Health & Beauty
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Nov- 2023 -24 November
Boots secures £4.8bn full buy-in with Legal and General for pension scheme
Boots has announced that Legal and General Group has agreed a £4.8bn full buy-in with the Boots Pension Scheme. According…
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20 November
Walgreens to offload Boots pension scheme
Walgreens is set to pay £1bn to offload responsibility for Boots pension scheme, The Sunday Times has reported. It is…
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15 November
Aurelius acquires The Body Shop for £207m
The Body Shop has been acquired by Aurelius Group from Natura and Co for £207m, which includes an earn-out of…
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14 November
Avon to open its first UK physical stores
Avon has announced that it is set to open physical stores in the UK for the first time in its…
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14 November
Revolution Beauty raises FY23 guidance as profits rise
Revolution Beauty has raised its profit guidance for the financial year as it has revealed a pre-tax profit of £400k,…
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Oct- 2023 -30 October
Aurelius enters exclusive talks to acquire The Body Shop
Aurelius Group has entered into exclusive talks to acquire The Body Shop from Natura and Co, according to reports from…
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13 October
Boots revenues up 12.5% due to skincare and luxury sales
Boots has reported a 12% jump in sales for the fourth quarter ended 31 August, which contributed to a 12.5%…
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10 October
Superdrug to hire 1,000 sales assistants ahead of Christmas
Superdrug is looking to hire an additional 1,000 sales assistants for the golden retail quarter, which includes Black Friday, Advent…
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9 October
Natura sets final bid deadline for The Body Shop
Body Shop owner Natura and Co has announced that interested parties have to submit their final bids by 23 October…
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6 October
The Body Shop bidders hesitate over £500m valuation
Private equity firms interested in acquiring The Body Shop are reportedly being put off by owner Natura and Co’s high…
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