Health & Beauty
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Sep- 2022 -7 September
Boots set to launch online marketplace in spring 2023
Boots has announced it is set to launch a new online marketplace for third-party brands into its digital offering and extend the range of products available on boots.com. The marketplace is due to launch in spring 2023 and will allow brands of any size business to list its products on…
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Jul- 2022 -22 July
Amazon to ‘reinvent’ healthcare with One Medical acquisition
Amazon is set to acquire One Medical for $3.9bn (£3.3bn) following a new merger agreement, in a move that will see it expand further into the healthcare space. One Medical is a human-centred, technology-powered national primary care organisation that says it is “on a mission to make quality care more…
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20 July
Superdrug signs 200+ brands to new health & beauty marketplace
Superdrug has signed over 200 brands to the upcoming launch of Superdrug’s Marketplace, its new platform which will see brands partner with Superdrug to offer their products through the service for the first time. The platform is set to launch in September, with brands, from premium to start-ups, continuing to…
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13 July
Superdrug launches talent competition with TikTok campaign
Superdrug is partnering with TikTok to run the #SuperShow talent competition where entrants are to complete three challenges inspired by products available at Superdrug. The talent show campaign is said to be a “first of its kind” for beauty retailers and will see Superdrug take over TikTok UK’s ‘For You’…
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Jun- 2022 -20 June
Deliveroo and LloydsPharmacy add 110 stores to UK roll-out
LloydsPharmacy and Deliveroo announced that rapid deliveries of pharmacy essentials including cold and flu relief, painkillers and pregnancy tests will be available from a further 110 LloydsPharmacy stores over the coming months. LloydsPharmacy first partnered with Deliveroo in 2020, helping to bring medical essentials to households in as little as…
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16 June
THG rejects ‘undervalued’ takeover approaches
THG has announced it has rejected all unsolicited proposals for the company deeming them to be “unacceptable” and to “significantly undervalued the company”. In a statement released this morning ( 16 June) it said that as confirmed in the company’s preliminary FY 2021 results on 21 April 2022, THG has…
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10 June
THG to gift shares to 500 staff
Online beauty retailer THG has announced it is to gift shares to 500 of its employees. The Manchester-based firm said it will reward the selected members of staff below executive level subject to “achievement of various targets”. THG said an application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…
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10 June
Reliance Industries and Apollo in £5bn bid for Boots
Reliance Industries has teamed up with private equity firm Apollo to make a £5.5bn binding offer for Boots, according to Bloomberg. The deal will reportedly allow its US parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, to keep a minority stake. However, the size of the stake is still open to negotiation. Reliance…
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8 June
Boots to freeze prices on 1,500 own label products
Boots has announced a commitment to freeze the price of 1,500 own label products to help ensure they remain affordable as the cost of living crisis continues to escalate. Its own label lines, with products including everyday essentials such as toothpaste, shampoo, nappies and shower gel, will be price locked…
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May- 2022 -25 May
Glossier CEO to step down
Glossier has announced that its founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Emily Weiss, will step down as CEO, a role she has held since 2014. Subsequently, Weiss will become an executive chairwoman of the company to focus on supporting the business’ leaders of creative, brand, product and retail. In her…
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