Health & Beauty
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Dec- 2018 -21 December
Boots owner’s earnings dented by ‘challenging market’ in the UK
Boots owner, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has said it has seen a decline in profit and sales due to a “challenging…
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Nov- 2018 -16 November
Superdrug warned by ASA over ‘free gifts’
Superdrug has been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a ‘free gift’ promotion which offered a free hand…
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15 November
Former Argos boss hired as chairman of Holland & Barrett
Health and wellbeing retailer Holland & Barrett has appointed John Walden as chairman of its board of directors. Walden said…
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Oct- 2018 -10 October
Beauty brand Deciem shutters all stores following bizarre Instagram post
Beauty brand Deciem, has closed all its stores until 2019 following an Instagram post by its founder who alleged “almost…
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Sep- 2018 -21 September
Walgreens Boots Alliance launches flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group Holding have announced the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s…
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Aug- 2018 -22 August
Hackers claim to have information of 20,000 Superdrug customers
Superdrug has revealed it has been contacted by hackers claiming to have accessed the details of 20,000 of its customers.…
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15 August
Superdrug launches in-store Botox and filler service
High street health and beauty store Superdrug has launched an in-store Botox and fillers service at its flagship on the…
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10 August
Superdrug brings HIV tests to the high street in UK first
HIV tests are available to purchase on the UK high street for the first time as health and beauty retailer…
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Jun- 2018 -8 June
Lush removes ‘spy cops’ campaign for fear of ‘staff safety’
The cosmetics company Lush has suspended its ‘spy cops’ campaign in fear of retaliation to its staff. The campaign related…
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4 June
Superdrug launches its own mobile phone network
Superdrug has launched a SIM-only mobile phone plan for its Health and Beautycard loyalty members. The mobile network, powered by…
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