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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Apr- 2022 -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 to the national median pay gap of 15.4%. The retailer’s Gender Pay Gap report reveals Boots continues to see a “sustained reduction” in its mean pay gap at 18.1%, which…
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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), with continued market share gains in all categories, led by beauty. UK comparable retail sales increased 22% with sustained retail and pharmacy sales growth despite trading headwinds from the Omicron…
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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 high street chemist Boots. According to Sky News, Apollo is in talks with Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Royal Bank of Canada to help fund the move that is…
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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 take Hormone Replacement Treatment (HRT), effective from April 2022. Up to 80% of Boots’ team across the UK are made up of women, as part of its plan to create…
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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 order to help expand the business. The loan will enable the company to develop new manufacturing and business premises, having outgrown its existing premises. The development of the new site…
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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 wake of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. It comes as major retailers and businesses around the world have all joined in boycotting Russian business in a bid to put increased pressure…
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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 bid to encourage staff to self isolate when they test positive for Covid-19 for the foreseeable future. Additionally, the company is reportedly encouraging its retail staff who test positive to…
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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 beauty chain Boots, according to Reuters. The outlet also revealed that private equity firm and new Morrisons owner CD&R has ruled itself out of the running amid the CMA’s ongoing…
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23 February
Boots to launch ‘affordable’ lateral flow tests
Boots is set to launch affordable Covid-19 lateral flow tests in its stores and online, following the government’s announcement to limit free Covid testing from 1 April. Customers will be able to purchase a pack of four lateral flow tests for £17, or one test for £5.99, from boots.com, with…
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9 February
Very expands beauty and self-care ranges by 94%
The Very Group has expanded its range of beauty and self-care brands on Very.co.uk by 94% since the start of the pandemic, as the online retailer reportedly sees growing demand for wellbeing products. Since January 2020, Very has added 77 new beauty and personal care brands, taking the category total…
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