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Health & Wellness Products Win Over Customers

Independent Retailer

The Health & Wellness category was seeing steady growth before the start of the pandemic, but with shoppers looking to improve their daily lives and take away the stress brought on from COVID-19, the industry has seen a rapid increase. D Squared Wholesale. 281-541-0047. www.dsquaredworldwide.com. . Bumble Bee Lip Balm Set.

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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

Inside Retail

The business is reportedly valued at £7 billion and its parent company Walgreens was looking for up to £10 billion, to allegedly focus on its US-based businesses. Wesfarmers acquired Priceline’s parent company API in 2022 when CEO Rob Scott saw an opportunity to enter the fast-growing $25 billion health, well-being and beauty sector.

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Why the Frenchie, DJs collab is a “watershed moment” for Aussie retail

Inside Retail

A sign of the normalisation of sexual wellness and pleasure products within the retail sector, Australian brand Frenchie is partnering with David Jones as part of a Valentine’s Day pop up in Sydney’s CBD. The brand realised 362 per cent year on year growth in 2022, and its offline wholesale retail accounted for 15 per cent of sales.