Health & Beauty
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Jul- 2022 -22 July
Amazon to ‘reinvent’ healthcare with One Medical acquisition
Amazon is set to acquire One Medical for $3.9bn (£3.3bn) following a new merger agreement, in a move that will…
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20 July
Superdrug signs 200+ brands to new health & beauty marketplace
Superdrug has signed over 200 brands to the upcoming launch of Superdrug’s Marketplace, its new platform which will see brands…
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13 July
Superdrug launches talent competition with TikTok campaign
Superdrug is partnering with TikTok to run the #SuperShow talent competition where entrants are to complete three challenges inspired by…
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Jun- 2022 -20 June
Deliveroo and LloydsPharmacy add 110 stores to UK roll-out
LloydsPharmacy and Deliveroo announced that rapid deliveries of pharmacy essentials including cold and flu relief, painkillers and pregnancy tests will…
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16 June
THG rejects ‘undervalued’ takeover approaches
THG has announced it has rejected all unsolicited proposals for the company deeming them to be “unacceptable” and to “significantly…
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10 June
THG to gift shares to 500 staff
Online beauty retailer THG has announced it is to gift shares to 500 of its employees. The Manchester-based firm said…
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10 June
Reliance Industries and Apollo in £5bn bid for Boots
Reliance Industries has teamed up with private equity firm Apollo to make a £5.5bn binding offer for Boots, according to…
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8 June
Boots to freeze prices on 1,500 own label products
Boots has announced a commitment to freeze the price of 1,500 own label products to help ensure they remain affordable…
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May- 2022 -25 May
Glossier CEO to step down
Glossier has announced that its founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Emily Weiss, will step down as CEO, a role…
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20 May
THG rejects £2bn bid as Nick Candy eyes takeover
THG announced it has rejected a takeover bid of over £2bn from the investment companies Belerion Capital Group Limited (Belerion)…
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