Health & Beauty
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Apr- 2023 -20 April
Lush raises staff pay in line with Living Wage Foundation
Lush Cosmetics has increased wages for staff in the UK this month as an accredited Living Wage Foundation employer.ย The…
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18 April
Well Pharmacy acquires Lexon wholesaler
Bestway Group subsidiary Well Pharmacy has announced the acquisition of Lexon UK Holdings and Asurex Limited, pharmaceutical wholesalers for an…
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18 April
Superdrug to invest in 25 new stores
Health and beauty retailer, Superdrug, has announced plans to invest in 25 new stores this year, expanding its bricks-and-mortar retail…
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13 April
Holland and Barrett eyes move for Planet Organic
Health foods chain Holland and Barrett is reportedly weighing up a last minute rescue deal for Planet Organic, according to…
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4 April
Body Shop owner sells Aesop to LโOreal for ยฃ2bn
Owner of The Body Shop Natura and Co has announced that it has sold Aesop to LโOreal in a ยฃ2bn…
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Mar- 2023 -29 March
Boots welcomes โrecordโ beauty sales over Christmas period
Boots has revealed that for the three months to 28 February, Christmas trading brought a โrecord-breakingโ performance for its beauty…
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27 March
Superdrug opens its largest Scottish store in Braehead
Superdrug has opened its biggest store in Scotland โ located in Braehead Shopping Centre. Superdrug said the 9,324sq ft store…
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27 March
Boots owner eyes sale or float by yearโs end
Boots faces being sold or floated by the end of 2023, following US bossโ wish to separate the global pharmacy…
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Jan- 2023 -24 January
Boots offers 1,500 jobs to former Lloyds Pharmacy staff
Boots has announced that it will be recruiting for more than 1,500 pharmacy roles nationwide, extending the opportunity particularly to…
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20 January
Superdrug sales rise by 16% over December
Superdrug revealed that its like-for-like sales increased by 16% in December, with the group confirming that this Christmas trading period…
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