Week looks at who else came top.
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NewsBoots partners with Weetabix in pay-by-picture trial
Boots has teamed up with breakfast cereal Weetabix to enable customers to purchase a breakfast snack with a picture of it.
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NewsRetail search volumes up 16% in first quarter
Total retail search volumes grew 16% in the first quarter of 2013 according to the BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor.
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NewsRetail sales slip 0.5% as wintry weather leaves non-food out in the cold
Retail sales volumes slipped 0.5% in March as the cold conditions pulled down the performance of non-food.
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ICI Paris XL acquires Dutch competitor Pour Vous
AS Watson’s Belgian perfumery chain ICI Paris XL has acquired Dutch competitor Pour Vous. ICI Paris XL plans to complete the deal within one month and is taking over the brand as well as the store network.The deal follows ICI Paris XL’s acquisition of LVMH’s Dutch Sephora stores.“We intend to ...
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NewsLloydspharmacy parent firm bolsters management team with new director
Lloydspharmacy parent Celesio has created a new role to further bolster the pharmaceutical firm’s management team following the recruitment of UK managing director Cormac Tobin last month.
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NewsFrom toilet duck to fat duck
At the launch of his glasses range for Vision Express, TV chef Heston Blumenthal explained that a play fight years ago with ex-Arsenal footballer Lee Dixon and an ill-aimed toilet brush means he cannot wear contact lenses.
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NewsNon-food prices rise for the first time in over a year
Prices of non-food items rose for the first time in 15 months in March, edging up 0.2% against February’s 0.4% fall, reflecting a lower level of discounting as consumer demand strengthens.
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Drugstore operator CVS launches iPad app
Drugstore operator CVS has launched an iPad app that enables customers to explore a virtual 3D CVS/Pharmacy store and shop from their tablet. The app is the first of its kind and incorporates an interactive interface using gesture-based movements.Brian Tilzer, senior vice-president and chief digital officer of CVS/Pharmacy, said: “Our ...
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NewsVision Express delivers 6% jump in operating profit
Vision Express recorded a 6% jump in operating profit to £16.4m last year as it focused on giving customers value for money.
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NewsAlliance Boots to cut 200 jobs at Nottingham manufacturing base
Alliance Boots will cut 200 jobs over the next two years at its manufacturing site in Nottingham so it can invest in better technology.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal launches glasses range with Vision Express
TV chef Heston Blumenthal has designed an exclusive range of glasses influenced by his unqiue style which launch in Vision Express today.