Health & Beauty
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Apr- 2023 -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 L’Oreal for £2bn
Owner of The Body Shop Natura and Co has announced that it has sold Aesop to L’Oreal in a £2bn…
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Mar- 2023 -29 March
Boots welcomes ‘record’ beauty sales over Christmas period
Boots has revealed that for the three months to 28 February, Christmas trading brought a “record-breaking” 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 – 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 year’s end
Boots faces being sold or floated by the end of 2023, following US boss’ 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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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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