Health & Beauty
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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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6 January
Boots Q1 sales driven by ‘record’ Black Friday
Boots has welcomed a strong performance in its first quarter of trading, with like-for-like sales up by 8.7%, in part…
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6 January
Holland and Barrett appoints new executive chair
Holland and Barrett has announced the appointment of Alex Gourlay as its new executive chair. He has taken over from…
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Dec- 2022 -20 December
Can beauty retailers remain resilient through the winter?
With endless economic and political uncertainty permeating the industry, it’s been hard to predict which category of retailers will fare…
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13 December
Silverwood Brands acquires stake in Lush Cosmetics for £216.8m
Silverwood Brands has acquired a 19.8% stake in Lush Cosmetics, the prominent manufacturer and seller of handmade skincare goods and…
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6 December
Sephora appoints new UK managing director
Sephora has announced the appointment of Sarah Boyd as its new managing director for the UK business. She is due…
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Nov- 2022 -28 November
Revolution beauty announces new CEO
Multi-channel beauty company Revolution beauty has announced Bob Holt OBE as its new CEO. Holt has been interim CEO at…
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10 November
Revolution Beauty CEO resigns amid audit investigation
Revolution Beauty has announced that CEO Adam Minto has resigned as a director and stepped down from the business “with…
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Oct- 2022 -27 October
Fragrance Group sales and profits boosted by omnichannel strategy
The Fragrance Shop has reported increased annual sales and profits as it bounced back from the impact of the pandemic…
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