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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.

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.

Boots owner in talks over $10bn sale

People familiar with the matter told the FT that talks were at an early stage and no…

Pureseoul to open 16th store in Bath

The company aims to nearly double its total store count throughout 2026, with an opening…

Holland and Barrett launches Back Your Body initiative

The programme includes a £1.5m annual investment in staff training and the introduction of…

THG returns to profit in 2025, led by beauty and nutrition growth

The group’s FY 2026 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA expectations remain unchanged and in line…

Estée Lauder in merger talks with Puig

The deal would create a company valued at more than $40bn (£29.8bn), bringing together…

The Perfume Shop joins national beauty recycling campaign

The campaign follows data showing that UK households discard approximately 59 million…

Estée Lauder sues Jo Malone over Zara perfume collaboration

Malone sold her eponymous brand and name rights to Estée Lauder in 1999 before stepping down…

Sephora UK to debut boutique format on Carnaby Street

The shop at 5-7 Carnaby Street will feature curated product edits and Beauty Scan technology…

Superdrug to open 30 new stores in 2026

Confirmed new sites include East Kilbride and Dundee in Scotland, Leeds and Crawley in…

Sephora to open first Northern Ireland store in February

Sephora UK has announced it will open its first store in Northern Ireland on 12 February…