Health & Beauty
Health & Beauty covers the business developments, brand strategies, and consumer trends shaping the UK’s personal care, cosmetics, and wellness retail sectors. This section reports on product innovation, sustainability initiatives, partnerships, and market performance across high street, pharmacy, and online retailers. Retail Sector’s Health & Beauty coverage provides analysis and insight for retail professionals and suppliers, exploring how evolving lifestyles, regulation, and consumer priorities are influencing growth and competition in this dynamic category.
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Dec- 2025 -22 December
Lookfantastic launches same-day delivery with Uber Eats
Online beauty retailer Lookfantastic has launched a same-day delivery partnership with Uber Eats, allowing customers in selected London postcodes to order a limited range of products for delivery in as little as one hour. The service, which went live this December, marks the first time Lookfantastic has made its products…
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Oct- 2025 -29 October
Charles Denton-led investor group acquires Bodycare assets
An investor group led by beauty sector executive Charles Denton has acquired certain assets of Bodycare, the long-standing value beauty retailer formerly operating across high streets in the North and Midlands. Denton will lead the business following the transaction, with the first wave of store reopenings planned for early 2026.…
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29 October
Holland and Barrett chief joins Retail Trust board
Holland and Barrett has revealed that its chief executive, Anthony Houghton, has been appointed a non-executive director and trustee of the industry charity, Retail Trust. News of the appointment follows Houghton’s recent promotion to group chief executive at the health and wellness retailer, which he joined in 2018 as group…
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24 October
Boots opens first standalone fragrance boutique
Boots has opened its first fragrance-only concept store in London and introduced more than 400 new perfume lines, including 20 brands new to its range. The Boots Fragrance boutique, located at Broadgate Central, features a curated selection of luxury and niche scents from international and independent perfume houses. The launch…
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17 October
Zalando appoints L’Oreal exec as beauty VP
Zalando has appointed former L’Oreal executive Thomas Schwulera as its new vice president for beauty. Schwulera spent more than a decade in senior leadership roles across Europe and the company’s global headquarters in Paris with a background that includes expertise in digital transformation, e-commerce and premium beauty brand management. He…
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13 October
Unfabled raises £1.3m amid expansion into 737 Boots stores
Women’s health start-up Unfabled has raised £1.4m ($1.7m) in new funding and secured national distribution in 737 Boots stores. Founded in 2021 by chief executive Hannah Samano, a former Unilever innovator named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Unfabled develops supplements addressing cycle-related symptoms such as fatigue, cramps and…
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Sep- 2025 -23 September
Bodycare to close all remaining stores with 444 jobs lost
Bodycare is set to close all of its remaining stores, resulting in 444 redundancies, after administrators failed to secure a sale of the business. Interpath Advisory, which had been appointed as administrator, said it had continued discussions with a number of parties who expressed interest in the business, including the…
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16 September
Bodycare to shut 30 stores as administrators begin closure programme
Around 30 Bodycare shops are set to close this month after administrators said the health and beauty retailer could no longer keep all of its stores trading. Some of the affected sites will shut today (16 September) and 18 September, with all staff at those branches made redundant. Bodycare’s administrators…
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11 September
THG revenues fall in H1 but Q2 rebound lifts confidence
THG has revealed it delivered a first-half performance in line with guidance, as the company returned to revenue growth in Q2 with momentum continuing into H2. For the six months to 30 June 2025, the group stated that trading momentum from Q2 into Q3 continues to build positively, with the…
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4 September
H&B to roll out revamped beauty format after trial boosts sales
Holland and Barrett has announced plans to expand its revamped beauty format across major UK stores next year, following a successful trial that delivered a 7% revenue uplift in pilot locations. The retailer said the new format reflects a shift towards “inside-out” beauty – a model that combines topical products…
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