Health & Beauty
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Apr- 2022 -12 April
Fragrance Direct relaunches website one year after Maximo acquisition
Online beauty retailer Fragrance Direct has revamped its website and unveiled a brand refresh – one year after it was…
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7 April
Boots launches Price Advantage scheme online
Boots has extended its Price Advantage scheme by making it available to customers online, after having originally launched in stores…
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4 April
Boots gender pay gap drops to 2.7%
Boots has reported its median pay gap has dropped to 2.7% in the 12 months ending 5 April 2021, compared…
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1 April
Boots Q2 sales rise as beauty demand climbs
Boots has revealed its total sales in the UK grew 15.2% in the second quarter ending 28 February 2022 (Q2),…
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Mar- 2022 -25 March
Apollo lines up banks to finance Boots bid
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management is reportedly lining up banks to help it finance a takeover offer for UK…
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21 March
Boots to pay for employees’ HRT prescriptions in new menopause package
Boots has announced that it will cover the cost of its team members’ prescriptions for those able and wanting to…
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10 March
Faith in Nature secures £2.5m loan to expand manufacturing premises
Faith in Nature, the natural beauty products brand from Radcliffe, Manchester has announced it has secured a £2.5m loan in…
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9 March
Mothercare joins retailers in suspending Russian business
Mothercare has announced that all business in Russia, including the shipment of all its products has been suspended in the…
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Feb- 2022 -24 February
Lush to continue paying Covid-positive staff to self isolate
Lush has announced it will continue to financially support its retail employees in UK and Ireland customer-facing roles in a…
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24 February
CD&R rules out offer as Boots deadline hits
Walgreens Boots Alliance has reportedly set today (24 February) as the deadline to receive offers for the UK health and…
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